Global Animal Feed Ingredients Market Size By Product (Corn, Soybean Meal, Wheat, Fishmeal), By Application (Chickens, Pigs, Cattle, Fish), By Geographic Scope And Forecast

Animal Feed Ingredients Market Size And Forecast

Animal Feed Ingredients Market size was valued at USD 36.32 Billion in 2024 and is projected to reach USD 57.46 Billion by 2031, growing at a CAGR of 5.90% from 2024 to 2031.

The increasing demand for milk, meat, and the rise in animal husbandry are primarily driving the growth of Animal Feed Ingredients Market. Also, the increasing demand for feed ingredients to enhance the nutritional value of meat products is expected to push the Animal Feed Ingredients Market for high growth during the forecast period. The Global Animal Feed Ingredients Market report provides a holistic evaluation of the market. The report offers a comprehensive analysis of key segments, trends, drivers, restraints, competitive landscape, and factors that are playing a substantial role in the market.

Global Animal Feed Ingredients Market Definition

Animal feed ingredient is the nutrition given to the domestic animal for maintaining better health and milk yield. These are classified into protein meals, fats and oils, cereal grains, minerals, feed additives, and miscellaneous raw materials, such as roots and tubers. Corn, wheat, soya bean, rice bran, and oat are basic ingredients fed to the animals. Corn is useful as an energy ingredient, wheat for selenium, vitamin content, soya bean as a protein source, rice barn as a source of carbohydrate, and oat as fiber-rich nutrition. Proper intake of this nutrition or ingredients helps to keep the domestic animal stress free and promotes a high milk yield that is rich in protein and fat. It comes with basic types: forage and fodder. These ingredients ensure nutrient deficiencies and resolve the effect rate of growth of animals and their health and wellbeing.

Global Animal Feed Ingredients Market Overview

The increasing trend of adoption of including milk and meat per individual is rising the demand for the market. The demand growth is driven mainly by population growth, whereas they are now increasingly fuelled by rising per capita milk consumption in developing countries. The factors such as continued use of fishmeal and fish oil as major dietary animal protein, terrestrial animal protein meals, and oils as dietary nutrient sources. The market is experiencing increased competition among players. The nutritional need of farm animals is well understood and is augmented by direct supplementation of nutrients in controlled and concentrated form.

There are certain restraints and challenges faced which will hinder the overall Animal Feed Ingredients Market growth. The growing importance of feed and food safety is predicted to hamper growth to some extent. Recent research has linked both red and processed meat to a higher risk of certain health conditions such as heart disease, stroke, infections, Alzheimer's, diseases of the kidneys, respiratory tract, liver, and diabetes. This will have a negative impact on the overall market.

Global Animal Feed Ingredients Market: Segmentation Analysis

The Global Animal Feed Ingredients Market is segmented on the basis of Product, Application, and Geography.

Animal Feed Ingredients Market, By Product

• Corn
• Soybean Meal
• Wheat
• Fishmeal
• Others

Based on Product, the market is bifurcated into Corn, Soybean Meal, Wheat, Fishmeal, and Others. The corn segment accounted for the largest segment and is anticipated to experience significant growth during the forecast period. The wheat segment is expected to witness considerable growth in the CAGR owing to the increase in demand and consumption.

Animal Feed Ingredients Market, By Application

• Chickens
• Pigs
• Cattle
• Fish
• Others

Based on Application, the market is bifurcated into Chickens, Pigs, Cattle, Fish, and Others. The chicken segment dominated the market by application owing to the high demand and consumption across the globe. The Fish and pigs segment is expected to exhibit significant growth during the forecast period.

Animal Feed Ingredients Market, By Geography

• North America
• Europe
• Asia Pacific
• Rest of the world

Based on Geography, the Global Animal Feed Ingredients Market is classified into North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, and Rest of the world. North America holds the major share in the production and consumption of feed ingredients owing to the presence of major cattle farms in the region. Europe follows the lead of North America and accounts for the second-largest market, The strategic promotion and marketing strategies are also contributing to the growth of the feed ingredients market in this region.

Key Players

The "Global Animal Feed Ingredients Market" study report will provide valuable insight with an emphasis on the global market. The major players in the market are ADM, Mosaic Company, Ridley, J.R. Simplot Company, Cargill, Grain Millers, AB Vista, BASF, DSM, and Darling Ingredients.

Our market analysis also entails a section solely dedicated to such major players wherein our analysts provide an insight into the financial statements of all the major players, along with its product benchmarking and SWOT analysis. The competitive landscape section also includes key development strategies, market share, and market ranking analysis of the above-mentioned players globally.

Key Developments

• In March 2022, EW Nutrition has acquired FAMI-QS accreditation for their management system in Australia after implementing and maintaining its Feed Safety and Quality Management System, which includes Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP).
• In February 2021, Cardinal Health WaveMark(TM) Supply Management & Workflow Solutions announced a collaboration with HIMSS Analytics(R) as a Certified Organization of the Clinically Integrated Supply Outcomes Model (CISOM) to assist health systems in optimizing and benchmarking their progress to facilitate their innovations in clinical and operational supply chains.
• The Buhler Group announced the formal launch of its world-class Insect Technology Center (ITC). The facility, which is located in Uzwil, Switzerland, brings together Buhler's expertise and the greatest infrastructure to assist the sector to grow. Buhler and its clients may use the ITC to conduct larval development studies with a variety of feedstock, generate product samples, test breed solutions, and conduct training. The ITC is already operational, thanks to financing from Switzerland's Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN) for its contribution to a more sustainable food system.
• In June 2022, Danforel, an ASC certified smoke trout manufacturer, has been purchased entirely by the Aller Aqua company of Denmark.
• In June 2022, Royal DSM, a worldwide purpose-driven science-based firm, has agreed to buy Prodap, a Brazilian animal nutrition and technology company that combines technological products, consulting services, and personalised nutritional solutions to improve animal farming efficiency and sustainability.