Aquafeeds are compounded meals prepared for aquatic animals by mixing various raw materials and additives. These blends are prepared according to specific requisite of the species and age of the animal. Aquafeed has become crucial to aquaculture industry due to its nutritional, immune resistant, and growth promoting properties. High quality aquafeed is exponentially more beneficial to fish, mollusks, crustaceans & other aquatic animals than farm-made feed due to their balanced and need specific composition.
The world aquafeed market was evaluated at $64.9 billion in 2015 and is estimated to garner $156 billion by 2022, registering a CAGR of 13.3% over the forecast period 2016-2022. Increasing global seafood consumption and growing consumer awareness on quality of seafood products are boosting the aquafeed market growth. Furthermore, rising per capita income, especially from developing nations, is expected to maintain the growth of aquaculture and aquafeed industry. In the long term Increasing raw material costs may restrict the market growth as majority of high quality feed is prepared by fish meal and fish oil.
The world aquafeed market is segmented based on end consumption, additives and geography. The end consumption segment is further bifurcated into fish, mollusks, crustaceans, and others. The demand for fish and mollusks is rising due to the increase in income levels and demand for protein rich healthy food products globally. Seafood is a good source of protein rich diet which is available on 3/4th of the planet, with current population and consumption trends the burden on land based food products is required to be controlled. Hence with rise in aquaculture to sustain the demand for seafood for the growing population, the aquafeed industry is also rising. Fish is further segmented into various types such as carp, salmon, tilapia, and catfish among others. Carp fish type has been observed to have the highest market share in fish feed market. This is due to their abundant availability and popularity as common carp fish types are tolerant to most water conditions. Based on additives, the market is segmented into vitamins, antioxidants, amino acids, enzymes, acidifiers, and binders. The demand for amino acids is increasing owing to its extensive application in aquafeed additives. Amino acids are the main components of protein, since animals require continuous supply of protein in their diet; it is considered as essential component of aquafeed. amino acids had a market share of 19% in the total of aquafeed enzymes market in 2015.
Geographically, the world aquafeed market is segmented into North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific and LAMEA. Asia-Pacific and LAMEA would provide lucrative growth opportunities until 2022, owing to considerable increase in aquaculture production and increasing global seafood consumption. In the year 2015, Norway accounted for the highest market share with around one fourth of the total European aquafeed market, due high demand for salmon fish feed.
Nutreco N.V. used acquisition and joint venture as key strategies for market growth, whereas AllerAqua A/S expanded into emerging economies for increasing their geographic reach. Cargill, Inc., Nutreco N.V., and Alltech Inc. are leading players providing a wide range of aquafeed products across all aquatic animal sectors worldwide. The key players profiled in world aquafeed market includes AllerAqua A/S, Cargill, Inc., Beneo GmbH, Biomar A/S, Avanti Feeds Ltd, Alltech Inc., Biomin GmbH, Charoen Pokphand Foods Public Company Limited, Nutreco N.V. and Coppens International B.V.
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SWOT analysis highlights the strength, weakness, threats, and opportunities of leading companies operating in the market.
Exhaustive analysis of the world aquafeed market by end-consumption type helps in understanding the varieties of aquafeeds that are currently being used and that would gain prominence in the future
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AQUAFEED MARKET KEY SEGMENTS:
World Aquafeed Market - By End Use
Fish
Carp
Salmon
Tilapia
Catfish
Others
Mollusks
Oyster
Mussel
Others
Crustaceans
Shrimp
Crab
Others
Others
World Aquafeed Market - By Additives
Vitamins
Minerals
Antioxidants
Amino Acids
Enzymes
Acidifiers
Binders
World Aquafeed Market - By Geography
North America
United States
Canada
Mexico
Europe
Italy
France
Spain
Norway
Rest of Europe
Asia-Pacific
China
Japan
Indonesia
Thailand
India
Rest of Asia-Pacific
LAMEA
Brazil
South Africa
Rest of LAMEA