The animal feeds metric, which excludes amounts for pet dog and cat food sold by retail sellers, reflects a 34% advance from $15.7 billion five years earlier in 2019.
Exports of dog or cat food put up for retail sale totaled $24.8 billion for 2023, outperforming the amount for exported animal feeds by 18.2%.
Year over year, animal feed exports declined by -3.5% compared to $21.7 billion for 2022.
The 5 biggest exporters of animal feeds are the Netherlands, United States of America, Germany, Belgium and mainland China. Combined, that quintet collected 47.8% of global sales from exported animal feeds in 2023.
Among continents, suppliers in Europe sold the highest dollar worth of exported animal feeds during 2023 with shipments valued at $12.9 billion or 61.3% of the animal feeds total. In second place were exporters located in Asia at 19% while another 12.5% of worldwide shipments for animal feeds originated from North America.
Smaller percentages came from Latin America (5.5%) excluding Mexico but including the Caribbean, Africa (1.4%), and Oceania (0.4%) led by Australia and New Zealand.
For research purposes, the 6-digit Harmonized Tariff System code is 230990 for preparations used in animal feeding. That code excludes dog or cat food sold at the retail level.
Top Animal Feeds Exporters by Country
Below are the 15 countries that exported the highest dollar value worth of animal feeds during 2023.
- Netherlands: US$2.9 billion (13.7% of exported animal feeds)
- United States: $2.2 billion (10.7%)
- Germany: $1.72 billion (8.2%)
- Belgium: $1.68 billion (8%)
- mainland China: $1.5 billion (7.2%)
- France: $1.3 billion (6.1%)
- United Kingdom: $833.5 million (4%)
- Spain: $607.1 million (2.9%)
- Italy: $558.1 million (2.7%)
- Denmark: $445.3 million (2.1%)
- Austria: $416 million (2%)
- Thailand: $352.8 million (1.7%)
- Brazil: $350.3 million (1.7%)
- Türkiye: $347.8 million (1.7%)
- Poland: $338.8 million (1.6%)
By value, the listed 15 countries shipped 74.1% of all animal feeds exported in 2023.
Among the top exporters, the fastest-growing animal feeds exporters since 2022 were: United States of America (up 18.7%), Austria (up 12.5%), Poland (up 6.4%) and the United Kingdom (up 5.3%).
Those countries that posted declines in their exported animal feeds sales were led by: mainland China (down -12.8% from 2022), Türkiye (down -11.9%), Netherlands (down -8.9%), Italy (down -6.9%) and Spain (down -6.8%).
Searchable List of Animal Feeds Exporting Countries in 2023
The 100 key exporters of animal feeds showcased in the following automated database represent 99.9% of the dollar value spent on exported animal feeds in 2023.
| Rank | Exporter | Animal Feed Exports | 2022-3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Netherlands | $2,865,010,000 | -8.9% |
| 2. | United States | $2,238,938,000 | +18.7% |
| 3. | Germany | $1,715,868,000 | -3.7% |
| 4. | Belgium | $1,684,354,000 | +1% |
| 5. | mainland China | $1,520,560,000 | -12.8% |
| 6. | France | $1,274,223,000 | -4% |
| 7. | United Kingdom | $833,466,000 | +5.3% |
| 8. | Spain | $607,054,000 | -6.8% |
| 9. | Italy | $558,087,000 | -6.9% |
| 10. | Denmark | $445,259,000 | +1.8% |
| 11. | Austria | $415,988,000 | +12.5% |
| 12. | Thailand | $352,821,000 | -4.4% |
| 13. | Brazil | $350,301,000 | -0.2% |
| 14. | Türkiye | $347,774,000 | -11.9% |
| 15. | Poland | $338,822,000 | +6.4% |
| 16. | Canada | $317,829,000 | +3.1% |
| 17. | Norway | $314,480,000 | +19.8% |
| 18. | Vietnam | $282,130,000 | -16.5% |
| 19. | India | $279,030,000 | 0% |
| 20. | Malaysia | $273,069,000 | -16.3% |
| 21. | Singapore | $259,189,000 | -18% |
| 22. | Peru | $239,126,000 | -14.9% |
| 23. | Hungary | $231,886,000 | -2.5% |
| 24. | Bulgaria | $212,960,000 | +6.7% |
| 25. | Ireland | $212,242,000 | +8.6% |
| 26. | Russia | $207,108,000 | -15.9% |
| 27. | Czech Republic | $154,154,000 | +4.1% |
| 28. | South Africa | $136,330,000 | -3.7% |
| 29. | Indonesia | $109,363,000 | +4.1% |
| 30. | Serbia | $106,951,000 | +6.6% |
| 31. | Guatemala | $99,171,000 | -4.7% |
| 32. | Ecuador | $98,346,000 | +4.1% |
| 33. | Sri Lanka | $95,060,000 | -17.9% |
| 34. | Greece | $93,724,000 | +17.2% |
| 35. | Portugal | $93,293,000 | +10.3% |
| 36. | Taiwan | $90,698,000 | -29.3% |
| 37. | Faroe Islands | $89,883,000 | -5% |
| 38. | South Korea | $85,845,000 | +5.1% |
| 39. | Japan | $80,459,000 | +3.8% |
| 40. | Croatia | $59,971,000 | +1.8% |
| 41. | Lithuania | $58,459,000 | -24.7% |
| 42. | Jordan | $57,708,000 | -7.7% |
| 43. | Mexico | $57,400,000 | +0.1% |
| 44. | Honduras | $57,256,000 | 0% |
| 45. | Colombia | $55,310,000 | +7% |
| 46. | Kazakhstan | $52,775,000 | +71.2% |
| 47. | Costa Rica | $52,031,000 | +16.7% |
| 48. | Latvia | $50,169,000 | -14.2% |
| 49. | Chile | $48,910,000 | +14.7% |
| 50. | Australia | $47,464,000 | -36.5% |
| 51. | Switzerland | $46,376,000 | +3.1% |
| 52. | Argentina | $43,712,000 | -19.1% |
| 53. | Sweden | $41,342,000 | -22.1% |
| 54. | New Zealand | $34,699,000 | -7% |
| 55. | Finland | $34,571,000 | -39.8% |
| 56. | Slovenia | $30,993,000 | +24.5% |
| 57. | El Salvador | $27,576,000 | -2.3% |
| 58. | Uzbekistan | $27,298,000 | -30.6% |
| 59. | Slovakia | $25,748,000 | +40.1% |
| 60. | Tunisia | $23,852,000 | -2.3% |
| 61. | Uruguay | $23,289,000 | +145.4% |
| 62. | Panama | $22,417,000 | +25% |
| 63. | Eswatini | $20,313,000 | -19.6% |
| 64. | Egypt | $20,166,000 | -47.5% |
| 65. | Zambia | $17,288,000 | +43.3% |
| 66. | Romania | $16,830,000 | +16.6% |
| 67. | Mauritius | $14,740,000 | -30% |
| 68. | Ukraine | $14,484,000 | +59.4% |
| 69. | Kenya | $13,126,000 | +75.8% |
| 70. | Saudi Arabia | $11,505,000 | -90.1% |
| 71. | Ivory Coast | $11,391,000 | +38.9% |
| 72. | Luxembourg | $11,248,000 | +14.4% |
| 73. | Georgia | $9,232,000 | -33% |
| 74. | Tanzania | $8,214,000 | +24.4% |
| 75. | Hong Kong | $8,202,000 | -39.7% |
| 76. | Iran | $8,195,000 | -66.5% |
| 77. | Armenia | $7,964,000 | -66.3% |
| 78. | Israel | $7,610,000 | +7.6% |
| 79. | Morocco | $7,170,000 | +39.1% |
| 80. | Paraguay | $6,969,000 | +35.4% |
| 81. | St Vincent /Grenadines | $6,769,000 | -4.9% |
| 82. | Cyprus | $5,238,000 | +0.8% |
| 83. | United Arab Emirates | $4,704,000 | -87.8% |
| 84. | Grenada | $4,612,000 | +8.6% |
| 85. | Estonia | $4,367,000 | -39.1% |
| 86. | Jamaica | $4,273,000 | +4.9% |
| 87. | Philippines | $3,217,000 | -10.1% |
| 88. | Guinea | $3,087,000 | +172.5% |
| 89. | Ghana | $2,769,000 | +162.7% |
| 90. | Madagascar | $2,637,000 | 0% |
| 91. | Fiji | $2,627,000 | -15.4% |
| 92. | Dominican Republic | $2,469,000 | -3.7% |
| 93. | Senegal | $2,390,000 | -32.1% |
| 94. | Ethiopia | $2,226,000 | +863.6% |
| 95. | Bosnia/Herzegovina | $2,183,000 | +51.5% |
| 96. | Trinidad/Tobago | $2,168,000 | +18.1% |
| 97. | Namibia | $1,901,000 | -43.4% |
| 98. | Tajikistan | $1,718,000 | 0% |
| 99. | Benin | $1,625,000 | +371% |
| 100. | Belarus | $1,548,000 | -56.2% |
Focusing on the 100 major sellers, the fastest export gainers are located in Ethiopia (up 863.6% from 2022), Benin (up 371%), Guinea (up 172.5%), Ghana (up 162.7%), Uruguay (up 145.4%) then Kenya (up 75.8%).
You can change the presentation order by clicking the triangle icon at the top of the above table’s columns. An entry of 0% in the right-most column means that 2023 data was unavailable.
Countries Enjoying Best Trade Surpluses from Animal Feeds
The following countries posted the highest positive net exports for animal feeds during 2023. Investopedia defines net exports as the value of a country’s total exports minus the value of its total imports. Thus, the statistics below present the surplus between the value of each country’s exported animal feeds and its import purchases for that same commodity.
- Netherlands: US$2 billion (net export surplus down -8.8% since 2022)
- United States of America: $1.3 billion (up 68.3%)
- mainland China: $1.1 billion (down -15.9%)
- Germany: $763 million (up 30.3%)
- Belgium: $687.2 million (up 0.8%)
- France: $566.9 million (down -6.5%)
- United Kingdom: $304.1 million (up 34.1%)
- Austria: $236.8 million (up 12.7%)
- Spain: $204.1 million (down -14%)
- Singapore: $169.6 million (down -12.1%)
- Bulgaria: $154.8 million (up 8.8%)
- Denmark: $116.4 million (up 50.4%)
- Türkiye: $100.5 million (down -49.8%)
- Italy: $69.9 million (down -51.7%)
- Serbia: $67.1 million (up 2.8%)
World leader the Netherlands earned the highest surplus in the international trade of animal feeds for 2023. In turn, this positive cashflow confirms strong Dutch competitive advantages for this specific product category.
Countries Posting Largest Trade Deficits from Animal Feeds
The following countries posted the highest negative net exports for animal feeds during 2023. Investopedia defines net exports as the value of a country’s total exports minus the value of its total imports. Thus, the statistics below present the deficit between the value of each country’s imported animal feeds purchases and its exports for that same commodity.
- Norway: -US$388.7 million (net export deficit down -42% since 2022)
- Japan: -$350.6 million (down -17.1%)
- Vietnam: -$277.1 million (down -14.4%)
- Ecuador: -$274.9 million (down -16.5%)
- Cambodia: -$253.8 million (up 82.7%)
- Philippines: -$250.5 million (down -21.8%)
- South Korea: -$233.8 million (down -32.1%)
- Saudi Arabia: -$230.3 million (up 22.5%)
- Russia: -$225.6 million (down -4.9%)
- Iraq: -$191.9 million (down -28.2%)
- Mexico: -$179.9 million (down -21.6%)
- Romania: -$166.9 million (up 7.1%)
- Chile: -$158.9 million (down -15%)
- Bangladesh: -$151.6 million (down -19.3%)
- Poland: -$148.3 million (up 3%)
Norway recorded the highest deficit in the international trade of animal feeds. In turn, this negative cashflow highlights Norway’s competitive disadvantage for this specific product category but also signals opportunities for animal feeds-supplying countries that help satisfy the powerful demand.
Animal Feeds Exporting Companies
According to global trading platform Alibaba, the following suppliers are examples of companies that engage in the international trade of animal feeds.
- Alfafood GmbH (Germany)
- ARGIA (Belgium)
- Caravasar Trading (Spain)
- DGC Global Holding BV (Netherlands)
- Fire Wood SRLS (Italy)
- Jiusan Group Food Marketing Co. (China)
- Kebnel Groups LLC (United States)
- Le Vinotier (France)
- Monarch Trade Company (Canada)
- Nestle Danmark AS (Denmark)
- Pocco Global Limited (United Kingdom)
- Woosam Pte. Ltd (Singapore)
The home-country location for each business is shown within parentheses.
See also Dog or Cat Food Exports by Country, Chicken Exports by Country, Fresh or Frozen Beef Imports by Country, Pork Exports by Country and Goat Meat Exports by Country
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