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The claim

Prime Minister Modi stated that India is the second-largest beef producer in the world while addressing a public gathering in New Zealand in 2026.

Original publisher’s rating

FALSE

Reviewed by FACTLY ↗ ·

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Original review summary

FACTLY says Modi did not mention beef production or exports in his New Zealand speech. It reports that he called India the world’s second-largest wheat producer instead.[S1]

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Sources and attribution

  1. [S1] FACTLY original review

    Original review · Retrieved October 15, 2026

Original review: FACTLY. Structured data compiled by Data Commons under CC BY 4.0. Publisher article content is subject to its own terms. Summaries and context are produced by PeakMetrics with AI assistance.

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