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NORTH AMERICA ON THE RISE - POULTRY HIGHLIGHTS
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Poultry Highlights
lthough China was once again the leading producer of feed with 183 million tons manufactured in the official estimate of more than 9,500 feed mills, this is the second year of decline in its production. The country experienced a notable 4 percent decline from last year’s numbers. Some analysts contribute this downturn to a slow hog market and bird flu that suppressed consumer demand. India, on the other hand, had a considerable increase in feed production, up to 29.4 million tons (a 10 percent increase over 2013), owing mainly to favorable weather conditions and consistently-improving farming methods and technology. The United States and Brazil ranked second and third respectively, with 172 million tons from 6,718 feed mills and 66 million tons from 1,698 feed mills. When grouped into regions, Africa and Latin America saw the greatest growth in 2014. Asia Pacific, Europe, North America and the Middle East all showed a slight incline. Several individual countries can be highlighted as bright spots of growth and development. Among them were Turkey, Indonesia, Romania, Tunisia and Bolivia, all of which experienced their second consecutive year of significant increase in feed production.
Top 10 Countries
Country
Total Mil Tons
Pig
Calf
Lay
Broil
China
183
85
6
2
0.2
24
41
0
18
0.4
0
USA
173
21
19
21
0
20
55
7
1
8.5
6
Brazil
66
14
5
3
0
6
31
1
1
2
1
Mexico
31
5
5
3
0.2
4
11
0
0.2
0.9
0.5
India
29
0
8
0
0
9
11
0
1
0
0
Spain
29
14
3
4
0.2
2
3
0.4
.2
0.5
0.2 0
Dairy Beef
Turkey Aqua Pets
Horse
Russia
26
9
2
0
0
4
10
0.6
0
0.5
Japan
24
6
3
5
0
6
4
0
0
0.3
0
Germany
24
10
7
0
0.3
2
4
0
0
0.9
0.3
France
22
5
3
2
0.4
2
3
1.3
0.1
1.1
0.3
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2014 feed tonnage: 438.62 million metric tons 2013 feed tonnage: 444.4 million metric tons 1.3% decrease Poultry feed production makes up 45% of the total livestock feed production globally • Asia is the leading poultry feed producer; N Am is #2 • Poultry feed production was UP in Africa, Europe, and the Middle East; same in LA; Down in Asia and N America • Top Poultry issues in 2014: Antibiotic Free, Mycotoxins, Avian Influenza
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North America Highlights
6,790 feed mills 2014 feed tonnage: 192.80 million metric tons 2013 feed tonnage: 189.03 million metric tons 2% increase Poultry is the leading species in North America (86.76 million metric tons) • Ruminant #2 (46.145 million metric tons) • North American Pig farmers took a hit this year due to PEDv • North America produces 1.76 million metric tons of Aqua feed •
Points of Interest • All species were UP in AFRICA, despite the fact that this region had the HIGHEST prices on raw ingredients for feed. • Africa was the only region to see an increase in production for all species. • Asia, Africa, Europe, Latin America and North America all saw an increase in the number of feed mills. North America had the biggest jump, adding 1,054 mills in the year. The Middle East saw a decrease in the number of feed mills.