China Animal Feed Industry - Trends and Future Growth to 2018

China Animal Feed Industry Review to 2018- Thriving Aquaculture Sector to Accelerate Growth’ presents a comprehensive analysis of market size by production value and volume of animal feed and its different types in China. The report entails the market share analysis and company profiles of major players in China’s animal feed industry. The future analysis, trends and developments, growth drivers, issues and challenges, and market segmentation by type of animal feed and feed for different animal species have also been discussed in the industry research report.

Animal products such as meat, milk and eggs are an expensive source of food as compared to stable crops. Due to this, the consumption of animal protein in the developing nations is well below the world average. However, the transition in the economies of these countries has lead to growth in disposable income, purchasing power and the consequential rise in demand for animal protein. Food consumption level is now considered a clear indicator of the size of a country’s population and the health of its economy.

The production of animal protein is directly dependent upon what is consumed by the animal itself. Sufficient and quality feed commands animal health by lowering mortality rate, susceptibility to diseases, calving periods and increasing fertility and reproductive parameters. It is observed that poor feeding practices are the primary reasons for low animal production in developing countries. Thus, animal feed is the basis of all types of animal proteins that are ultimately consumed by humans.

Realizing the importance of animal feed, several countries in the world are increasing their manufacturing activities of feed for supporting their livestock sector. A total feed tonnage of ~ million tons was produced globally in 2013, while Asia took the lead as the largest feed manufacturing region with ~ million tons and 36.1% share in the total production. China is the major country contributing to the...