Introduction:
India currently represents one of the largest feed producers in the world. Animal feed includes various raw, processed, and semi-processed products that are fed to livestock. Some of the most common feeds include pasture grasses, cereal grains, hay and silage crops, and other by-products of food crops, such as brewers' grains, pineapple bran and sugar beet pulp. These products are carefully formulated with the help of nutritional additives, like vitamins and minerals, to maintain the overall health of animals and improve the quality of various end-products. The individual products under this sub-head areBran Sharps and Other Residues of Wheat, Other Preparations of Animal Feeding, Compounded Animal FeedConcentrated for Compound Animal Feed, Bran Sharp and other Residues of Legumes Plants, Maize Bran, Other by-products from the Working of Maize BranBran Sharps and other Residues of other Cereals.
Exports:
India also exports a large quantity of Prepared Animal Feeder products to the world.
| Export Volume FY24 (MT) | Exported in FY24 (USD Mil) | |
| Prepared Animal Feeder | 770,240.19 | 447.40 |
Major Export Destinations (2023-24) : Bangladesh, Vietnam, Nepal, Norway, and Chile.