MARKET REPORT FEED & ADDITIVE MAGAZINE November 2025 107 ties, essential oils protect intestinal health, improve feed utilization, and enhance performance. They strengthen the immune system by reducing pathogen pressure, increase resilience under stressful conditions, and encourage consumption by improving feed palatability with their pleasant aromas. With these multifaceted effects, essential oils are central to sustainable and antibiotic-free production goals; they are considered strategic functional feed additives in modern animal husbandry. The main essential oil sources commonly used in animal nutrition today include tea tree, rosemary, thyme, cinnamon, mint, garlic, citrus, clove, eucalyptus, fennel, anise, and ginger. As a result, essential oils offer significant potential in animal feed in terms of feed consumption, feed efficiency, health status, heat stress management, and improved product quality. CURRENT MARKET SIZE AND GROWTH EXPECTATIONS Essential oils used in global feed formulations are experiencing continuous growth due to factors such as the increasing trend toward natural additives, restrictions on antibiotic growth promoters, and the importance of efficiency and feed utilization rates in animal production. Various research reports offer different estimates regarding the current size of this market and its future potential. The lowest estimate of the current market size comes from Mordor Intelligence. The research firm estimates that the market for essential oils used in animal nutrition will reach approximately $0.6 billion by 2025. Mordor analysts, who state that the market will exhibit a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 8.6% during the 2025–2030 period, predict that the total size will reach approximately US$0.9 billion in 2030. Clarity Markets Insights, based on its report on market size and trends, states that the market size was US$1.2 billion in 2024. According to the report, the market, which is expected to grow at a CAGR of approximately 8.7% in the coming period, will reach US$2.3 billion by 2033. Another report supporting these figures is from Verified Market Reports. The company's analysts state that the essential oils used in animal nutrition market size is US$1.2 billion in 2024 and predict that the market will grow at a CAGR of 8.5% until 2033, reaching US$2.5 billion. Market Research Intellect points to a higher value in its report, stating that the market was worth US$1.85 billion in 2024. The report estimates that the market will exhibit a CAGR of 7.2% in the coming period and reach US$3.10 billion by 2033. Emphasizing that the market is showing strong growth due to the increasing demand for natural
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