Supported by the government
and enjoying high demand from the downstream market, China's feed industry is growing
steadily. The prospect of the feed probiotics industry is therefor very
promising. According to CCM, the feed probiotics industry in China will develop
steadily at a low speed in the next few years.
Worldwide,
meat and meat products consumption is growing at a high speed,
especially in emerging and developing countries. This kind of food is highly
valued for high-quality protein, amino acids, minerals and vitamins, which are
necessary for human nutrition. The growing population and rise in incomes, especially
of a growing middle class, along with the changing food habits, have driven the
meat industry market worldwide.
However,
the demands of the meat processing industry are growing as well as a result.
This adds pressure to livestock farmers, who are urged to produce high-quality
and hygienic meat, which can be a big challenge. From decades, around 60% of
the meat production is obtained from the developing countries. It is worth
noticing, that the rising prices of commodities are further shifting the
consumer preferences towards cost-effective and cheaper meat products.
As
the disadvantage of antibiotic products became widely known in the publicity
several decades ago, probiotics had been widely used as an effective
alternative in livestock production. China’s research in antibiotics started
later than in Western countries. However, after 20-year market cultivation,
probiotics were being accepted and tried by Chinese feed mills and farms
gradually. According to some market experts, it's estimated that the market
value of biological feed products in China will reach USD20 billion in 2025.
As
people are paying more and more attention to food safety, feed probiotics have
been widely used as feed additives because they are safe, effective, and
environment-friendly without drug resistance, toxicity and residue, and may
gradually replace antibiotics.
With
the supportive policies and demand from the downstream market, China's feed
industry is on the upward trend; especially the prospect of feed probiotics
industry is very promising. Due to comprehensive factors, the feed probiotics
industry in China will develop steadily at a low speed in the next few years.
In
recent years, the domestic supply of feed probiotics has basically met the
demand from downstream industries. Only a small quantity of feed probiotics is
imported, accounting for about 4% of the total supply by volume. This is mainly
attributed to the easy access to the feed probiotics industry, for low
investment and production cost, and easily accessible approval from the
government.
The
prospect of feed probiotics industry is very promising because feed probiotics
are safe, effective, and environment-friendly without drug resistance, toxicity
and residue. What's more, the government has released policies to support the
development of antibiotic-free feed.
Probiotics
are increasingly used in global animal production operations to improve animal
health and productivity. The major outcomes from using probiotics include
improvement in growth, reduction in mortality, and improvement in feed
conversion efficiency.
Use
of probiotics and prebiotics in animal feeds has been shown to benefit
digestion, animal performance and the immune system. Probiotics are products
that contain living microorganisms, mostly bacteria.
Several
contributors that are involved in the value chain of probiotics in animal feed
are inclusive of suppliers, manufacturers, distributors, intermediaries,
research institutes, and end-use industries. The research institutes are engaged
in the development of an improved version of the existing probiotics bacteria
through the use of modern technology. The manufacturers utilize their research
and development facility to run the pilot production and to assess its pre
and post-processing impact on the quality, which is then delivered to
the end users, which are the animal feed additive manufacturers.
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information for this article comes from CCM, China’s leading market
intelligence provider for the fields of agriculture, chemicals, food and feed.
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complete analysis on China’s feed probiotics market can be found in the market
research report Overview and Trends of the Feed Probiotics market in China.
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