Top 10 Countries in Global Animal Feed and Compound Feed Production in 2025
Global animal feed and compound feed production in 2025: the updated top 10
The cleanest way to rank animal feed output in 2025 is to use the latest completed survey year as a proxy. In practice, that means the 2024 feed tonnage published in Alltech Agri-Food Outlook 2025. On that basis, the world produced about 1,396.4 million metric tons of feed in 2024, up 1.2% from 2023, and the top 10 countries accounted for roughly two-thirds of the total. Poultry remained the biggest feed segment, and disease, biosecurity, raw-material costs, and consumer shifts continued to shape country performance.
This version replaces the outdated numbers from the draft. The current top 10 is China, United States, Brazil, India, Mexico, Russia, Spain, Vietnam, Türkiye and Japan.
Top 10 countries by animal feed and compound feed production
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#1China
China remains first by a large margin, but the latest survey shows a decline linked to weakness in pig, beef, dairy and aquaculture feed, while broiler and pet feed still expanded.
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#2United States
The United States stayed second, supported by pig and broiler demand. Beef feed stayed firm, while avian influenza continued to pressure poultry economics.
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#3Brazil
Brazil preserved third place as poultry exports, domestic protein demand and record pork momentum kept feed demand resilient across most categories.
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#4India
India continued to grow on the back of poultry and dairy. Dairy feed was especially strong, reflecting investment, demand growth and a broader formalisation of production.
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#5Mexico
Mexico stayed fifth. Most feed categories rose, while pig feed softened because of pork imports and local disease pressures.
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#6Russia
Russia posted the fastest growth among the top 10. Expansion in pig feed accounted for most of the increase, helped by self-sufficiency policies and herd growth.
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#7Spain
Spain remained Europe’s leading country in this ranking, with pork and poultry still central, though environmental pressure and animal-health costs remain structural constraints.
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#8Vietnam
Vietnam kept eighth place, with dairy and aquaculture showing particularly notable momentum. Aqua feed remains a key differentiator in the country’s profile.
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#9Türkiye
Türkiye moved up one position and overtook Japan. Dairy feed surged, although poultry faced clear pressure from avian influenza, currency volatility and imported-input dependence.
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#10Japan
Japan slipped to tenth. Output was essentially flat, with poultry offsetting softness in pig feed and a difficult operating environment for smaller producers.
Table 1. Top 10 countries in global animal feed and compound feed production, 2025 snapshot
| Rank | Country | 2024 feed tonnage (million mt) | YoY change |
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| 1 | China | 315.030 | −2.03% |
| 2 | United States | 269.620 | +0.68% |
| 3 | Brazil | 86.636 | +2.43% |
| 4 | India | 55.243 | +4.56% |
| 5 | Mexico | 41.401 | +1.38% |
| 6 | Russia | 38.481 | +8.53% |
| 7 | Spain | 35.972 | +1.46% |
| 8 | Vietnam | 25.850 | +3.41% |
| 9 | Türkiye | 24.502 | +4.83% |
| 10 | Japan | 24.297 | +0.14% |
Source basis: Alltech Agri-Food Outlook 2025. The article treats 2024 output as the latest full-year proxy for a 2025 ranking view.
Chart 1. Top 10 feed-producing countries by tonnage
Methodology
This ranking uses the 2024 country feed tonnage published in Alltech Agri-Food Outlook 2025 as the most defensible proxy for a 2025 article. That report is based on a global survey covering 142 countries and more than 28,000 feed mills, with figures adjusted as official country information becomes available. For narrative context, this block also draws on IFIF for the scale of the global feed industry and on FAO- and association-level material for food-security, livestock and sustainability framing.
The core metric here is total feed tonnage, not market value, not livestock headcount and not meat output. The country ranking therefore reflects the size of commercial feed manufacturing, which can move differently from farm output in years when herd rebuilding, disease culling, feed substitution or price shocks alter feed demand. Numbers are shown in million metric tons and lightly rounded for readability.
There are limits to keep in mind. First, 2025 is represented by the latest completed survey year, which is 2024. Second, country comparisons can be influenced by differences in what share of feeding is commercial versus on-farm or informal. Third, feed tonnage says a lot about livestock scale and industrialisation, but not everything about profitability, feed quality, emissions intensity or export value. That is why feed tonnage should be read together with disease conditions, grain costs, policy settings and species mix.
Key insights
The first big insight is concentration. China and the United States alone tower over the rest of the table, and when Brazil and India are added, four countries account for about half of global feed consumption. That tells readers the world feed market is not just large; it is structurally concentrated around a small set of livestock superpowers.
The second insight is that momentum and scale are not the same thing. China is still number one, yet it declined in the latest year. Russia, by contrast, grew much faster than any other top-10 country but remains far behind the first five in absolute tonnage. In other words, rankings by level and rankings by acceleration tell different stories.
The third insight is species mix. Poultry remains the global anchor because chicken and eggs are relatively affordable sources of animal protein, especially in periods of economic stress. Countries with strong poultry systems, export links and modern integrated supply chains tend to hold up better when red-meat cycles soften or disease disrupts part of the value chain.
The fourth insight is that disease and biosecurity remain market-moving variables. African swine fever, avian influenza and other animal-health events are no longer side notes; they directly reshape feed demand, inventory decisions, import flows and feed-mill utilisation.
What this means for the reader
For investors, procurement teams and agribusiness operators, this ranking is a shortcut to where scale already exists. The countries at the top are where feed additives, premixes, grain trading, animal-health services and logistics networks tend to have the deepest commercial base.
For policymakers, the table is a reminder that feed security is food security. Countries that depend heavily on imported grains, oilseeds or additives can remain large producers, but they are more exposed to freight, currency and geopolitical shocks than the raw tonnage number alone suggests.
For general readers, the feed ranking is one of the clearest hidden maps of the protein economy. It shows where chicken, pork, dairy and aquaculture systems are being industrialised, where consumption is broadening, and where disease or costs are changing the balance between species.
FAQ
Because the absolute base is still enormous. Even after a year-on-year decline, China remains far ahead of every other country in total commercial feed tonnage.
Because 2024 is the latest completed and internationally compiled survey year available in the 2025 Alltech release. That is standard practice for annual rankings published before full 2025 totals exist.
Compound feed refers to formulated manufactured feed mixes. In global industry reporting, the term often overlaps with commercial animal feed tonnage, which is why the two are paired in rankings like this one.
Poultry is scalable, relatively fast-cycle, and often more affordable than red meat. That makes broiler and layer feed the largest demand center in the global feed economy.
No. High feed output often signals a large livestock sector, but not necessarily export leadership. Domestic consumption, disease events, feed efficiency and trade policy all matter.
Türkiye posted stronger overall growth in the latest survey year, especially in dairy feed, while Japan’s feed output was effectively flat.
Detailed table and momentum view
The table below keeps every row in the raw HTML, so the data remains visible in source code and readable even if JavaScript is unavailable. The filters only hide, sort or relabel existing rows. The “share of global” mode uses the 2024 world total of 1,396.438 million mt.
Table 2. Interactive top 10 feed-production table
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
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| 1 | China | 315.030 million mt 22.56% | −2.03% |
| 2 | United States | 269.620 million mt 19.31% | +0.68% |
| 3 | Brazil | 86.636 million mt 6.20% | +2.43% |
| 4 | India | 55.243 million mt 3.96% | +4.56% |
| 5 | Mexico | 41.401 million mt 2.96% | +1.38% |
| 6 | Russia | 38.481 million mt 2.76% | +8.53% |
| 7 | Spain | 35.972 million mt 2.58% | +1.46% |
| 8 | Vietnam | 25.850 million mt 1.85% | +3.41% |
| 9 | Türkiye | 24.502 million mt 1.75% | +4.83% |
| 10 | Japan | 24.297 million mt 1.74% | +0.14% |
Source note: All rows are hard-coded in HTML for indexability. JavaScript only handles filtering, sorting and the Units/Share switch.
Regional context behind the ranking
- Asia-Pacific: 533.137 million mt in 2024, still the largest region despite a slight decline, largely because of China’s downturn.
- North America: 290.724 million mt, with broad stability in beef, poultry and pork feed demand.
- Europe: 267.761 million mt, supported by rebounds in pig, beef and aquaculture feed.
- Latin America: 198.376 million mt, helped by poultry, pork and export-facing protein systems.
- Africa + Middle East: 95.469 million mt combined, the fastest-growing broad zone from a smaller base.
- Oceania: 10.972 million mt, still small in absolute terms but positive year on year.
Chart 2. Scale vs. momentum among the top 10
This scatter chart plots absolute feed tonnage against year-on-year growth. It makes one pattern obvious: the biggest producers do not always grow the fastest. China dominates on scale but contracted, while Russia and Türkiye expanded much faster from smaller bases.
How to interpret the 2025 feed-production hierarchy
The updated ranking shows that the feed industry is both a scale business and a resilience business. Scale matters because feed manufacturing is deeply connected to grain logistics, slaughter capacity, breeding systems, veterinary control, and integrated livestock chains. That is why China and the United States remain so far ahead of the rest. But resilience matters just as much, because disease events, import dependence, weather shocks and protein-price cycles can change demand quickly even in very large markets.
Another clear lesson is that feed tonnage is one of the best hidden indicators of protein-system industrialisation. Countries with large modern poultry and pig sectors usually rank high because they need consistent, standardised, commercially formulated feed. By contrast, a country can be important in livestock or dairy in raw headcount terms and still appear smaller in commercial feed rankings if on-farm feeding, grazing or informal systems account for more of the ration.
The latest numbers also underline a split between mature giants and fast movers. China and the United States remain the anchors of the world market, but the strongest year-on-year gains within the top 10 came from countries like Russia, Türkiye and India. That does not erase the size gap, but it does show where sector restructuring, herd expansion or species-specific growth is pushing demand upward more aggressively.
Policy and market takeaways
- Feed security is strategic. Countries exposed to imported grains, oilseeds, vitamins and amino acids remain vulnerable to currency and freight shocks even if their total tonnage is large.
- Biosecurity now sits at the center of competitiveness. HPAI, ASF and other disease risks directly influence feed demand, inventory cycles and producer confidence.
- Poultry keeps winning the affordability race. As long as chicken and eggs remain the more budget-friendly proteins in many markets, poultry feed should stay the largest demand engine.
- Species mix matters for sustainability policy. Pig, dairy, beef and aquaculture systems face different cost and emissions profiles, so feed strategy cannot be one-size-fits-all.
- Growth quality matters as much as growth volume. More tonnage does not automatically mean higher margins, stronger exports or better environmental outcomes.
For analysts, the most useful way to read this ranking is not as a beauty contest but as a structural map of the livestock economy. It helps explain where feed additives, grain trading, aquafeed technologies, premix systems, animal-health products and protein exports are most likely to matter in the near term.
Sources
The ranking itself is built first and foremost on the 2025 Alltech survey release, because that is the source that provides a unified cross-country feed-tonnage table for the latest completed year. The additional sources below are included to anchor industry scale, regulatory context and regional interpretation.
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Alltech — Agri-Food Outlook 2025
Core source for the global ranking, species totals, regional totals, and country-level year-on-year changes.
https://www.alltech.com/agri-food-outlook -
Alltech Agri-Food Outlook 2025 PDF
Detailed country table used for the top 10 values in this article.
https://www.bisas.org.uk/assets/files/Alltech_Agrifood_Outlook_2025_v6_1.pdf -
IFIF — Global Feed Statistics
Broad reference point for the global feed industry’s scale and turnover.
https://ifif.org/global-feed/statistics/ -
AFIA — U.S. Animal Food Industry
Useful for U.S. feed-industry context and sector background.
https://www.afia.org/feedfacts/feed-industry-stats/u-s-animal-food-industry/ -
FAO — Global Forum for Animal Feed and Feed Regulators
Policy and food-security context for feed systems, safety and protein demand.
https://www.fao.org/newsroom/detail/fao-opens-global-forum-for-animal-feed-and-feed-regulators/en -
FEFAC — EU Compound Feed Production Market Forecast 2025
Regional context for the European feed sector and production outlook.
https://fefac.eu/newsroom/news/eu-compound-feed-production-market-forecast-2025/
Values are shown as analytical publication figures for readability. For formal use, always check the original methodological notes, definitions and update history in the primary source documents.
