Insight by Abdul Wasay, Chief Operating Officer at The Business Research Company
In response to fluctuating tariffs and geopolitical trade developments, the Starter Feed Market Outlook 2025 analyses how businesses are adapting through supply chain diversification and strategic sourcing.
What Are the Expected Market Growth Rates for the Starter Feed Market?
The starter feed market size has grown strongly in recent years. It will grow from $35.4 billion in 2024 to $37.88 billion in 2025 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 7.0%. The growth in the historic period can be attributed to growing focus on animal health and welfare, expansion of commercial poultry farming, globalization of livestock farming, advancements in feed manufacturing, focus on disease prevention, consumer demand for quality animal products.
What Are the Expected Market Growth Trends for the Starter Feed Market Through 2029?
The Starter Feed Global Market is projected to reach $49.61 billion in 2029, with a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 7.0%.
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What Are the Key Business Drivers in the Starter Feed Market Landscape?
The key drivers in the starter feed market are:
• The expansion of the aquaculture industry
• The importance of starter feed in the development of aquatic animals
• The increased levels of essential nutrients provided by starter feed
• Rising consumption of aquaculture products, like Snow/Queen crab.
How Is the Starter Feed Market Divided Across Key Categories?
The starter feedmarket covered in this report is segmented –
1) By Type: Medicated, Non-Medicated
2) By Form: Pellets, Crumbles, Other Forms
3) By Ingredient: Wheat, Corn, Soybean, Oats, Barley
4) By Nature: Organic, Conventional
5) By Application: Poultry, Ruminants, Swine, Aquatic, Equine, Other Applications
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What Are the Ongoing Trends in the Starter Feed Market?
The key trends in the starter feed market are:
• A key emerging trend in the starter feed market is the emphasis on product innovation.
• Major market players are developing new innovative products to remain competitive.
• Innovative feed products are being designed to offer maximum nutritional absorption for newborn livestock.
• There is a rise in the incorporation of healthier components like organic acids and essential oils in starter feeds.
Which Companies are Expanding in the Starter Feed Industry?
Major players in the starter feed market are:
• Cargill Incorporated
• BASF SE
• Evonik Industries AG
• Archer Daniels Midland Company
• Purina Mills LLC.
• Charoen Pokphand Group Co. Ltd.
• Roquette Freres SA
• Alltech Inc.
• ACI Godrej Agrovet Private Limited
• Associated British Foods plc
• Nutreco N.V
• Koninklijke DSM N.V.
• Devenish Nutrition Ltd.
• Janaki Group Of Companies
• lYork Ag
• De Heus Animal Nutrition BV
• ForFarmers NV
• Land O'Lakes Inc.
• Hi-Pro Feeds LP
• Kent Nutrition Group Inc.
• Ridley Corporation Limited
• Japfa Comfeed Indonesia Tbk PT
• Guangdong Haid Group Co. Ltd.
• Wen's Food Group Co. Ltd.
• Twins Group Inc.
• New Hope Liuhe Co. Ltd.
• East Hope Group Company Limited
• Tyson Foods Inc.
• The Scoular Company
• Nutriad International NV
Which is the Largest Region the Global Starter Feed Market?
North America was the largest region in the starter feed market in 2024
