Report: China animal feed output down 1.7 percent

ASKCI has released the performance ranking report of the top listed animal feed companies in China for the first half of 2015 by total revenues.
The demand of the feed market was influenced by the falling profits of the animal husbandry industry in the first half of the year. According to the data from the 180 key companies tracked, the total output of animal feed in China in the first half of 2015 was 87.3 million metric tons, decreasing 1.7 percent year on year. Among the total production, the output of pig feed was 36 million metric tons, decreasing 7.1 percent year on year. Layer feed output was 13.5 million metric tons, down 0.7 percent year on year, and broiler feed output was 23 million metric tons, down 1.05 percent year on year.
The increased profits came from the decreasing costs of feed ingredients. The average purchase price of corn was CNY2,400 (US$376.88) per ton and the purchase price of soybean meal was CNY2,600 (US$408.29) per ton, hitting the lowest level of the past five years. With many alternative products replacing corn in the feed industry, the costs of feed ingredients declined dramatically, enabling Chinese feed companies to profit.
According to the report, New Hope Group and Haid Group had the highest revenue among Chinese feed manufacturers in the first half of 2015.

New Hope Group

New Hope Group is China's largest feed manufacturer and one of China's largest agri-husbandry enterprises. New Hope Group has built feed mills and poultry plants in several Southeast Asian countries. In 2014, the company had 200 feed mills and produced 18.7 million metric tons of feed.

Haid Group

Haid Group focuses on research and development, production and sale of a variety of feed products. Aqua brands include Hinter, Haid, Hailong, Dachuan, Haibei, Fengguang, and Rongchuan. In 2014, Haid produced 5.52 million metric tons of feed.