The animal feeds metric, which excludes amounts for pet dog and cat food sold by retail sellers, reflects a 24% advance from $17 billion five years earlier in 2020.
Year over year, animal feed exports declined by -1.1% compared to $21.3 billion for 2023.
Exports of dog or cat food put up for retail sale totaled $26.7 billion for 2024, outperforming the amount for exported animal feeds by 26.8%.
The 5 biggest exporters of animal feeds are the Netherlands, Germany, United States of America, mainland China, and Belgium. Combined, that quintet collected 44.4% of global sales from exported animal feeds in 2024.
Among continents, suppliers in Europe sold the highest dollar worth of exported animal feeds during 2024 with shipments valued at $13 billion or 61.5% of the animal feeds total. In second place were exporters located in Asia at 21.2% while another 10.1% of worldwide shipments for animal feeds originated from North America.
Smaller percentages came from Latin America (5.4%) excluding Mexico but including the Caribbean, Africa (1.4%), and Oceania (0.4%) led by Australia and New Zealand.
For research purposes, the 6-digit Harmonized Tariff System code is 230990 for preparations used in animal feeding. That code excludes dog or cat food sold at the retail level.
Top Animal Feeds Exporters by Country
Below are the 15 countries that exported the highest dollar value worth of animal feeds during 2024.
- Netherlands: US$2.8 billion (13.2% of exported animal feeds)
- Germany: $1.71 billion (8.1%)
- United States: $1.68 billion (8%)
- mainland China: $1.62 billion (7.7%)
- Belgium: $1.57 billion (7.5%)
- France: $1.3 billion (6.3%)
- United Kingdom: $904.8 million (4.3%)
- Spain: $627.3 million (3%)
- Italy: $586.2 million (2.8%)
- Denmark: $460.1 million (2.2%)
- Austria: $459.9 million (2.2%)
- Brazil: $386.9 million (1.8%)
- Poland: $375.9 million (1.8%)
- Canada: $356 million (1.7%)
- Türkiye: $353.7 million (1.7%)
By value, the listed 15 countries shipped 72.1% of all animal feeds exported in 2024.
Among the top exporters, the fastest-growing animal feeds exporters since 2023 were: Canada (up 12%), Poland (up 10.6%), Brazil (up 10.5%) and Austria (up 9.6%).
Those countries that posted declines in their exported animal feeds sales were: United States of America (down -25% from 2023), Belgium (down -6.5%), Netherlands (down -3.4%) and Germany (down -1.1%).
Searchable List of Animal Feeds Exporting Countries in 2024
The 100 key exporters of animal feeds showcased in the following automated database represent 99.9% of the dollar value spent on exported animal feeds in 2024.
| Rank | Exporter | Animal Feed Exports | 2023-4 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Netherlands | $2,776,179,000 | -3.4% |
| 2. | Germany | $1,710,103,000 | -1.1% |
| 3. | United States | $1,679,717,000 | -25% |
| 4. | mainland China | $1,615,848,000 | +6.3% |
| 5. | Belgium | $1,574,816,000 | -6.5% |
| 6. | France | $1,336,899,000 | +4.9% |
| 7. | United Kingdom | $904,765,000 | +8.6% |
| 8. | Spain | $627,320,000 | +3.3% |
| 9. | Italy | $586,229,000 | +5% |
| 10. | Denmark | $460,058,000 | +3.3% |
| 11. | Austria | $459,949,000 | +9.6% |
| 12. | Brazil | $386,938,000 | +10.5% |
| 13. | Poland | $375,856,000 | +10.6% |
| 14. | Canada | $355,980,000 | +12% |
| 15. | Türkiye | $353,658,000 | +1.7% |
| 16. | Thailand | $328,007,000 | -7% |
| 17. | Malaysia | $319,409,000 | +17% |
| 18. | India | $314,486,000 | +12.7% |
| 19. | Vietnam | $264,667,000 | -24.4% |
| 20. | Hungary | $263,768,000 | +13.7% |
| 21. | Singapore | $255,326,000 | -1.5% |
| 22. | Kazakhstan | $241,134,000 | +356.9% |
| 23. | Peru | $234,516,000 | -1.9% |
| 24. | Bulgaria | $230,478,000 | +8.2% |
| 25. | Norway | $224,021,000 | -28.8% |
| 26. | Ireland | $219,287,000 | +3.3% |
| 27. | Russia | $217,375,000 | -1.5% |
| 28. | South Africa | $149,670,000 | +9.8% |
| 29. | Czech Republic | $145,761,000 | -5.4% |
| 30. | Indonesia | $121,529,000 | +11.1% |
| 31. | Serbia | $112,384,000 | +5.1% |
| 32. | Saudi Arabia | $110,248,000 | +46.1% |
| 33. | Sri Lanka | $95,576,000 | +2.1% |
| 34. | Faroe Islands | $94,930,000 | +5.6% |
| 35. | Japan | $93,597,000 | +16.3% |
| 36. | Guatemala | $91,811,000 | -7.4% |
| 37. | South Korea | $91,676,000 | +6.8% |
| 38. | Greece | $91,265,000 | -2.6% |
| 39. | Mexico | $91,002,000 | +58.5% |
| 40. | Latvia | $90,636,000 | +45.9% |
| 41. | Portugal | $86,494,000 | -7.3% |
| 42. | Taiwan | $85,227,000 | -6% |
| 43. | Croatia | $65,215,000 | +8.7% |
| 44. | Ecuador | $64,842,000 | -34.1% |
| 45. | Colombia | $60,156,000 | +8.8% |
| 46. | Costa Rica | $55,259,000 | +6.2% |
| 47. | Switzerland | $53,543,000 | +15.5% |
| 48. | Australia | $52,378,000 | +10.4% |
| 49. | Lithuania | $52,342,000 | -10.5% |
| 50. | Chile | $51,870,000 | +6.1% |
| 51. | Sweden | $43,186,000 | +4.5% |
| 52. | Argentina | $39,140,000 | -10.5% |
| 53. | Uzbekistan | $38,616,000 | +30.2% |
| 54. | Finland | $38,168,000 | +10.7% |
| 55. | Honduras | $35,437,000 | -38.1% |
| 56. | New Zealand | $34,042,000 | -1.9% |
| 57. | Jordan | $32,007,000 | -44.5% |
| 58. | Slovenia | $30,935,000 | -0.2% |
| 59. | Slovakia | $30,756,000 | +19.5% |
| 60. | Iran | $30,661,000 | -41.1% |
| 61. | Kenya | $26,813,000 | +104.3% |
| 62. | Panama | $23,484,000 | +4.8% |
| 63. | El Salvador | $23,165,000 | -16% |
| 64. | Dominican Republic | $22,955,000 | +829.7% |
| 65. | Uruguay | $22,798,000 | -2.1% |
| 66. | Egypt | $19,104,000 | -5.3% |
| 67. | Ukraine | $18,082,000 | +24.8% |
| 68. | Oman | $18,057,000 | -63.6% |
| 69. | Eswatini | $17,977,000 | -11.5% |
| 70. | Mauritius | $17,456,000 | +18% |
| 71. | Zambia | $17,035,000 | -1.5% |
| 72. | Romania | $14,161,000 | -15.9% |
| 73. | Morocco | $13,888,000 | +93.7% |
| 74. | Ivory Coast | $10,948,000 | -3.9% |
| 75. | Hong Kong | $9,581,000 | +16.8% |
| 76. | Tajikistan | $9,414,000 | +448% |
| 77. | Luxembourg | $9,288,000 | -17.4% |
| 78. | Tanzania | $7,849,000 | -4.4% |
| 79. | Georgia | $6,758,000 | -26.8% |
| 80. | United Arab Emirates | $6,754,000 | -83.1% |
| 81. | Belarus | $5,162,000 | +181.8% |
| 82. | Philippines | $5,028,000 | +56.3% |
| 83. | Tunisia | $4,643,000 | -80.5% |
| 84. | Cyprus | $4,640,000 | -11.4% |
| 85. | Armenia | $4,592,000 | -42.3% |
| 86. | Grenada | $4,514,000 | -2.1% |
| 87. | Paraguay | $4,310,000 | -38.2% |
| 88. | Israel | $3,778,000 | -50.4% |
| 89. | Estonia | $3,771,000 | -13.6% |
| 90. | Fiji | $3,239,000 | +34.6% |
| 91. | Iceland | $2,592,000 | +173.4% |
| 92. | Trinidad/Tobago | $2,580,000 | +19% |
| 93. | Senegal | $2,424,000 | +1.4% |
| 94. | Jamaica | $2,306,000 | -46% |
| 95. | Brunei Darussalam | $2,242,000 | +184.2% |
| 96. | Ghana | $2,082,000 | -24.8% |
| 97. | Bosnia/Herzegovina | $1,938,000 | -11.2% |
| 98. | Namibia | $1,918,000 | -2.1% |
| 99. | St Vincent/Grenadines | $1,915,000 | -71.7% |
| 100. | Kuwait | $1,689,000 | +87.3% |
Focusing on the 100 major sellers, the fastest export gainers are located in the Dominican Republic (up 829.7% from 2023), Tajikistan (up 448%), Kazakhstan (up 356.9%), Brunei Darussalam (up 184.2%), Belarus (up 181.8%) then Iceland (up 173.4%).
You can change the presentation order by clicking the triangle icon at the top of the above table’s columns. An entry of 0% in the right-most column means that 2024 data was unavailable.
Countries Enjoying Best Trade Surpluses from Animal Feeds
The following countries posted the highest positive net exports for animal feeds during 2024. Investopedia defines net exports as the value of a country’s total exports minus the value of its total imports. Thus, the statistics below present the surplus between the value of each country’s exported animal feeds and its import purchases for that same commodity.
- Netherlands: US$1.8 billion (net export surplus down -5.6% since 2023)
- mainland China: $1.2 billion (up 16.6%)
- Belgium: $785.1 million (up 14.3%)
- Germany: $682.6 million (down -3.2%)
- United States: $657.2 million (down -51.1%)
- France: $608.9 million (up 8.4%)
- United Kingdom: $322.8 million (up 6.2%)
- Austria: $288.9 million (up 14.6%)
- Spain: $180.9 million (down -11.4%)
- Singapore: $179 million (up 5.5%)
- Bulgaria: $177.1 million (up 14.4%)
- Kazakhstan: $172.6 million (reversing a -$11.1 million deficit)
- Denmark: $130.8 million (up 12.4%)
- Italy: $99.2 million (up 41.8%)
- Hungary: $90.6 million (up 41.5%)
World leader the Netherlands earned the highest surplus in the international trade of animal feeds for 2024. In turn, this positive cashflow confirms strong Dutch competitive advantages for this specific product category.
Countries Posting Largest Trade Deficits from Animal Feeds
The following countries posted the highest negative net exports for animal feeds during 2024. Investopedia defines net exports as the value of a country’s total exports minus the value of its total imports. Thus, the statistics below present the deficit between the value of each country’s imported animal feeds purchases and its exports for that same commodity.
- Norway: -US$485.2 million (net export deficit up 24.8% since 2023)
- Japan: -$369.5 million (up 5.4%)
- Vietnam: -$347.5 million (up 59.8%)
- Ecuador: -$289 million (up 5.1%)
- Philippines: -$284.3 million (up 13.5%)
- Mexico: -$275.1 million (up 52.9%)
- Iraq: -$216.7 million (down -6.3%)
- Bangladesh: -$211.5 million (up 12.7%)
- South Korea: -$189.9 million (down -18.8%)
- Romania: -$188 million (up 12.7%)
- Iceland: -$176.8 million (up 28.3%)
- Saudi Arabia: -$160.2 million (down -21.9%)
- Chile: -$147.3 million (down -7.3%)
- Ukraine: -$142.4 million (up 10.4%)
- Australia: -$131.8 million (up 0.3%)
Norway recorded the highest deficit in the international trade of animal feeds. In turn, this negative cashflow highlights Norway’s competitive disadvantage for this specific product category but also signals opportunities for animal feeds-supplying countries that help satisfy the powerful demand.
Animal Feeds Exporting Companies
According to global trading platform Alibaba, the following suppliers are examples of companies that engage in the international trade of animal feeds.
- Alfafood GmbH (Germany)
- ARGIA (Belgium)
- Caravasar Trading (Spain)
- DGC Global Holding BV (Netherlands)
- Fire Wood SRLS (Italy)
- Jiusan Group Food Marketing Co. (China)
- Kebnel Groups LLC (United States)
- Le Vinotier (France)
- Monarch Trade Company (Canada)
- Nestle Danmark AS (Denmark)
- Pocco Global Limited (United Kingdom)
- Woosam Pte. Ltd (Singapore)
The home-country location for each business is shown within parentheses.
See also Dog or Cat Food Exports by Country, Chicken Exports by Country, Fresh or Frozen Beef Imports by Country, Pork Exports by Country and Goat Meat Exports by Country
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Central Intelligence Agency, The World Factbook Field Listing: Exports – Commodities. Accessed on August 3, 2025
Forbes Global 2000 rankings, The World’s Biggest Public Companies. Accessed on August 3, 2025
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Wikipedia, Feed manufacturing. Accessed on August 3, 2025