Feed Strategy earlier this year released its list of top feed producing companies worldwide, as ranked by annual feed production.
The 2020 Feed Strategy World’s Top Feed Companies rankings saw a bit of movement among the first 15 companies, as compared with the previous year. The companies are ranked by annual feed production tonnage for calendar year 2019.
Haid Group, now ranked as the sixth largest feed producing company in the world, previously was listed as No. 17. China’s Muyuan Foodstuff occupied the sixth spot last year, and it moved down the rankings this year to 52.
Shuangbaotai Group (Twins Group) now ranks as the 12th largest feed producing company, moving up from the 15th spot the previous year. It took the place of East Hope Group, which now ranks at the 23rd spot.
Based in the U.S., Alltech now ranks as the 14th largest company, moving up two spots. Arab Company for Livestock Development (ACOLID), previously ranking at 14, now occupies the 15th spot.
Top 15 feed producers worldwide, ranked by annual feed production (x 1,000 metric tons)
- CP Group (Thailand): 27,650
- New Hope Group (China): 20,000
- Cargill (United States): 19,600
- Land O’Lakes (United States): 13,500
- Wen’s Food Group (China): 12,770
- Haid Group (China): 12,290
- BRF (Brazil): 10,506
- ForFarmers N.V. (Netherlands): 10,095
- Tyson Foods (United States): 10,000
- Nutreco (Netherlands): 9,000
- De Heus (Netherlands): 8,000
- Shuangbaotai Group (Twins Group) (China): 7,400
- JA Zen-Noh (Japan): 7,200
- Alltech (United States): 6,500
- Arab Company for Livestock Development (ACOLID) (Saudi Arabia): 6,250
The next set of rankings will be published in Feed Strategy in September 2021.
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Annual Feed Strategy World’s Top Feed Companies survey
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