2019 Alltech Global Feed Survey Estimates That World Feed Production Increased by 3 Per Cent to 1.103 Billion Metric Tonnes


The 2019 Alltech Global Feed Survey estimates that international feed tonnage has increased by a strong 3 per cent to 1.103 billion tonnes of feed produced in 2018, exceeding 1 billion tonnes for the third consecutive year. The eighth edition of the annual survey includes data from 144 countries and nearly 30,000 feed mills. The feed industry has seen 14.6 per cent growth over the past five years, equating to an average of 2.76 per cent per annum. As the population grows, so does the middle class, which is well reflected in an increase in overall protein consumption. The top eight countries are China, the U.S., Brazil, Russia, India,


Mexico, Spain and Turkey. Together, they produce 55 per cent of the world’s feed production and contain 59 per cent of the world’s feed mills, and they can be viewed as an indicator of the trends in agriculture. Predominant growth came from the layer, broiler and dairy feed sectors. “Alltech works together with feed mills, industry and government


entities around the world to compile data and insights to provide an assessment of feed production each year,” said Dr. Mark Lyons, president and CEO of Alltech. “We are proud to present the eighth annual Alltech Global Feed Survey and share the results publicly to demonstrate the importance of the animal feed industry as we strive to provide for a planet of plenty.” The Alltech Global Feed Survey assesses compound feed production


and prices through information collected by Alltech’s global sales team and in partnership with local feed associations in the last quarter of 2018. It is an estimate and is intended to serve as an information resource for policymakers, decision-makers and industry stakeholders.


Regional results • Europe: Europe saw an overall growth of about 4 per cent over last year, making it the second-fastest-growing region in the survey, resulting from feed production increases in layer (7 per cent), broiler (5 per cent), aquaculture (5 per cent), dairy (4 per cent) and pig (3 per cent). Beef was the only primary protein species to decline, though it was less than 1 per cent. Much of the region’s growth can be attributed to smaller countries, such as Turkmenistan, Macedonia, Azerbaijan, Montenegro, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan, which all saw increases in overall production estimates of 20 per cent or more. Additionally, larger-producing countries like Russia, Spain Turkey saw strong increases in feed production estimates, which added to the overall production growth. • North America : North America saw steady growth of 2 per cent over last year due to an increase in the major species, with beef and broilers leading the growth at 3 per cent each. The U.S. remained the second-largest feed-producing country globally, behind China. Feed prices in North America are the lowest globally across all species, and with the availability of land, water


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and other resources, the region is expected to remain a primary contributor to feed production. • Latin America: As a region, Latin America was relatively stagnant this year. Brazil remained the leader in feed production for the region and third overall globally. Brazil, Mexico and Argentina continue to produce the majority of feed in Latin America, with 76 per cent of regional feed production. Brazil stayed flat, while Mexico and Argentina saw growth of 1 per cent and 4 per cent, respectively. Colombia’s feed production grew by approximately 8 per cent, primarily due to an increase in pork and egg production. Several countries saw a decline in feed production, such as Venezuela (-27 per cent), El Salvador (-16 per cent) and Chile (-8 per cent). • Asia-Pacific: The Asia-Pacific region is home to several of the top 10 feed-producing countries, including China, India and Japan, and accounted for more than 36 per cent of the world’s feed tonnage. China maintained status as the top feed-producing country in the world with 187.89 million tonnes, with 10 million tonnes more than the U.S. Increased production for Asia-Pacific came from India with 13 per cent due to growth in dairy, layer and broiler feeds. Other countries that demonstrated higher growth variance included Pakistan, Myanmar and Laos. Southeast Asia’s feed production represented over 20 per cent of the Asia- Pacific region’s feed production, with Indonesia, Vietnam, the Philippines and Thailand contributing to 93 per cent of Southeast Asia’s feed production. • Africa: Africa continued strong growth with a 5 per cent increase in overall feed production, and no country in the region saw a decline. Morocco demonstrated strong growth across dairy, beef, layers, broilers and turkeys. The areas that declined for feed production were equine (-4 per cent) and pets (-14 per cent). These two areas represent a very small proportion of Africa’s overall production, so the impact is very minimal. Most of the major animal production species in ruminant and poultry contributed to the overall growth of the region.


Notable species results • In the poultry industry, major growth areas for layer feed included Europe, Latin America and Asia-Pacific. In Europe, Poland and Uzbekistan each saw growth of around 200,000 tonnes. Latin America had increases in Colombia, Peru, Brazil and Mexico. In the Asia-Pacific region, South Korea, India and Indonesia all saw growth of several hundred tonnes. North America experienced overall growth of 2 per cent, in which both the U.S. and Canada saw increased production. Africa saw a small decrease in layer production due to declines in both Egypt and Seychelles. • Globally, broiler production increased by approximately 3 per cent in 2018. There was growth in all regions, except for Latin


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