Animal Feed Protein Market Report 2026

Animal Feed Protein Market Overview

• Animal Feed Protein market size has reached to $311.56 billion in 2025 • Expected to grow to $412.06 billion in 2030 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 5.8% • Growth Driver: Surge In Meat Products Demand Fuels The Animal Feed Protein Market Growth • Market Trend: Industry Players Spearhead Innovation With Lysine-Based Additives • Asia-Pacific was the largest region in 2025.

What Is Covered Under Animal Feed Protein Market?

Animal feed protein is food that is fed to farm animals, typically livestock, as part of their care. Animal protein meals are utilized to feed animals as these proteins are vital structural components of animal tissues. This feed aids in the improvement of animal immunity, performance, and productivity. The main products of animal feed protein are plant protein, animal protein, and alternative protein. Plant protein refers to a meaningful food source of protein that is derived from plants. The livestock involved are poultry, swine, cattle, aquaculture, pet food, and equine which are available in dry and liquid forms.

What Is The Animal Feed Protein Market Growth Forecast?

The animal feed protein market size is expected to see strong growth in the next few years. It will grow to $412.06 billion in 2030 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 5.8%. The growth in the forecast period can be attributed to adoption of plant-based and alternative protein sources, technological innovations in feed processing, rising focus on sustainable and circular feed solutions, growth in aquaculture and petfood industries, increasing regulatory support for feed quality and safety. Major trends in the forecast period include rising demand for high-quality animal protein feed, adoption of alternative protein sources in livestock feed, increasing focus on feed digestibility and nutritional efficiency, expansion of aquaculture and petfood feed segments, growth in liquid feed formulations for improved feed intake.

Global Animal Feed Protein Market Segmentation

1) By Product: Plant Protein, Animal Protein, Alternative Protein 2) By Livestock: Poultry, Swine, Cattle, Aquaculture, Petfood, Equine 3) By Form: Dry, Liquid Subsegments: 1) By Plant Protein: Soy Protein, Pea Protein, Wheat Protein, Corn Protein, Sunflower Protein 2) By Animal Protein: Fish Meal, Meat and Bone Meal, Blood Meal, Dairy Protein, Egg Protein 3) By Alternative Protein: Insect Protein, Single-Cell Protein, Mycoprotein (fungal protein), Fermentation-Derived Proteins

What Is The Driver Of The Animal Feed Protein Market?

Increased demand for meat products is expected to propel the growth of the animal feed protein market going forward. Meat is a processed product that comes from the processing of livestock or the further processing of similar animals. Meat products are rising due to changing dietary preferences, as more consumers seek protein-rich foods for nutrition and energy, increasing overall demand. Animal feed protein is used to feed animals to increase their protein content with its higher protein quality, which is usually growing to build muscle mass and highly nutritional diets that maintain the health of the animals and increase the quality of such end products as meat, milk, or eggs. For instance, in July 2025, according to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), a UK-based government department, total UK meat production in 2024 was 4,166 thousand tonnes, up from 4,059 thousand tonnes in 2023. Therefore, increased demand for meat products is driving the growth of the animal feed protein treatment market.

Key Players In The Global Animal Feed Protein Market

Major companies operating in the animal feed protein market are Cargill Incorporated, Archer Daniels Midland Company, Tyson Foods Inc., CHS Inc., Smithfield Foods, Inc., DuPont de Nemours Inc., Wens Foodstuff Group, Kerry Group PLC, BRF S.A., Nutreco N.V., Darling Ingredients Inc., Glanbia PLC, Industrias Bachoco, S.A. de C.V., ForFarmers NV, Hilmar Cheese Company Inc., Purina Mills LLC, Purina Animal Nutrition LLC, Hamlet Protein A / S, Nordic Soya Oy, Jellice Pioneer Private Limited, Pecuarius Laboratorios SA de CV, ADM Alliance Nutrition Inc., Aller Aqua A/s, Alltech Inc., Biomin, Charoen Pokphand Group, CP Group, De Heus a.s., Guangdong Haid Gr Co, New Hope Group, Sonac USA LLC

Global Animal Feed Protein Market Trends and Insights

Major companies operating in the animal feed protein market are focused on developing innovative solutions such as lysine-based animal feeds. Lysine-based animal feed refers to animal feed formulations that incorporate lysine as a key ingredient or additive. Lysine is an essential amino acid that plays a crucial role in the protein synthesis of animals. For instance, in June 2023, Evonik Industries AG, a Germany-based world leader in specialty chemicals launched ‘Biolys’ higher concentration of L-lysine. The Biolys enables customers to fulfill their animals' essential amino acid L-lysine requirements with even greater efficiency. The product comprises granulated L-lysine combined with a nutritionally dense biomass.

What Are Latest Mergers And Acquisitions In The Animal Feed Protein Market?

In July 2025, Cargill Incorporated, a US‑based provider of animal nutrition and feed solutions including premixes, feed concentrates, and complete feeds for livestock and poultry, acquired Mig-PLUS Agroindustrial Ltda. for an undisclosed amount. With this acquisition, Cargill aimed to expand its footprint and production capabilities in the dynamic Brazilian animal feed protein and nutrition market, bringing it closer to key regional livestock producers and diversifying its portfolio with locally tailored feed products. Mig-PLUS Agroindustrial Ltda. is a Brazil‑based provider of animal nutrition solutions, specializing in premixes, feed concentrates and complete feeds for swine and ruminants.

Regional Outlook

Asia-Pacific was the largest region in the animal feed protein market in 2025. The regions covered in this market report are Asia-Pacific, South East Asia, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, North America, South America, Middle East, Africa. The countries covered in this market report are Australia, Brazil, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Japan, Taiwan, Russia, South Korea, UK, USA, Canada, Italy, Spain

What Defines the Animal Feed Protein Market?

The animal feed protein market consists of sales of soybean, poultry, and feather meals as well as meat and bone meals. Values in this market are ‘factory gate’ values, that is, the value of goods sold by the manufacturers or creators of the goods, whether to other entities (including downstream manufacturers, wholesalers, distributors, and retailers) or directly to end customers. The value of goods in this market includes related services sold by the creators of the goods.

How is Market Value Defined and Measured?

The market value is defined as the revenues that enterprises gain from the sale of goods and/or services within the specified market and geography through sales, grants, or donations in terms of the currency (in USD unless otherwise specified). The revenues for a specified geography are consumption values that are revenues generated by organizations in the specified geography within the market, irrespective of where they are produced. It does not include revenues from resales along the supply chain, either further along the supply chain or as part of other products.