From 2019 to 2020, animal feed exports grew 7.8%.
The 5 biggest exporters (Netherlands, United States, Germany, Belgium, France) generated 46.3% of globally exported animal feeds in 2020.
Among continents, suppliers in Europe sold the highest dollar worth of exported animal feeds during 2020 with shipments valued at $10.4 billion or 62.2% of the overall total. In second place were Asian exporters at 19.5% while 11.4% of worldwide shipments for animal feeds originated from North America.
Smaller percentages came from Latin America (4.8%) excluding Mexico but including the Caribbean, Africa (1.1%) and Oceania (1%) led by Australia.
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
Countries
Below are the 15 countries that exported the highest dollar value worth of animal feeds during 2020.
- Netherlands: US$2.3 billion (13.9% of exported animal feeds)
- United States: $1.6 billion (9.7%)
- Germany: $1.4 billion (8.2%)
- Belgium: $1.3 billion (7.6%)
- France: $1.2 billion (6.9%)
- China: $1.1 billion (6.4%)
- United Kingdom: $769.5 million (4.6%)
- Spain: $555.6 million (3.3%)
- Denmark: $449.7 million (2.7%)
- Italy: $433.6 million (2.6%)
- Vietnam: $357.3 million (2.1%)
- Austria: $327 million (2%)
- Thailand: $323.5 million (1.9%)
- Singapore: $282.3 million (1.7%)
- Brazil: $268.9 million (1.6%)
By value, the listed 15 countries shipped three-quarters (75.3%) of globally exported animal feeds in 2020.
Among the top exporters, the fastest-growing animal feeds exporters since 2019 were: Spain (up 27.6%), Singapore (up 24.1%), Thailand (up 15%) and Brazil (up 14.1%).
Two countries posted declines in their exported animal feeds sales namely China (down -2.2%) and Italy (down -0.9%).
Advantages
The following countries posted the highest positive net exports for animal feeds during 2020. 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.
- China: US$535 billion (net export surplus up 24.5% since 2019)
- Germany: $206.2 billion (down -17.7%)
- Russia: $105.4 billion (down -41.1%)
- Ireland: $85.7 billion (up 23.8%)
- Italy: $73.3 billion (up 16.8%)
- Netherlands: $68.8 billion (up 11.2%)
- Taiwan: $59.5 billion (up 36.4%)
- Australia: $52.3 billion (down -10.4%)
- Brazil: $50.4 billion (up 8%)
- South Korea: $45.2 billion (up 15.8%)
- Saudi Arabia: $45.2 billion (down -58%)
- Singapore: $45.1 billion (up 43.7%)
- Malaysia: $44 billion (up 32.6%)
- Mexico: $34.8 billion (up 543.4%)
- Iraq: $30.1 billion (down -25.1%)
Mainland China earned the highest surplus in the international trade of animal feeds for 2020. In turn, this positive cashflow confirms strong Chinese competitive advantages for this specific product category.
Opportunities
The following countries posted the highest negative net exports for animal feeds during 2020. 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.
- United States: -US$976.1 billion (net export deficit up 5.7% since 2019)
- United Kingdom: -$231.6 billion (up 3.3%)
- France: -$93.3 billion (up 12.6%)
- India: -$92.5 billion (down -40.6%)
- Turkey: -$49.9 billion (up 69.1%)
- Egypt: -$33.5 billion (down -30.3%)
- Panama: -$29.4 billion (down -19.3%)
- Philippines: -$26.9 billion (down -36.9%)
- Pakistan: -$23.5 billion (down -10.6%)
- Hong Kong: -$21.5 billion (down -49.8%)
- Romania: -$21 billion (up 8.6%)
- Greece: -$20.5 billion (down -15.8%)
- Israel: -$20.4 billion (up 13.1%)
- Nigeria: -$19.6 billion (reversing a $6.2 million surplus)
- Spain: -$17.7 billion (down -53.9%)
The United States of America incurred the highest deficit in the international trade of animal feeds. In turn, this negative cashflow highlights America’s competitive disadvantage for this specific product category but also signals opportunities for animal feeds-supplying countries that help satisfy the powerful demand.
Companies
Animal Feeds Exporting Companies
According to global trading platform Alibaba, the following suppliers are examples of companies that engage in the international trade of animal feeds.
- Alfafood GmbH (Germany)
- ARGIA (Belgium)
- Caravasar Trading (Spain)
- DGC Global Holding BV (Netherlands)
- Fire Wood SRLS (Italy)
- Jiusan Group Food Marketing Co. (China)
- Kebnel Groups LLC (United States)
- Le Vinotier (France)
- Monarch Trade Company (Canada)
- Nestle Danmark AS (Denmark)
- Pocco Global Limited (United Kingdom)
- Woosam Pte. Ltd (Singapore)
The home-country location for each business is shown within parentheses.
Searchable List of Animal Feeds Exporting Countries in 2020
The 100 key exporters of animal feeds showcased in the following automated database represent 99.96% of the dollar value spent on exported animal feeds in 2020.
| Rank | Exporter | Animal Feed Exports (US$) | 2019-20 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Netherlands | $2,327,563,000 | +12.5% |
| 2. | United States | $1,630,467,000 | +6.4% |
| 3. | Germany | $1,369,311,000 | +13.4% |
| 4. | Belgium | $1,269,584,000 | +9.1% |
| 5. | France | $1,152,635,000 | +13.1% |
| 6. | China | $1,073,270,000 | -2.2% |
| 7. | United Kingdom | $769,472,000 | +6.1% |
| 8. | Spain | $555,565,000 | +27.6% |
| 9. | Denmark | $449,713,000 | +11.2% |
| 10. | Italy | $433,616,000 | -0.9% |
| 11. | Vietnam | $357,337,000 | +5.4% |
| 12. | Austria | $327,018,000 | +8% |
| 13. | Thailand | $323,472,000 | 15% |
| 14. | Singapore | $282,318,000 | +24.1% |
| 15. | Brazil | $268,850,000 | +14.1% |
| 16. | Canada | $249,028,000 | -2.9% |
| 17. | Poland | $231,288,000 | +2.8% |
| 18. | India | $221,413,000 | -2.8% |
| 19. | Malaysia | $213,236,000 | +35.2% |
| 20. | Bulgaria | $178,438,000 | +24.1% |
| 21. | Hungary | $173,925,000 | -1.9% |
| 22. | Norway | $171,756,000 | -8.7% |
| 23. | Ireland | $157,334,000 | +9.1% |
| 24. | Turkey | $152,243,000 | +4.7% |
| 25. | Peru | $144,907,000 | -29.3% |
| 26. | Czech Republic | $137,578,000 | +8.1% |
| 27. | Taiwan | $136,803,000 | +19.6% |
| 28. | Australia | $129,982,000 | +7.3% |
| 29. | South Africa | $107,008,000 | -16.2% |
| 30. | Serbia | $89,241,000 | +1.7% |
| 31. | Sri Lanka | $85,308,000 | +13% |
| 32. | South Korea | $84,020,000 | +19.5% |
| 33. | Indonesia | $79,806,000 | +44.6% |
| 34. | Ecuador | $74,708,000 | +10.1% |
| 35. | Japan | $73,008,000 | +18.1% |
| 36. | Russia | $72,750,000 | +17.3% |
| 37. | Guatemala | $67,669,000 | +11.2% |
| 38. | Portugal | $61,317,000 | -2.7% |
| 39. | Croatia | $58,492,000 | +16.7% |
| 40. | Lithuania | $55,993,000 | +3.2% |
| 41. | Finland | $55,364,000 | -12.5% |
| 42. | Jordan | $52,778,000 | +70.2% |
| 43. | Greece | $52,692,000 | +17.6% |
| 44. | Argentina | $49,415,000 | -15.3% |
| 45. | Chile | $45,134,000 | -14.6% |
| 46. | Switzerland | $45,035,000 | +4.5% |
| 47. | Faroe Islands | $44,087,000 | +73.3% |
| 48. | Saudi Arabia | $42,848,000 | +7.4% |
| 49. | New Zealand | $40,790,000 | +40.7% |
| 50. | Costa Rica | $36,005,000 | +20.1% |
| 51. | Sweden | $35,429,000 | +26.1% |
| 52. | Mexico | $33,795,000 | -61.1% |
| 53. | Latvia | $31,387,000 | +17.7% |
| 54. | Belarus | $24,393,000 | +10.6% |
| 55. | Colombia | $22,577,000 | +4.1% |
| 56. | Oman | $21,730,000 | +158.3% |
| 57. | Slovenia | $20,765,000 | +16% |
| 58. | Panama | $20,324,000 | +19.6% |
| 59. | Honduras | $19,335,000 | +148.2% |
| 60. | Eswatini | $18,501,000 | -9.4% |
| 61. | Uzbekistan | $17,531,000 | +43.9% |
| 62. | El Salvador | $16,148,000 | +108.8% |
| 63. | Uruguay | $15,119,000 | +40.2% |
| 64. | Egypt | $15,099,000 | -10.7% |
| 65. | Ukraine | $12,967,000 | -3.7% |
| 66. | Romania | $12,218,000 | +34.4% |
| 67. | Morocco | $11,480,000 | +643.5% |
| 68. | Hong Kong | $8,665,000 | -59.9% |
| 69. | Dominican Republic | $8,470,000 | -23.2% |
| 70. | Slovakia | $7,883,000 | -32.1% |
| 71. | Luxembourg | $7,483,000 | +13.8% |
| 72. | Kazakhstan | $6,672,000 | +20.7% |
| 73. | United Arab Emirates | $6,296,000 | -86.3% |
| 74. | Pakistan | $6,169,000 | +93.8% |
| 75. | Tunisia | $6,166,000 | -69.9% |
| 76. | Mauritius | $4,405,000 | -27.6% |
| 77. | Cyprus | $3,580,000 | -53.4% |
| 78. | Israel | $3,571,000 | +53.9% |
| 79. | Estonia | $3,512,000 | +1.4% |
| 80. | Kenya | $3,457,000 | +11.2% |
| 81. | Zambia | $3,075,000 | -23.5% |
| 82. | Georgia | $2,556,000 | +28.2% |
| 83. | Senegal | $2,552,000 | +39.9% |
| 84. | Trinidad/Tobago | $2,201,000 | +86.8% |
| 85. | Lebanon | $1,888,000 | +8.9% |
| 86. | Iran | $1,785,000 | +85.4% |
| 87. | Namibia | $1,667,000 | +89% |
| 88. | Belize | $1,629,000 | +22.7% |
| 89. | Grenada | $1,624,000 | -28.7% |
| 90. | Montenegro | $1,536,000 | -10.6% |
| 91. | Paraguay | $1,474,000 | +55% |
| 92. | Jamaica | $1,368,000 | -81.6% |
| 93. | Togo | $1,280,000 | 0% |
| 94. | Uganda | $1,267,000 | +135.5% |
| 95. | Saint Lucia | $1,239,000 | -21.1% |
| 96. | St Vincent/Grenadines | $1,202,000 | -70.6% |
| 97. | Philippines | $1,179,000 | -60.7% |
| 98. | Armenia | $1,175,000 | +2203.9% |
| 99. | Algeria | $1,128,000 | +10.3% |
| 100. | Nepal | $1,112,000 | -65.8% |
You can change the presentation order by clicking the triangle icon at the top of the columns. An entry of 0% in the right-most column means that 2020 data was unavailable.
See also Dog or Cat Food Exports by Country, Top Beef Exporting Countries and Pork Exports by Country
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Forbes Global 2000 rankings, The World’s Biggest Public Companies. Accessed on August 1, 2021
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