COUNTRY PROFILE 74 FEED & ADDITIVE MAGAZINE January 2026 CHINA: Livestock and Feed Market Analysis At the heart of the global feed and livestock industry, China is undergoing a profound transformation during the 2024-2025 period, focused on efficiency, sustainability, and reducing foreign dependency. The structural changes in animal protein production, the compound feed market, raw material composition, and additives are reshaping global commodity balances and sectoral strategies. By Derya Gulsoy Yildiz China stands as the epicenter of the global livestock and feed industry. Rapidly increasing demand for protein driven by economic prosperity, together with urbanization and shifting dietary habits have transformed the country into a massive compound feed market. In China, which maintains its leadership in global compound feed production according to 2024 data, the feed sector is undergoing a fundamental transformation driven by state policies aimed at increasing efficiency, ensuring sustainability, and reducing foreign dependency. LIVESTOCK SECTOR AND ANIMAL PROTEIN CONSUMPTION Although China’s livestock economy has historically been structured around pork, shifting Source: Freepik.com I Created by AI
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