The 2019 Alltech Global Feed Survey shows global animal feed production exceeded 1 billion metric tons in 2018, an increase of 3 percent compared with the year prior.

Aquafeed production showed a 4 percent increase over 2017, reaching around 40.3 million metric tons.

The largest producer of aquafeed continues to be China, with 15.7 million metric tons – 39 percent of the world’s total production -- followed by Vietnam, with 3.9 million metric tons, and India, with 2.1 million metric tons.