Alltech survey shows positive growth in pig feed production

World feed production exceeds 1 billion MT. Photo: Hans Prinsen
World feed production exceeds 1 billion MT. Photo: Hans Prinsen
For the first time, the international feed tonnage has exceeded 1 billion metric tonnes. That is a 3.7% increase over last year. The growth was also reflected in again more compound feed having been produced for the swine industry. Every year, animal nutrition company Alltech presents its Global Feed Survey. In the 2017 edition, the company concludes that the 2016 output represents a 19% growth since the start of the counting of global feed production in 2012, despite a 7% decrease in the numbe


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