Alltech has released its 2025 Agri-Food Outlook, which includes the company’s 14th annual global feed production survey showing world feed production increased in 2024 by 1.2% to 1.396 billion metric tons.

The annual survey that serves as the foundation of the Agri-Food Outlook collected data from 142 countries and 28,235 feed mills in 2024. By analyzing compound feed production and prices — collected by Alltech’s global sales team and in partnership with feed associations and official data-collecting organizations — the survey provides a comprehensive snapshot of global feed production. These insights serve as a barometer for the overall livestock industry, highlighting key trends across species, regional challenges and opportunities for growth.

The top 10 feed-producing countries in 2024 were China (which produced 315.030 million mt of feed, down 2.03% from 2023), the U.S. (269.620 million mt; +0.68%), Brazil (86.636 million mt; +2.43%), India (55.243 million mt; +4.56%), Mexico (41.401 million mt; +1.38%), Russia (38.481 million mt; +8.53%), Spain (35.972 million mt; +1.46%), Vietnam (25.850 million mt; +3.41%), Türkiye (24.502 million mt; +4.83%) and Japan (24.297 million mt; +0.14%). Together, the top 10 countries produced 65.6% of the world’s feed — and 52% of all global feed production was concentrated in just four countries: China, the U.S., Brazil and India.

By species, the survey found that feed production for poultry, beef, and dairy increased last year, while pig and aquaculture feed production showed slight declines.