Top Feed Companies: 144 global producers rank in 2022

Annual report highlights global compound animal feed manufacturers producing volumes more than 1 million metric tons in .

In , 144 animal feed manufacturers worldwide reached or exceeded 1 million metric tons (mmt) of compound feed production, according to WATT Global Media&#;s Top Feed Companies database. Together, these companies manufactured 523,040 mmt of compound feed last year, or 42% of total global production, which hit 1.235 billion metric tons based on Alltech&#;s Global Feed Survey estimate.

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From a regional perspective, many of the firms featured in this year&#;s listing are headquartered in Asia (55) and in Europe (32). Thirty are in North America; 12 in South America; nine in the Middle East; three from Africa; two in Australia and one in Central America.

WATT Global Media&#;s research team compiles exclusive feed industry insights, including the production volumes and other data points, to populate its Top Feed Companies database and then uses it generate Feed Strategy&#;s annual listing.

To capture the most accurate information, the data and analysis found in the Top Feed Companies report focuses on the previous calendar year&#;s compound feed volumes.

The 144 Top Feed Companies produced a total of nearly 523,040 million metric tons of production, or 42% of &#;s total global tonnage. (Copyright WATT Global Media )

Most of the compound feed manufacturers reaching or exceeding volumes of 1 million metric tons are in Asia, Europe and North America. (Copyright WATT Global Media )

ranking highlights

The Top Feed Companies of report features 144 animal feed-producing companies compared with the 140 that ranked in &#;s recap. The most notable changes to this year&#;s report can be attributed to the addition of new or updated data; however, others are influenced by market conditions, acquisitions or circumstances unique to the company.

Continued guidance from our feed industry consultant, who specializes in the Asian feed industry, shaped some of the most notable changes found in the edition. Due to the discovery of new information, one company that appeared in last year&#;s Top Feed Companies report was removed from the listing and five new companies were added.

Keeping that in mind, the highlights of Top Feed Companies ranking:

Top 10 shake-up

The most notable ranking shifts can be found in the Top 10 feed-producing companies. While Thailand&#;s CP Group continues to hold the No. 1 position and New Hope Group remains at No. 2, China&#;s Haid Group assumed the No. 3 slot, jumping up from the No. 6 ranking in .

U.S. feed leaders Cargill (No. 4) and Land O&#; Lakes (No. 5) stay at the top, while Muyuan Foodstuff joined the Top 10, ascending from the No. 30 position last year to No. 6 in &#;s report. Shuangbaotai Group (Twins Group) moved from No. 12 last year to take No. 7, tying with JBS S.A. by producing 11 mmt each in .

Brazil&#;s BRF came in at No. 9, despite seeing a sizable decrease in its production volume (down 400,000 mmt) in . The Netherlands&#; ForFarmers, U.S.-based Tyson Foods and Wen&#;s Food Group, which dropped from last year&#;s No. 5 position, share the No. 10 slot, as each company produced 10 mmt of feed in .

Greatest volume gains

Much of the movement took place among Asian companies. Grouping the Chinese feed producers who saw changes due to new data, Wellhope Agri-Tech rose to No. 15 from No. 52 in . Sichuan Tequ Group jumped to No. 24 from its No. 63 in . Pig and poultry feed producer Shandong Backbone Group took No. 31, up from No. 61 last year, based on its production. Tieqilisi Group jumped to No. 45 from No. 72. Fujian Aonong Group ascended to No. 54 from No. 90. Fujian Sunner Development Co. Ltd. hit No. 54 from No. 65. Xinjiang Tiankang moved to No. 67 from No. 110.

Japan&#;s Feed One moved to No. 38 from No. 45, and South Korea&#;s Harim Group added volume to move from the No. 23 slot to fill No. 20.

Meanwhile in South America, Brazil&#;s Lar Cooperativa grew to take No. 110 versus its No. 122 position last year by increasing its production by around 200,000 mmt.

Largest tonnage decreases

Ukraine&#;s MHP&#;s feed production decreased in , moving the company from No. 60 down to No. 85. No doubt its volumes will further decline due Russia&#;s invasion of the country.

Royal Agrifirm Group&#;s production dropped, moving the Dutch agrifood giant from No. 19 in down to No. 26. Japan&#;s Marubeni Nisshin Feed Co. dropped from its No. 40 position down to No. 65. Danish aquafeed producer BioMar Group slid from No. 108 to No. 120. China&#;s Guangdong Evergreen Feed Co. Ltd. downgraded from No. 106 to No. 125.

With volumes of more than 800,000 metric tons of production, 14 companies almost ranked on &#;s Top Feed Companies master list. (Copyright WATT Global Media )

Understanding the Top Feed Companies ranking

If you notice some major players seem to be missing from the full ranking report, please note that WATT Global Media&#;s research team has standardized the way parent companies and their subsidiaries are displayed in the Top Feed Companies database and combine tonnage under the parent company&#;s listing, e.g. Smithfield Foods is owned by WH Group and its tonnage is accounted for in its total.

To examine the holdings of the parent companies in this year&#;s report, visit Feed Strategy&#;s Top Feed Companies database (see sidebar) to search historical data, milestones and additional company information.

Editor&#;s note: The World&#;s Top Feed Companies report was drawn from WATT Global Media&#;s Top Feed Companies database, compiled from research and a survey overseen by Bruce Plantz and Denise O&#;Keefe. Feed consultant Yu Yu also contributed to the project. Please direct comments or questions to [ protected].

Feed Strategy&#;s Top Feed Companies report features 144 compound feed manufacturers who produced more than 1 million metric tons in the calendar year. See the full table. (Copyright WATT Global Media )

Looking for additional Top Feed Companies information?

To drill down deeper into the factors that shaped this listing, historical data and the company profiles of nearly 200 feed producers worldwide, visit the Feed Strategy&#;s full Top Feed Companies database: www.feedstrategy.com/worlds-leading-feed-producers/.

In this article, we are going to list the 15 largest animal feed companies in the world. Click to skip ahead and jump to the 5 largest animal feed companies in the world.

For the non-vegetarian and non-vegan consumers, quality feed is the largest and most essential factor to ensure that we consume healthy, plentiful, and affordable animal proteins. Animal feed plays a significant role in the global food industry, facilitating the sustainable growth of animal products worldwide.

Despite the high demand for meat, dairy, and aquaculture products in the middle of the coronavirus pandemic, even the essential supply chains have experienced disruption in distributing their goods to the public. On the other hand, the American Feed Industry Association reported an increase in demand for animal feed as local farmers and ranchers were stocking up supplies during the early stages of lockdowns in March. This has been resolved as the CISA included the animal feed manufacturers as an essential business.

According to the International Feed Industry Federation (IFIF), the global feed industry produces over 1 billion tonnes of compound feeds annually. The animal feed sector is valued at $400 billion in and is forecasted to grow by $92 billion in to with a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 4% based on the animal feed market research conducted by Technavio. As we have witnessed a steady increase in demand for meat, dairy, and fish in the last few years, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations projects that food demand will rise by 60% by . Moreover, the production of animal proteins is expected to increase by about 1.7% per year with meat production estimated to increase by almost 70%, aquaculture by 90%, and dairy by 55%. The increase in animal production requires more production of animal feed too. This challenges animal feed producers not to only meet the growing demand of the animal feed market but to ensure safe production.

As the old saying goes, you are what you eat. And the key to sustainable food is what we feed the animals we consume. It also includes the best practices in caring for animals and the environment they grow in. The U.S. is listed as one of the countries that eat the most meat. The good news is some of the biggest animal feed and livestock companies in the U.S. are already practicing sustainable feed production such as Tyson Foods (NYSE: TSN) and family-owned Cargill. In , Tyson Foods became the first U.S. livestock provider to license PROGRESSIVE BEEF, a quality control system developed for cattle feed operators to distribute to companies. This year, Tyson Foods announced plans to buy more than 3 million Progressive Beef-certified cattle, accounting for over half of the cattle in the company's supply chain.

Is the animal feed industry worth investing in? There are a variety of factors that determine a good animal feed company. We created a list of the largest animal feed companies in the world and ranked them by their revenue. We derived the revenue and market cap figures from Forbes and Fortune. We also included the annual volume production of each animal feed company in our list from WattPoulty. To give you an idea of how large the companies on our list are, we also added the number of employees they hire.

Without further ado, let's take a look at the largest animal feed companies in the world:

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15. Charoen Pokphand Foods Public Company Limited

Revenue: $9.20 million

Animal Feed Volume (x MT): 27,650

Number of Employees: 77

Country: Thailand

Charoen Pokphand (CP) Group is Thailand&#;s leading integrated agro-industrial company. The company offers international feed distribution in 14 countries and holds whole or partial ownership in 200 subsidiaries. The company produces a different kind of livestock feeds such as poultry, chicken, swine, and aquafeeds. In , CP acquired 40% of ordinary shares of Camanor Produtos Marinhos Ltda, a shrimp farm in Brazil.

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14. ForFarmers N.V. (AMS: FAARM)

Revenue: $51 million

Animal Feed Volume (x MT): 10,021

Number of Employees: 129

Country: Netherlands

ForFarmers is one of the largest feed producers in Europe. ForFarmers supplies organic and regular animal feed and related farm products. The company provides feed, as well as pesticides, fertilizers, and seeds for cattle, pigs, chickens, goats, and sheep. The company owns 42 manufacturing facilities in the Netherlands, Belgium, the UK, and Germany. In , ForFarmers acquired the feed activities of Belgian-based Voeders Algoet and Maatman veevoeders en kunstmest VOF.

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13. Arab Company for Livestock Development (ACOLID)

Revenue: $156.52 million

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Animal Feed Volume (x MT): 6,840

Number of Employees: 50

Country: Saudi Arabia

ACOLID is a Saudi Arabia-based joint-stock company owned by 11 Arab States and Gulf Investment Corporation. The company handles all processes from agricultural, technical, and commercial activities in feed production. Aside from compound feeds, ACOLID also distributes other animal products such as dairy, fattened lambs and calves, and frozen chicken.

12. East Hope Group

Revenue: $806.58 million

Animal Feed Volume (x MT): 7,600

Number of Employees: 250

Country: China

East Hope Group is one of the largest animal feed companies in the world. East Hope Group is a large Chinese corporation that engages in animal feed production as well as chemical and other agricultural products. The group operates 111 subsidiaries of animal feed in China, Singapore, Vietnam, Cambodia, Indonesia, and other regions. The company manufactures poultry feed, pig feed, and ruminant feed through its 96 owned feed mills.

11. De Heus

Revenue: $3 billion

Animal Feed Volume (x MT): 8,000

Number of Employees: 6,000

Country: Netherlands

De Heus is an internationally-known animal feed company that supplies nutritional products for animals. The company provides full and supplementary feeds for concentrates, premixes, and tailor-made feeds. It is no surprise that the Dutch company is active in 75 countries. De Heus operates 66 feed mills in Europe, South America, Africa, and Asia. In , De Heus entered the market of Ukraine by acquiring a major stake in D-Mix. The joint partnership will carry out its business activities under the trade name &#;Koudijs Ukraine&#;.

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10. Muyuan Foods Co Ltd (SHE: )

Revenue: $3.6 billion

Market Cap: $39.1 billion

Animal Feed Volume (x MT): 11,000

Number of Employees: 706

Country: China

Muyuan Foods Co. Ltd. is a Chinese feed producer that interests in feed manufacturing, pig breeding and commercial pig production, pig slaughtering, and pork processing. The agribusiness giant comprises 88 wholly-owned subsidiaries and two shareholding firms.

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9. Alltech Inc.

Revenue: $4 billion

Animal Feed Volume (x MT): 6,500

Number of Employees: 4,200

Country: United States

Alltech Inc. is an established American animal feed producer that offers farmers globally a variety of premium animal nutrition products and supplements. The company engages in nutrigenomics and innovative use of yeast fermentation for their animal feed products. Alltech operates in 128 countries, employing over 4,200 people worldwide, and serves internationally with 77 manufacturing facilities and 3 bioscience centers. Need more proof that Alltech is one of the largest animal feed companies in the world? Some of Alltech's acquisitions include EMF Nutrition and Masterfeeds (Canada), Emrovit (Switzerland), Lienart (Australia), and Ridley and Lakeland Animal Nutrition (United States).

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8. JA Zen-Noh Meat Foods KK

Revenue: $6 billion

Animal Feed Volume (x MT): 7,200

Number of Employees: 7,446

Country: Japan

Tokyo-Based JA ZEN-NOH is a federation of agricultural cooperatives that is responsible for the distribution of agricultural products and resources, including grains, fruits and vegetables, feed for animals, fertilizers, and agricultural machinery. The company owns 22 feed mills that distribute all feeds domestically. Also, the company operates grain facilities in the US and Brazil.

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Revenue: $10.5 billion

Market Cap: $3.41 billion

Animal Feed Volume (x MT): 10,506

Number of Employees: 87,829

Country: Brazil

Former Brazil Foods is a Brazilian integrator and one of the biggest producers of compound feed in the world. Although most of the company's feed is used for its broiler and hog production, it supplies a small quantity to other companies. The company's exports now reach over 150 countries around the world. BRF has more than 105,000 workers in 35 manufacturing units in Brazil, 16 abroad (nine in Argentina, four in Thailand, one in the United Kingdom, one in the Netherlands, and one in the United Arab Emirates), and 40 distribution centers.

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6. Wen&#;s Foodstuff Group Co., Ltd.

Revenue: $11 billion

Market Cap: $ billion

Animal Feed Volume (x MT): 12,000

Number of Employees: 30,000

Country: China

Wen's Food Group is China's leading producer of poultry and pigs, with 262 firms combined to include 53,000 family farms across China. Aside from manufacturing animal feeds, the company also engages in bio-pharmacy and food processing services. The company is also involved in the production of equipment for modern agriculture and animal husbandry.

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