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China’s feed industry: Developing trends
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by Weiguo Wang, Chairman, Feed Branch of the Chinese Cereals and Oil Association, China
hina’s feed industry began to grow significantly in 1978, which was also the first year of reform in China, resulting in China being the global leader in feed production for the past decade. The apid development of the Chinese feed industry makes a great contribution to the development of animal feeding industry and rich supply of meat, dairy and eggs available to Chinese citizens. According to annual statistical data by the Chinese Feed Industry Association, in 2019, the total industrial feed production of China reached 228.854 million tonnes (mt). This was a 3.7 percent reduction when compared to 2018, primarily a result of Africa Swine Fever (ASF). In 2019, formulated feed, concentrated feed and additive premix production reached 210,138mt, 12,419mt and 5426 million tonnes respectively, which were three percent, 12.4 percent and 10.6 percent reductions respectively compared to 2018. The feed production volumes by species were as follows: swine feed 76,632mt, layered feed 31,166mt, poultry feed 84,648mt, ruminant feed 1109mt, pet food 0.871mt, aqua feed 22,029mt and other feed 2419mt. China remained the top producer of swine feed and aqua feed in the world in 2019.
vitamin and trace mineral additives production reached 330, 127 and 590mt respectively, experiencing 10.5 percent, 14.7 percent and 4.1 percent year-on-year growth. Enzyme and directly fed microbial preparation products witnessed an increase in sales by 16.6 and 19.3 percent respectively, compared to the previous year.
Total output value
In order to ensure the sustainable development of feed and to continue to supply quality, safe and efficient feed products to customers, the Chinese feed industry will continue to focus on the following key technological developments:
The total output value of the feed industry in China in 2019 was 80,881 billion yuan, a nine percent reduction when compared to 2018. Feed additive product value reached 83.93 billion yuan in 2019.
Feed additive production in 2019
The total output of feed additives in China reached 11,992mt, an increase of 8.2 percent when compared to 2018. Amino acid, 60 | July 2020 - Milling and Grain
The intensification of production
In 2019, 621 feed mills with a production capacity of over 100,000 tonnes were functioning in China, 35 less feed mills running than the previous year. Their total feed production reached 106.597mt, accounting for 46.6 percent of the total Chinese feed production. A total of seven feed mills produced in excess of 500, 000mt of produce and the single largest feed mill produced 1107mt of feed in 2019.
Top feed production provinces
Nine provinces in China surpassed 10 million tonnes of annual feed production in 2019, including Shandong, Guangdong, Guangxi, Liaoning, Jiangsu, Hebei, Hubei, Sichuan and Hunan. The feed production of Shandong province was top of the list, reaching an impressive 37,789mt. Guangdong province ranked the top second with feed production exceeding 29,238mt.
Technological trends within the Chinese feed industry
AGP-free feed technologies
Antibiotic growth promoters (AGPs) will be officially banned from July 1st, 2020 in China. This will bring a great challenge to many feed mills and farms. Although some AGP-replacing