15 Largest Animal Feed Companies in the World
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For the non-vegetarian and non-vegan consumers, quality feed is the largest and most essential factor to ensure that we consume healthy, plentiful, and affordable animal proteins. Animal feed plays a significant role in the global food industry, facilitating the sustainable growth of animal products worldwide.
Despite the high demand for meat, dairy, and aquaculture products in the middle of the coronavirus pandemic, even the essential supply chains have experienced disruption in distributing their goods to the public. On the other hand, the American Feed Industry Association reported an increase in demand for animal feed as local farmers and ranchers were stocking up supplies during the early stages of lockdowns in March. This has been resolved as the CISA included the animal feed manufacturers as an essential business.
Dec 18, 2020
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) awarded the American Feed Industry Association (AFIA) $200,000 for 2021 through the Market Access Program (MAP) to support increasing access to U.S. animal food products abroad. The move grants the trade association “cooperator” status for the first time, providing the AFIA the ability to independently manage the U.S. government funds starting on Jan. 1, 2021.
“We are appreciative of the USDA’s recognition of the AFIA as the industry leader in animal feed, feed ingredients and pet food trade,” said AFIA’s president and chief executive officer Constance Cullman. “The U.S. animal food industry has solutions that can help countries boost the efficiency and quality of their animal production practices and pet food diets in a sustainable way. Unfortunately, regulatory and policy constraints continue to block these products from competing fairly in many foreign markets. The AFIA lo
Dec 17, 2020
The Grain Elevator and Processing Society (GEAPS) is partnering with the American Feed Industry Association (AFIA) to share educational programming across both member organizations. GEAPS members will receive a discount on AFIA’s distance education courses, including its Fundamentals of Feed Manufacturing Online course offered live or on demand through Kansas State University. Members of the AFIA will receive discounts on GEAPS s online training courses.
GEAPS executive director Steve Records explained the overlap between the organizations.
“A big part of GEAPS includes the ‘processing’ operations for the industry. Our member facilities supply all avenues of the food chain, including the feed industry,” Records said. “Many of AFIA’s members receive, store and process grain as part of regular operations. The principles of safety and efficiency that work in a grain elevator will also apply in feed mills. This is a great opportunity to expand access to in
Image courtesy of GEAPS GEAPS announces a partnership with the American Feed Industry Association (AFIA) to share educational programming across both member organizations.
The Grain Elevator and Processing Society (GEAPS) announces a partnership with the American Feed Industry Association (AFIA) to share educational programming across both member organizations.
GEAPS members will receive a discount on AFIA’s distance education courses, including its Fundamentals of Feed Manufacturing Online course offered live or on-demand through Kansas State University. Members of the AFIA will receive discounts on GEAPS online training courses.
GEAPS executive director Steve Records explained the overlap between the organizations. “A big part of GEAPS includes the ‘processing’ operations for the industry. Our member facilities supply all avenues of the food chain, including the feed industry,” Records said. “Many of AFIA’s members receive, store, a