Global feed market grows by 40 million tons: leading producers named

These findings are based on a survey conducted by Alltech among more than 38,800 feed mills in 142 countries, World Grain reports.

«Most regions and sectors experienced growth, and these figures point to a strong recovery phase in livestock production,» the researchers noted. «However, the data show that growth was uneven, increasingly regionalized, and driven less by herd expansion than by structural changes, productivity gains, and changes in the way production is measured and recorded.»

The top 10 feed-producing countries remained unchanged. Together, they accounted for 65% of global feed production in 2025, while nearly 48% of total global feed tonnage was produced in just three countries: China, the United States, and Brazil.

The top 10 feed producers are as follows:

• China — 330.1 million tons, +4.8%;
• United States — 267.4 million tons, -0.8%;
• Brazil — 89.9 million tons, +2.8%;
• India — 57.7 million tons, +4.5%;
• Mexico — 41.9 million tons, +1.2%;
• russia — 38.3 million tons, +1.1%;
• Spain — 37.5 million tons, -3.4%;
• Vietnam — 26.5 million tons, +2.6%;
• Turkey — 25.5 million tons, +3.8%;
• Japan — 24 million tons, -1.3%.

Feed production volumes by animal category were also reported as follows:

• broilers — 400.4 million tons, +3.7%;
• layers — 180.1 million tons, +3.2%;
• swine — 380.9 million tons, +3.0%;
• dairy cattle — 170.3 million tons, +2.6%;
• beef cattle — 134.2 million tons, +0.5%;
• aquaculture — 55.5 million tons, +4.7%;
• horses — 10.2 million tons, +0.2%.

According to Alltech, Asia remained the global center of feed production in 2025, with an output of 559 million tons. Output in North America declined slightly, by 0.7%, to 288 million tons. Europe’s feed sector grew by 1% last year to 274 million tons. Latin America strengthened its position, producing 204 million tons (+2.8%). Africa (+12%) and the Middle East (+1.1%) together produced 102.5 million tons. Oceania increased feed output to 11.1 million tons (+3.4%).