Animal Feed Additives Market

Animal Feed Additives Market Size

The global animal feed additives market size was estimated at USD 25 billion in 2024. The market is expected to grow from USD 25.9 billion in 2025 to USD 38.2 billion in 2034, at a CAGR of 4.4%. Feed additives are substances which are added to livestock feeds to improve their nutritional value and animal productivity.

Examples of such additives are vitamins, amino acids, enzymes, antioxidants and probiotics. This industry has a vast scope including poultry, swine, cattle, aquaculture, and even other livestock. The key factors include increasing global population which in turn skyrockets the demand for high quality meat products, an increased focus on animal nutrition and welfare, as well as the need to utilize feed more effectively.

For example, the exportation of meat products raised the demand by 7% while at the same time, the awareness of animal wellbeing and nutrition also increased by 5%. Also, excessive livestock farming by 6% increased the global economy, contributing to newer innovations which boost this market growth.

Integrated animal nutrition recognizes the fact that animal feed additives, which improve the quality of feed, are extremely important when it comes to improving the health of animals and their performance. Increased focus on improving digestibility of addons is increasing the demand for wide range of additives from enzymes to sweeteners, flavor additives, and even probiotics.

The livestock is very important in the production of meats, dairies, and other agriculture products will increasingly be needed for some population segments like turkeys, broilers, swine, beef, and even dairy cattle. This increase is due to the growing work force, fast expanding food and beverage industry, and an increasing foodservice industry are all contributing to the growth in the market in North America.

Animal Feed Additives Market Trends

• Surging demand for probiotics and prebiotics: The need for performance-improving supplements has been rising due to the growth of industrial livestock agriculture in Argentina and Brazil. According to Brazil’s Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE), the country’s cattle herd increased by 2.5% to 218.2 million head in 2021. Feed safety regulations like Law 20.606 on food labeling and advertising in Chile are requiring feed manufacturers to spend on better additives.
  
• The increase in value from the prepared animal feeds in Colombia was reported to be 3.8% by the National Administrative Department of Statistics (DANE) in 2020 due to technological improvements in feed formulation.
  
• Increasing appetite for premium meat and dairy: The animal feed additives market is growing tremendously due to rising demand for high quality meat and dairy products, advancements in nutrition, and tighter animal health and food safety regulations. Key trends are the increases of natural and organic additives, adoption of modern feed technology, and greater focus on maximizing animal output and feed utilization to performance ratios.
  
• There are various categories under livestock including avian, porcine, bovine, and fish farming that show rapid growth in eco-friendly and sustainable additives. Also adding to these increases is the presence of well-established farming and agriculture in the region, along with strong R and D support. In 2023, there was an increase of 7.5% in demand for natural additives, while the use of modern feed technology increased by 6.2%.
  

Animal Feed Additives Market Analysis

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On the basis of product, the market is segmented into antioxidant, pigments, enzymes, flavors, sweeteners, probiotics, and vitamins. The global market held USD 25 billion in 2024. Antioxidant segment held USD 9.1 billion in 2024.

• The growing focus on the well-being and diet of livestock is supporting the growth of the vitamins segment in North America’s market for animal feed additives. Animal nutrition is increasingly becoming the center of investment, along with farmers and producers increasingly shifting towards fortified feed products: these shifts fortify the growth of the market. As livestock productivity improves, a greater volume of meat, milk, and eggs is produced.
  
• Animal protein, advances in feed additive technology, and animal welfare-friendly legislation also drive this growth. The increase in animal nutrition expenditure enables farmers as well as producers to shift towards using fortified feed products. Alongside these structural enhancements, the growing consumption of animal protein and the existing technological advancement also drive growth. In animals, essential vitamins such as A, D, E, and B complex, have numerous different physiological functions, and their growing employment in animal welfare enhances the quality of livestock.
  

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The animal feed additives market is led by North America, which was valued at USD 6 billion of total revenue in 2024.

• In North America, the animal feed additives industry is booming, especially in the poultry part, which is especially benefitting from the increased demand for chicken products. This segment includes vitamins, minerals, amino acids, enzymes, and probiotics as additives. Overall, these additives contribute towards better use of feed, improved gut health, and increased productivity of poultry birds.
  
• The most important drivers are the growing change towards production of chicken without antibiotics, a greater portion of the population consuming high quality proteins, and food safety requirements becoming more rigorous. Further, there is greater scope due to improvement in policies on formulation of feeds and greater emphasis on sustainable and organic poultry production.
  

Animal Feed Additives Market Share

Top 5 companies include Adm, Alltech, Basf, Cargill, and Dsm. The innovative strategies employed in the market include spending on R&D to create and enhance additive products, catering towards the increased consumer demand for organic and natural products, and widening the antibiotic-free sustainable livestock production effort. Companies are also merging and acquiring other companies to enlarge their market share and reach, thus diversifying their product portfolio.

Using new technological advances in feeds and precision nutrition to improve the efficiency of feed use and the health of the animals is vital. Also, their approach requires proactive marketing to inform stakeholders on the benefits of the additives, while simultaneously strictly abiding regulations and standards for the feed.

global footprints, leveraging extensive distribution networks and research capabilities to introduce high-performance feed additives. The market is primarily controlled by Adm and Cargill owing to their supply chain vertical integration which makes it easier to manage raw material purchase, production, and sales. Dsm, Basf, and Dupont focus on nutrition’s feed innovation, especially in probiotics, enzymes, and vitamins for the ever-growing sustainable and antibiotic-free feed additives.

Animal Feed Additives Market Companies

Some of the eminent market participants operating in the animal feed additives industry include:

• Adm
• Alltech
• Basf
• Biomin Holdings
• Cargill
• Dr. Eckel
• Dsm
• Dupont
• Impextraco
• Iptsa
• Kemin Industries
• Lucta
• Miavit
• Novus International
• Nutreco
• Nutriad
  

Kemin Industries, Lucta, Nutriad, and Miavit have made significant contributions to flavor enhancers, probiotics, and specialty feed additives aimed at improving animal performance and palatable nutrition. With strong emphasis on research activities, Novus International and Nutreco are actively pouring resources into the development of sustainable and organic feed additives to suit the shifting needs of patrons toward nutrition devoid of antibiotics for animals.

As a result of their global reach as well as product diversity, Adm, Cargill, Basf, Dsm, and Alltech effortlessly dominate roughly 40%-50% of the market, which further emphasizes the consolidation of industry about market share. Some other regional players and specialist companies like Dr. Eckel and Biomin, although having smaller shares, are quite prominent in Europe and Asia Pacific where demand for novel and sustainable feed additives is increasing. Asia Pacific leads the global market with approximately 40.5% of sales alongside a growing livestock population and meat consumption. Following, is North America and Europe owing to robust regulations alongside emphasis on quality animal nutrition.

Animal Feed Additives Industry News:

• In November 2024, Arla Foods began testing the feed supplement Bovaer in tandem with three major UK supermarket chains – Morrisons, Tesco, and Aldi – in November 2024. The testing was done on around 30 farms in the UK.
  
• In November 2022, Kemin Industries announced Toxfin Care in November 2022, which aims to reinforce immune responses, and organ health, and maintain activity and productivity in conjunction with protecting animal feed from mycotoxins.
  
• In September 2022, Dsm acquired Prodap, a company from Brazil specializing in animal nutrition and technology. Prodap was branded as the “one-stop shop” due to their diverse offering of technological services, consultancy, and specialized nutritional solutions aimed at efficient and sustainable animal husbandry.
  
• In October 2021, Basf and Cargill expanded an existing collaboration that was established to design, produce, and market innovative enzymatic products for animal feeds. They aimed to increase feed use efficiency, and animal health and growth performance.
  

The animal feed additives market research report includes an in-depth coverage of the industry with estimates and forecast in terms of revenue in (USD Billion) & Volume in (Kilo Tons) from 2021 – 2034 for the following segments:

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Market, By Product

• Antioxidant
• Pigments
• Enzymes
• Flavors
• Sweeteners
• Probiotics
• Vitamins

The above information is provided for the following regions and countries:

• North America 
  • U.S.
  • Canada 
• Europe 
  • Germany
  • UK
  • France
  • Spain
  • Italy
  • Netherlands 
• Asia Pacific
  • China
  • India
  • Japan
  • Australia
  • South Korea 
• Latin America
  • Brazil
  • Mexico
  • Argentina 
• Middle East and Africa 
  • Saudi Arabia
  • South Africa
  • UAE