World Grain - April 2019 - 6

FROM THE EDITOR

India becoming a major
force in feed

ach year, we eagerly await the annual reports authored by various
organizations and agencies that
provide statistical analysis and trends of
the industries we cover - grain, feed and
flour milling. ne of the most interesting
is Alltech's annual Global Feed Survey,
released each year at the end of anuary.
The comprehensive survey, which draws
upon data from
countries and nearly
,
feed mills, not only provides the
total estimated amount of feed produced
worldwide, but also breaks down performance by region and country as well as
consumption trends by species.
Among the highlights from this year s
survey were overall production in
jumping
to . billion tonnes, the third
straight year that output has surpassed the
billion mark layer feed growing by
globally, indicating a growing need
for and continued interest in that protein source and eight countries China,
the United States, Brazil, Russia, India,
Mexico, Spain and Turkey combining to
produce
of the world s feed.
Among those top feed producers, perhaps the most intriguing is fifth ranked
India, which saw feed production jump
7 in
7 and
in
. ven
more remarkable is that the country s
feed output rose in all categories that
Alltech assesses, which includes everything from aquafeed to hog feed to
goat grains.
This upward trend in meat consumption may come as a surprise since India
often is associated with vegetarianism
due to religion and other factors. ut a
recent survey found that 7
of Indians
over the age of
are non vegetarian,
which means that roughly
million
of the country s . billion people consumed meat and the percentage of non
vegetarians is believed to be trending
higher. Throughout the world, meat
heavy diets are correlated with an increase in wealth, and few countries have
enjoyed greater middle class growth in
recent years than India.
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ut rising per capita income isn t the
only factor pushing India's feed consumption higher. India, the world s second most populous country, is expected
to see its population continue to grow
by
per year in the coming decade.
The Indian government along with private initiatives are increasing awareness
of better feed practices among farmers,
which leads them to want to purchase
the best commercial feed available.
Also, India s exports of animal feed are
rising and will represent an important
growth driver over the next five years.
Although not typically known for its
pig production, India took a big leap
in pig feed production in
as the
Alltech report noted that "the industry is trending more toward organi ed
farming in areas like Kerala and unjab,
with new feed millers contributing to
this growth.
y most accounts, the Indian feed
sector appears ripe for new investment.
Research and Markets in ovember released a report in which it projects the
Indian animal feed market, which was
worth
. billion in
7, to reach
. billion by
, with a compound
annual growth rate of
.
during
that period.
The good news isn t limited to India s
feed industry, as the USDA projects
that, due to growing demand in the feed
sector, India is likely to emerge as a net
importer of corn in
, bringing in
,
tonnes. That s
more than in the last
7 years combined and
perhaps a sign of a potential new market for
corn producers around
the world.
retty ama ing data
from a country that has consistently
been viewed as having the world's largest number of vegetarians.
Arvin Donley
ditor

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