15 Largest Animal Feed Companies in the World

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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

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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Table of Contents

Animal feed can comprise rendered animal products, manure, plant- and animal-based fats, antibiotics, and metals. Charoen Pokphand Group Co., Ltd. of Thailand is the largest animal feed producer in the world with annual revenue of USD 17 billion in .

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Top 10 Animal  Feed Companies in World

1. CP Group (Charoen Pokphand Group Co., Ltd.)
2. New Hope Liuhe Co., Ltd
3. Cargill, Incorporated
4. Land O'Lakes, Inc.
5. Wen's Food Group
6. Muyuan Foodstuff Co.Ltd.
7. BRF S.A.
8. Tyson Foods Inc.
9. ForFarmers N.V.
10. Nutreco N.V

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2 .

Global Animal Feed Market Stats

Global animal feed production was at over 1.07 billion tons in . The compound feed production in the EU-28 increased by 1.5% in to 159 metric ton. Cattle, poultry, and pig feed have witnessed production growth by respectively +3.6, +1.4 and +1%. China has imported the largest chunk of whey powder, nearly 60 percent of which is used as animal feed, notably to raise piglets and to provide post-weaning rations rich in lactose and protein. As African Swine Flue hits hard on China&#;s pig inventories, it also affects the number of piglets to be fed and the required feedstuffs.

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Leading Animal Feed Companies in World

1.CP Group (Charoen Pokphand Group Co., Ltd.)

Charoen Pokphand Group Co., Ltd. serves as a parent company of C.P. Group. As a holding company, Charoen Pokphand Group Co., Ltd. holds shares of subsidiaries in Thailand and overseas. The Group operates across many industries ranging from industrial to service sectors, which are categorized into 8 Business Lines covering 13 Business Groups. Currently, the Group has investments in 21 countries and economies. The company is into the following businesses: agro-Industry and Food, Retail & Distribution, Media & Telecommunication, E-Commerce, and Digital, Property Development, Automotive, and Industrial Products, Pharmaceuticals and Finance and Investment.

Under Agro-Industrial and Food Conglomerate CPF operates integrated agro-industrial and food business, including livestock and aquaculture such as swine, broiler, layer, duck, shrimp, and fish. The businesses are categorized into 3 categories, namely Feed, Farm and Food. The Company also operates retail and foods outlets. In FY , the company&#;s 42% of sales revenue (i.e. 229,539 million Baht) came from feed business. The company is amongst the leading animal feed manufacturers. With its years of experience and expertise in researching and innovating animal feed products and production. Under Agro-Industrial and Food, they also have Farm Business, which includes animal breeding, animal farming, and primary processing. In FY , the company&#;s 41% of sales revenue (i.e. 222,407 million Baht) came from the farm business. Here the company is engaged in farming starting from selection and development of breeding based on the demands of locality and utilization of eco-friendly technology throughout the farming period. To ensure the wellbeing of the animal they comply with the international standards to deliver safe food. The last is their Food Business under which they have production of cooked and ready meal products. In FY , the company&#;s 17% of the sales revenue (i.e. 89,991 million Baht) came from food business.

2.New Hope Liuhe Co., Ltd 

New Hope Group was founded in by Mr. Yonghao LIU. New Hope Group now has more than 600 subsidiaries in 30 countries, nearly 70,000 employees. New Hope Group now holds a total of nearly 200 billion yuan in assets and annual revenues of over 130 billion Yuan. New Group has been leveraging its resources and expertise in the field of feed production to agriculture technology, food processing, channel construction, real estate & tourism. New Hope is active in multiple financial markets such as banking, security, Internet finance, and fund, also on investing and operating emerging innovative companies that have growth potentials.

New Hope Liuhe specializes in animal feed, livestock breeding and raising, and food processing under the business segment Food and Modern Agriculture. New Hope Liuhe Co., Ltd., is one of the leading enterprises in agricultural industrialization in China and an affiliate of New Hope Group. The Company is specialized in food processing and modern agriculture, with its vision to build a world-class agriculture & husbandry enterprise. New Hope Liuhe was formed in through a merger between New Hope Group (established in ) and Liuhe Group (established in ). New Hope Liuhe has grown its operations into animal feed, livestock breeding and raising, meat processing, and financial investments. The Company operates nationally across China and in 20 other countries and regions including Vietnam, the Philippines, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Cambodia, Sri Lanka, Singapore, and Egypt. The Company&#;s sales revenue in was approximately 61.5 billion yuan. New Hope Liuhe controls nearly 500 branch and subsidiary companies and employs approximately 60,000 people.

3.Cargill, Incorporated

Cargill, Incorporated is an American privately held global corporation which is based in Minnetonka, Minnesota, and incorporated in Wilmington, Delaware. Cargill was founded in . Some of Cargill's major businesses are trading, purchasing and distributing grain and other agricultural commodities, such as palm oil; trading in energy, steel and transport; the raising of livestock and production of feed; and producing food ingredients such as starch and glucose syrup, vegetable oils and fats for application in processed foods and industrial use. Apart from this Cargill also has a large financial services arm, which manages financial risks in the commodity markets for the company.

Cargill has been in the animal feed business for more than 120 years. They have animal feed products for Beef, swine, aquaculture, dairy, poultry and additives categories. Key brands under animal feed category are: Cargill, Diamond V, EWOS, Nitrena, Provimi and Purina.

Cargill&#;s beef cattle feed products are used by cow/calf producers and feedlot operators. Cargill offers products like Ranger® Limiter, Vigortone®, Fescue EMT® Mineral Defense,  NutreBeef® Cattle Feeds, Right Now® Minerals, Cattle Grazers® Mineral and All-Weather® Technology under this segment. Cargill offers products like Cinergy&#;, Prohacid&#;, Proviox&#;, Enzae&#;, Nectarom&#; and Notox&#; under swine nutrition.

Under aquaculture feed and nutrition, Cargill focuses on three main species mainly in 12 leading markets. In Norway, Chile, Scotland and North America their main focus is on Salmon. Tilapia in China, Indonesia, Thailand and Vietnam, while Shrimp in China, Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia, Ecuador, India and Mexico. Cargill offers products like NutriTek®, Proviox&#;, I.C.E &#; and Notox&#; under the segment dairy nutrition. Under Poultry nutrition, Cargill offers following products like Biacid&#;, Provimax®, Proviox&#;, Enzae&#; and Notox&#;.

4. Land O'Lakes, Inc.

Land O'Lakes, Inc. is a member-owned agricultural cooperative based in the Minneapolis-St. Paul suburb of Arden Hills, Minnesota, United States, its main focus is on the dairy industry, was founded in by representatives from 320 cooperative creameries as the Minnesota Cooperative Creameries Association. Land O'Lakes has approx.. employees working in 50 states and 50 countries. The company&#;s main business activities are Agricultural Products, Food Manufacturer, Foodservice, Animal Feed and Nutrition, and Ag tech. Land O&#;Lakes, Inc. reported net sales of $14.9 billion and net earnings of $255 million for the year ending December 31, , compared with net sales of $13.7 billion and net earnings of $365 million in .

Land O'Lakes has 100 patents for animal feed innovations. Land O'Lakes has revenue of USD 4 billion in FY from its dairy and animal feed business. In Kenya, Bidco Land O&#;Lakes is completing construction of an upgraded feed manufacturing facility to be commissioned later in , enabling higher quality and new to market value-added animal nutrition products. In South Africa, Mexico and Canada, their international Crop Inputs partners are leveraging Winfield United&#;s world-class capabilities and portfolio of proprietary products.

And in China, they continue to partner with Nestle at the Dairy Farming Institute to work with the largest commercial dairies on feed and forage while exploring Joint Venture options.

Land o lakes have three subdivisions under animal feed category:

1. PMI Nutrition International LLC &#; Feed additives producer
2. Purina Animal Nutrition LLC &#; Manufactures animal feeds and supplements for Horse, Dairy, Cattle, Backyard Poultry, Swine, Goat, Rabbit, Sheep, Show, Fish, Game Bird, Deer, and Exotic animals.
3. Mazuri Exotic Animal Nutrition (e-commerce portal for animal feeds) is owned by PMI Nutrition International LLC, a subsidiary of Land O'Lakes, Inc.

5.Wen's Food Group

Guangdong Wens Foodstuffs Group is an agricultural leading and privately owned enterprise located in Xinxing County, Guangdong Province. The company business segment includes livestock breeding, food trading, animal health care products, agriculture and animal husbandry machinery, food processing, organic fertilizer, vegetable cultivation, and investment and finance. Wens    Foodstuffs    Group    (WFG) has around 34,581 employees and 129 wholly-owned or held controlling subsidiaries that operate nationwide.  Guangdong Wen&#;s is one of the strongest players in the animal feed market in China and have reported having produced 25 million tons in . Soy is a commonly used ingredient in animal feed.

By the end of , the company&#;s total assets were estimated at 17.4 billion RMB, with 30.9 billion RMB in annual sales, and profits of 4.9 billion RMB. And by end-Jun. , the company&#;s total assets were estimated at 17.8 billion RMB, with sales at 14.9 billion RMB and profits at 1.1 billion RMB in the first half of (Wens, ).

Wens initiated the &#;company and farmer&#; agricultural model that is now widely used in China. In this model, the company provides a contracted farm household with chickens, feedstuffs, and medicines.

6. Muyuan Foodstuff Co.Ltd.

Muyuan Foodstuff Co., Ltd breeds pigs. The Company breeds boars, commodity pigs, and other pigs. Muyuan Foodstuff also produces animal feed products. Pork production is the sole focus for Muyuan Foodstuff Co. Ltd., established in . Muyuan Foods Co., Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, operates in the hog industry in China. It is also involved in feed processing, pig breeding, and commercial pig raising activities that include commercial pigs, piglets, and swine's; and slaughtering and processing, as well as pig husbandry activities.

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