INTERVIEW FEED & ADDITIVE MAGAZINE April 2022 41 able to erase the negative effects of Covid-19, and now it has to deal with the price pressure on raw materials caused by the Russia-Ukraine war. CAENA President Mr. Ravazzano tells more details for our readers. We know that CAENA celebrated its 60th anniversary just two years ago. Can we get some more information about CAENA and its objectives? What is its role in the feed industry? Who are its members? And what part of the Argentina feed industry do your members represent? CAENA is the National Commercial Chamber of Animal Nutrition Companies. Before 2004, it was called CAFAB, and pet food companies weren’t included in it. From then up to now (when the organization includes them) we have all the industry inside the chamber. The companies that are members of CAENA are: feed companies, pet food companies, premix and additives companies. Our 140 members represent 85% of the total animal production companies of Argentina. Our main role is to work on the agriculture local policy, taking care of the industry interests and elevating the quality standards. This role is very important in the facilitation of commercial and better practices with the government and its dependencies that involves private interaction. Could you also give us some information about the feed industry in Argentina? How many feed manufacturers are there in your country and what is their average annual production? Which animal feed types are produced most? In Argentina, there are more than 300 animal feed plants atomized in the whole country. The main areas of production are the provinces of Buenos Aires, Córdoba and Santa Fe (because they concentrate the main grain production). The average annual feed production is around 20 million tons and the most produced types are ruminants (it has 50 million livestock production yearly). What is the size and growth potential of the compound animal feed market in your country? What is the role and place of the Argentinian feed industry, especially in terms of production and exports, in the global market and in Latin America market? The size of compound animal feed is not specified but is directly associated to the livestock, that’s why we work annually on an estimation regarding how
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