Poultry Feed Market Size, Share and Trends 2026 to 2035

Revenue, 2025

USD 216.82 Bn

Forecast Year, 2035

USD 332.40 Bn

CAGR, 2026 - 2035

4.37%

Report Coverage

Global

What is the Poultry Feed Market Size?

The global poultry feed market size is calculated at USD 216.82 billion in 2025 and is predicted to increase from USD 226.58 billion in 2026 to approximately USD 332.40 billion by 2035, expanding at a CAGR of 4.37% from 2026 to 2035.

Market Highlights

• Asia-Pacific dominated the high-speed camera market with the largest market share of 43% in 2025.
• By livestock, the broilers segment has held revenue share of 55% in 2025.
• By livestock, the layers segment is projected to grow rapidly in the market in the coming years.
• By additive, the amino acid segment held the largest share of the market in 2025.
• By additive, the vitamins segment is projected to grow rapidly in the market in the upcoming years.

Market Overview

The worldwide expansion of the poultry feed industry continues at an accelerated pace as a result of the continued advancement of poultry meat production and poultry egg consumption, the increase in population; and the increase in demand for affordable sources of animal protein . Poultry feed is composed of a combination of feed grains (cereal), oilseeds, vitamins and minerals to promote bird health and performance, as well as support an efficient feed-to-meat (or bird) conversion rate. Advances in poultry nutrition, increased emphasis on reducing poultry disease, and increased interest by poultry producers to maximize the nutritional quality of their poultry feed have all contributed to the increasing popularity of bird-based and commercially prepared poultry feeds globally.

Poultry Feed Market Growth Factors

The factors such as the surge in demand for organic feed and growing production of livestock production are driving the growth of global poultry feed market. As per the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, poultry requires 13% fat, 60% protein, and 3% calcium. Therefore, poultry by products and fish food are used to meet the nutrient requirements. The by-product accounts for about 50% and the live market weight of ruminants and 30% of the live market weight of poultry. These by products are processed, pulverized, and used as chicken feed. Poultry meat is becoming more popular around the world, with consumption rising from 45,033 metric tons in 2018 to 45,938 metric tons in 2020.

Poultry chicken is regarded as one of the most cost-effective sources of protein and as a result, the demand for poultry goods such as eggs and meat is continually increasing. As per the United States Department of Agriculture, worldwide chicken meat production will likely to exceed 97.8 million tons in 2019, up 2% from 2018. The market for poultry feed is also growing due to favorable government regulations. By 2019, the integration of insect protein in poultry feed will have high requirement for poultry feed, thus projecting the growth of global poultry feed market. In February 2018, the European Commission's Health and Food Safety Commissioner allowed the incorporation of insect protein in poultry feed.

The product releases, acquisitions, business expansions, joint ventures, and considerable investments in research and development are all strategies used by poultry feed makers to obtain optimal business expansion and building a positive market position. The evolving global businesses or new competitors are expected to have more chance to expand the poultry feed market, particularly in emerging nations. During the projected period, the growing government activities and growing foreign investments in the emerging agricultural sector, particularly in India and China of Asia-Pacific region, are likely to promote the growth of global poultry feed market.

Due to growing number of diseases and infections, the animals are more vulnerable to the such ailments. Thus, this factor is driving demand for poultry feed in the global market. The factors such as raw material price volatility as well as environmental concerns are expected to stymie the global poultry feed market's expansion throughout the projection period.

Market Outlook

• Industry Growth Overview: The Poultry Feed segment will see Positive growth due to the increase in production of poultry, increase in urbanization, and the demand for a protein-based diet. Improvements in feeding efficiency and the management of nutrition for poultry are increasing Global productivity and profitability of Poultry Products due to the use of Technology.
• Global Expansion: Global feed manufacturers are expanding their businesses into Emerging Markets (Asia, Africa & Latin America) using Strategic Acquisitions, Local Partnerships & Capacity Expansions to meet Local Demand.
• Innovation and Startups: There are new startups entering the Poultry Feed segment with new Enzyme Based Additives, Insect Protein Products and Digital Feed Optimization Tools into the Poultry Feed Industry.

Market Scope

Poultry Feed Market Segment Insights

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Value Chain Analysis

• Raw Materials and Processing: The three major ingredients used to manufacture feeds include corn and soybean meal, along with additives that are required to produce quality, safe feeds with nutrient levels that are consistent.
• Feeding and Feeding Systems: Companies like Cargill and ADM use precision nutrition as well as R&D based approaches in their feed manufacturing processes that allow them to provide their customers with a feed that results in optimum feed conversion ratios.
• Logistics and Delivery: With established logistics and the presence of direct working relationships with commercial poultry farms, feed manufacturers can ensure that feed is delivered on schedule and that performance is monitored in real time.

Poultry Feed Market Companies

• Chicken Pokphand Foods PCL
• Cargill Inc .
• Archer Daniels Midland
• Alltech Inc.
• De Heus B.V.
• Land O'Lakes Inc.
• ForFarmers N.V.
• Nutreco N.V.
• NEOVIA Group
• BASF SE

Key Developments

• In 2020, ForFarmers declared the purchase of De Hoop Mengvoeders' poultry industry, establishing a dominant position in the broiler market.
• Cargill introduced a feeding intelligence platform in October 2019 to supply farmers with resources on the most up to date intelligent animal production practices, with the goal of assisting them in navigating and improving their operations across all species, including poultry.
• SYNCRA, a poultry feed supplement developed by DuPont de Nemours Inc., was introduced in March 2019 to improve nutrient digestibility in the poultry industry.
• In 2021, Associated British Foods PLC introduced AB Neo, an animal neonate specialist company that caters to the needs of young farm animals. It makes calves, chickens, and piglets' products.
• Charoen Pokphand Group announced a cooperation with Plug and Play, the world's largest global innovation platform for industry accelerators, in Silicon Valley in May 2021. C.P. Group and Plug and Play will collaborate closely to maximize innovation as the company expands its efforts to establish sustainable enterprises and foster beneficial impacts on global communities.

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