The global feed acidifier market is forecast to gain a value of US$ 2.8 billion by the end of 2023. As per the study conducted by Future Market Insights, sales of feed acidifier products are expected to increase at a CAGR of 5% from 2023 to 2033, and will most likely reach US$ 4.56 billion. As the livestock industry expands, the demand for feed additives to sustain them is rising simultaneously.
The livestock sector is a pillar of the global food system and a contributor to poverty reduction, food security, and agriculture development. The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) reports that livestock accounts for 40% of agricultural output, and supports the livelihoods and food and nutrition security of almost 1.3 billion people. Hence, it is important to maintain good livestock health, providing them with adequate food and nutrition intake. A major part includes fortifying animal feeds with essential minerals, nutrients, vitamins, and other vital sources.
Globally, concerns have been raised about the excessive presence of antibiotics in food animals, which eventually enter the human food chain, causing biomagnification. In fact, in 2022, the European Union banned the routine feeding of antibiotics to farm animals, permitting only sick animals to be administered these medicines. As more countries adopt stringent regulations, the search for alternate antibiotic-free growth promoters is intensifying. Out of all alternatives discovered, demand for organic acids, or acidifiers, is inclining rapidly.
Acidifiers play an important role in improving the gut health of animals. They could be used favorably to manipulate intestinal microbial populations and improve the immune response, which is a similar role antibiotics play. Incorporating acidifiers also helps in the thinning of the intestinal lining which facilitates better absorption of nutrients and their efficient utilization. Another key function of acidifiers is to regulate pH levels in the stomach to facilitate enzymatic actions and ensure proper digestion of food. Currently, coated salts of acidifiers are available commercially for use in food animals, especially pigs, and poultry.
The market for feed acidifiers is presently characterized by a number of innovations in feed formulations. This is why a number of manufacturers are finding a plethora of growth opportunities in various regions. VetLINE, for instance, is a Slovakian feed acidifier manufacturer. The company offers the Supracid line of feed acidifiers. These come as dry acidifier powders, concentrated acidifier powders, acidifier liquids, and water acidifier liquids. The products are suitable for both animals and birds.
Similarly, Norwegian company Borregaard offers the SoftAcid® feed acidifier, a patented technology that is less corrosive, safer to use, and easier to handle than pure organic acids, such as formic, propionic, or acetic acid. In addition, it provides a clear inhibition of bacterial colonization and a reduction in biofilm adhesion on gram-negative bacteria. Feeding trials and laboratory tests have established SoftAcid® products’ efficiency to be equivalent to pure organic acids and more efficient than buffered acids. SoftAcid® applications are widespread, being added to pig & piglet feeds, poultry feeds, silage preservation, total mixed ration (TMR), as well as for cereal and raw material preservation.
Capacity expansion is an important approach likely to favor major feed acidifier manufacturers. Corbion, a global leader in food preservation and sustainable food solutions, for instance, inaugurated a new customer support and innovation center in Singapore in July 2022. This new facility is expected to help Corbion better meet the needs of its APAC customers across various food categories. The company’s food acidifier portfolio includes formulations such as the PURAC® DW 88 feed-grade lactic acid and the LAFEED® feed-grade additive among others. With this expansion, the company will also be able to advance its feed acidifier portfolio.
| Data Points | Key Statistics |
|---|---|
| Expected Market Value in 2023 | US$ 2.8 billion |
| Projected Market Value in 2033 | US$ 4.56 billion |
| Growth Rate (2023 to 2033) | CAGR of 5% |
Animal feed producers are using different combinations of feed acidifiers while manufacturing of animal feed which likely to drive feed acidifier market. China, India and Brazil creates more opportunities for the animal acidifier producers as demand is increasing for animal acidifier feed in the countries.
The high cost of few of the animal feed additives may increase the cost of animal feed acidifier which eventually hamper the demand of feed acidifier in developing economies.
The rapid increase in the population in the past few years has led to an enormous increase in the demand for food supply subsequently resulting in the need to raise animals for meat, milk and poultry thereby giving rise to the need for animal feed acidifier for healthy raising of farm animals.
Innovations are being carried out in nearly every aspect of animal feed acidifier market. These innovations from the manufacturer end severely influence the consumer behavior and response to the market. The companies are associating their innovation capacity and competency in animal nutrition with modern digital technologies to create added value for customers and consumers.
Innovations such as digitization of farms, monitoring of household companion animals as well as livestock and several other features are likely to upsurge the sales for animal feed acidifiers market.
Attitude of consumers depends on many attributes that affect in different ways on their preferences, leading to acceptance and the selection of some products while rejecting others. The development of the market commonly parallels with the development of a region’s economy.
For animal feed acidifiers, the majority of the individual consumers tend to be farmers. In case of institutional buyers, there may be dairy farms, cattle farms, or poultry farms. The preference of these buyers majorly depend upon the situational requirements.
Some of the key players operating their business in the global feed acidifier market are
In January 2018, Agri-Marketing Corp. was acquired by Kemin Industries. This acquisition provides Kemin an exclusive distribution and manufacturing services in Canada.
The Kemin Industries is focusing on animal nutrition and pet food and is looking forward to grow business by expanding its product portfolio. In 2016, BASF SA in partnership with Balchem Corporation introduced Amasil formic acid which is approved for swine feed at the World Pork Expo in Des Moines, Iowa, USA.
The current pandemic caused by coronavirus is a current example of zoonotic disease. There are many more outbreaks of disease such as avian flu among animals which can cause disease outbreak among humans too.
Due to which the meat markets in developed nations like USA has become cautious of food safety and the quality. The government is taking initiatives to ban the use of antibiotics and multiple feed additive ingredients and is making stringent regulations.
Feed acidifiers are in increasing demand among the poultry and swine production. The manufacturers of feed with acidifiers are expected to manufacture more feed with organic acids with more advanced coating technology. The manufacturers are expected to develop high quality and purity products which are safe and easy to handle and use for feeding animals.
Edumercial (Education + Commercial) business approach in this market likely to have better output than traditional sales model. The feed acidifier’s products target the health advantages in animals, hence, it is beneficial to provide the customers, the knowledge of the difference in the mode of action of traditional feed acidifiers and feed additives, stressing on the effectiveness of feed products.
The feed acidifier market report has been compiled through extensive primary research (through interviews, surveys, and observations of seasoned analysts) and secondary research (which entails reputable paid sources, trade journals, and industry body databases).
The report also features a complete qualitative and quantitative assessment by analysing data gathered from industry analysts and market participants across key points in the industry’s value chain.
A separate analysis of prevailing trends in the parent market, macro- and micro-economic indicators, and regulations and mandates is included under the purview of the study. By doing so, the feed acidifier market report projects the attractiveness of each major segment over the forecast period.
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