MARKET REPORT 62 FEED & ADDITIVE MAGAZINE February 2021 Africa, in contrast to the 7.5 percent increase in 2019, had 2 percent fall in 2020. South Africa, Egypt, Nigeria, Morocco and Algeria, as the top five producers of Africa, accounted for 78 percent of regional feed production. Broiler feed, layer feed and dairy feed make up almost half of the total feed production in the region. Middle East falls far behind in animal feed production compared to other regions. While 25.3 million tons of feed was produced in the region in 2019, this rate decreased by 2 percent to 24.8 million tons in 2020. Iran and Saudi Arabia stand out as the most important producers in the region with their production of 9.4 and 7.2 million tons, respectively. SHARE OF TYPES IN PRODUCTION Considering the share of types in global feed production, poultry group seems to be in the first place. In the poultry group; the broiler feed production, which was 332.5 million tons in 2019, reached 334.5 million tons in 2020 with an increase of 1 percent. Broiler feeds’ share in global feed production is 28.2 percent. Asia-Pacific region accounts for 143.6 million tons of this production. It is followed by Latin America with 62 million tons and by Europe with 54.8 million tons. Layer feed production was around 160 million tons for the last 2 years. The largest production area in this group, again, is Asia-Pacific with 77.9 million tons. Pig feeds take the second place in feed production with a share of 24.1 percent. The Asia-Pacific region stands out again with 120.6 million tons of production in pig feed production, which was 286.3 million tons globally in 2020. Asia-Pacific region is followed by Europe with 72.9 million tons and by North America with 53.9 million tons in pig feed. The shares of other types in global feed production in 2020 are as follows; - dairy feed 10.8 percent, with a production of 128.8 million tons, - beef feed 9.8 percent, with a production of 116.1 million tons, - aquaculture feed 4.1 percent, with production of 49.3 million tons, and - pet feed 2.5 percent, with 29.3 million tons of production. When the 2019-2020 data is compared, it is noteworthy that the highest increase in production was seen in pet feeds (8 percent) and aquaculture feeds (3 percent). COMPOUND FEED MILLS The number of mills producing compound feed worldwide decreased by 3 percent in 2020. According to estimates, the total number of feed mills in the world, which was 29,345 in 2019, decreased to 28,414 in 2020. Asia-Pacific region stands out in the number of mills as well as in feed production. It is estimated Number of Feed Mills Feed Mills Asia Pacific Europe North America Latin America Africa Middle East Oceania TOTAL 2020 7, 080 6,948 6,737 4,425 2,238 792 194 28,414 Source: 2021 Global Feed Survey “It is estimated that nearly 1,000 feed mills closed in the last year.”
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