Keralites love beef the most, pork 2nd favourite

Keralites’ preference for beef, especially tenderloin, has risen, surpassing chicken wings and mutton chops. The 2024 EnviStats report indicates that 14.34 lakh cattle (1,53,000 tonnes) were slaughtered in Kerala in 2020-21, up from 12.54 lakh in 2018. Pig slaughter also doubled, reaching 2.07 lakh (14,000 tonnes) from 98,000 (7,000 tonnes) in 2018.