MARKET REPORT FEED & ADDITIVE MAGAZINE February 2021 63 that there are 7,080 feed mills throughout the region. 3 thousand of them are in China and 1,698 of them are in India. This accounts for 66 percent of the number of mills in the region. Europe hosts 6,948 feed mills. 2,014 of them are located in Spain, 721 in Turkey, and 417 in Italy. There are 293 feed mills in Germany, which is one of the most important feed producers in the region. North America ranks third in the world in terms of the number of mills. There are 6,737 feed mills in the region and 6,232 of them are in the USA. On a regional basis; North America is followed by Latin America with 4,425 mills, by Africa with 2,238 mills, and by Middle East with 792 mills. Brazil ranks first with 1,625 mills in the number of mills in Latin America on a country basis. It is followed by Argentina with 880 mills and Mexico with 581 mills. Majority of feed mills in Africa are located in Nigeria (792 mills), Algeria (435 mills), Tunisia (356 mills), Kenya (203 mills), and Egypt (100 mills). In the Middle East, more than 82 percent of the mills are located in Iran (652 mills). Foot Note: The data discussed in this report consist of data obtained by institutions and organizations conducting research on the subject and express approximate estimates. References: • Alltech Global Feed Survey 2021, https://one.alltech. com/2021-global-feed-survey/ • Animal Feed Market by Product and Geography - Forecast and Analysis 2020-2024, Technavio, https://www. technavio.com/report/animal-feed-market-industry-analysis • International Feed Industry Federation (IFIF), https:// ifif.org/ • Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), http://www.fao.org/ 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.
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