MARKET REPORT FEED & ADDITIVE MAGAZINE June 2023 71 GLOBAL SWINE FEED PRODUCTION According to Agri-Food Outlook 2023 report, prepared by Alltech, global feed tonnage totaled 1.266 billion metric tons in 2022. 319.4 million tons of this is swine feed. This corresponds to about 25.6 percent of the total compound feed production in the world. According to the report, African swine fever (ASF) and high feed prices depressed pig production in many countries. As a result of this, global swine feed production, which was 322.2 million tons in 2021, decreased by 2.98% in 2022 to 319.4 million tons. Swine Feed Production on Regional Basis In the global swine feed market in 2022, while the overall tonnage decreased by about 3%, there were significant differences from country to country. For example, while swine feed production decreased by more than 8% in European countries, there was an increase of around 2% in Latin American countries. Asia-Pacific is the world's largest producer of swine feed, but experienced a significant decrease in production in 2022. Based on data compiled by Alltech, swine feed production of the region, which was 143.5 million tons in 2021, decreased by 2.20% in 2022 and amounted to 140.4 million tons. It is stated that the African swine fever (ASF) has a significant impact on the decline in the region. According to the report, as pork prices increase, more farms are investing in pigs. Low pork prices led to a decrease of 5.5 MMT in pig feed production in China. In 2021, there was a sharp increase in the number of breeding sows. In the first half of 2022, these pigs were quickly sold and the price of pork was reduced. This resulted in a decrease in the number of live pigs. In the first eight months of 2022, consumption of pig feed decreased by about 8%, according to the China Feed Industry Association. China is by far the largest producer of swine feed in the region. The country produced 101 million tons in 2022. This means more than 70% of the total production in the region. China is followed by Vietnam with 11 million tons, Thailand with 8 million tons and South Korea with 7 million tons in 2022. Europe is the second largest producer of swine feed in the world. The countries in the region produced around 81.9 million tons of swine feed in 2021. However, this production amount decreased to 75.1 million tons with a record decrease of 8.25 percent in 2022. ASF affected the Eastern European countries and Ireland, where feed tonnage was down 2.16%. Germany reported an 8% reduction in feed tonnage due to a ban on exports to Asia. Spain, the largest swine feed producer in the region, produced 15.8 million tons in 2022. In the region, high production costs and low pork prices affected pig producers, but
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