China feed output to reach 200 million tons by 2015

China released its five-year plan for the feed industry on October 12 with the goal of shifting China from being a feed producer to a feed industrial power.

China released its five-year plan for the feed industry on October 12 with the goal of shifting China from being a feed producer to a feed industrial power. 

The plan placed the following requirements on the Chinese feed industry:

  • 200 million tons of feed should be produced annually by 2015
  • full domestic supply of all major feed additives should be realized
  • 95% of feed products should pass quality tests
  • the number of feed enterprises with an annual output of more than 500,000 tons should reach 50 and be responsible for 50% of total national feed production
  • 10 million tons of straw for feed use should be increased and the utilization rate of straw should reach 50% 
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