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2019 and Projected 2020 Feed Requirement

03/09/2021

The Institute for Feed Education and Research (IFEEDER) recently released a report prepared by Decision Innovations Solutions on actual 2019 feed production and a projection for 2020. The report is based on surveys of the feed industry comprising 5,836 manufacturing facilities that produced 283.8 million tons of animal feed in 2019.  The major consuming species and the quantities manufactured were:

 

  • Beef cattle – 64.5 million tons

 

  • Hogs – 61.8 million tons

 

  • Broilers – 60.8 million tons

 

  • Dairy cattle – 49.8 million tons

 

  • Egg production – 19.2 million tons

 

  • Turkeys – 10.6 million tons

 

  • Companion animals – 8.6 million tons

 

  • Equine – 7.7 million tons

 

The major consuming states included:

 

  • Iowa – 28.8 million tons

 

  • Texas – 21.1 million tons

 

  • California – 17.5 million tons

 

  • North Carolina – 16.3 million tons

 

  • Minnesota – 14.6 million tons

 

Of ingredients used in feeds, 52 percent of livestock and companion animal feed comprised corn, with soybean meal at 12 percent and distillers dried grains 11 percent. Other ingredients incorporated into compound feed included wheat byproducts, 3 percent; animal byproducts, 3 percent; animal fats, 2 percent; corn gluten and canola meal, 2 percent each.

 

With respect to 2020, a value of 248.4 million tons was projected based on the impact of COVID-19 that interrupted production and processing during March and April. Projections of future feed production through 2025 using a base of 248.4 million tons in 2020, range from a best- case scenario of 263.1 million tons to a worst-case situation with continued interruption in supply and demand due to COVID, resulting in a low production 237.2 million tons. The expected production in 2025 will be 254.6 million tons valued at $49 billion.

 

 

Commenting on the IFEEDER Report, Constance Cullman, AFIA President stated, “This report demonstrates that supporting our essential agricultural workforce with better access to COVID-19 prevention, testing and vaccines in rural America will have a positive impact on our long-term economic growth and contribution to local economies.


 
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