IFIF members represent over 80% of total compound animal feed production worldwide.

National and Regional Associations

Corporate Members

Feed Related Organisations

IFIF Executive Committee 2020 — 2021

Dr. Daniel Bercovici

Chairman, International Feed Industry Federation, France

Adriano Marcon

President & Group Leader, Cargill Animal Nutrition, USA

Alexandra de Athayde

Executive Director, International Feed Industry Federation, Germany

Asbjørn Børsting

President, European Feed Manufacturers’ Federation, Belgium

Constance Cullman

President & CEO, American Feed Industry Association

David Bray

Executive Director, Animal Feed Manufactures Association, South Africa

Dr. Reinder Sijtsma

Director Government Relations & Regulatory Affairs, Nutreco & Treasurer, International Feed Industry Federation, Netherlands

Roberto Betancourt

Board Member, Brazilian Feed Industry Association, Brazil

Zongli Wang

Secretary General, China Feed Industry Association, China

IFIF Board Members 2020 — 2021

Dr. Daniel Bercovici

Chairman, International Feed Industry Federation, France

Adriano Marcon

President & Group Leader, Cargill Animal Nutrition, USA

Alexandra de Athayde

Executive Director, International Feed Industry Federation, Germany

Asbjørn Børsting

President, European Feed Manufacturers’ Federation, Belgium

Dr. Bruno Kaesler

Managing Director, Kaesler Nutrition GmbH, Germany

Dr. Colm Moran

Director European Regulatory Affairs, Alltech, France

Constance Cullman

President & CEO, American Feed Industry Association (AFIA)

Daniela Calleri

VP Business Management Animal Nutrition, BASF SE, Germany

David Bray

President, Stock Feed Manufacturers’ Council of Australia, Australia

De Wet Boshoff

Executive Director, Animal Feed Manufactures Association, South Africa

Enzo Trimigliozzi

Vice President Business Transformation, DSM, Switzerland

Dr. Frank Chmitelin

Executive Vice President, Sales, Marketing & Customer Success, Adisseo, France

Jesse J. Sevcik

Senior Director Global Government Affairs, Elanco Animal Health, USA

Joerg Seifert

Secretary General, EU Association of Specialty Feed Ingredients and their Mixtures, Belgium

Melissa Dumont

Executive Director, Animal Nutrition Association of Canada, Canada

Dr. Michael Binder

Vice President Sustainability Development, Evonik Industries AG, Germany

Michael Goble

Global Managing Director, Diamond V, USA

Nicolas Martin

Sustainability and Public Affairs Director, METEX NØØVISTAGO, France

Dr. Reinder Sijtsma

Government Relations & Regulatory Affairs Director, Nutreco & Treasurer, International Feed Industry Federation, Netherlands

Roberto Betancourt

Board Member, Brazilian Feed Industry Association, Brazil

Ruud Tijssens

Group Director Public & Cooperative Affairs, Royal Agrifirm Group, Netherlands

Zongli Wang

Secretary General, China Feed Industry Association, China

IFIF Structure

IFIF is registered as a non-profit organization in Luxembourg and was founded on December 1, 1987.

IFIF Regulatory Committee

Members 2020 – 2021

Chair: Leah Wilkinson, Vice President, Public Policy and Education, AFIA

• Alexandra de Athayde, Executive Director, IFIF
• Andressa Kobylanski Maçaneiro Caliman, Product Stewardship & Regulatory Senior Manager – LATAM, DuPont
• Annie Bailey, Senior Regulatory Affairs Specialist, Chr. Hansen A/S
• Antje Holthausen, Patents & Registration, Delacon
• Ariovaldo Zani, CEO, Sindirações
• Arnaud Bouxin, Deputy Secretary General, FEFAC
• Bente Tvede Lund, Regulatory Affairs Manager, Novozymes A/S
• Bernadette Okeke, Global Director & Senior Adviser Regulatory Affairs and Compliance, Lallemand
• Bruno Caputi, Regulatory / Quality Coordinator, Sindirações
• Chandrika Venkatesh, Executive Director, CLFMA of India
• Colm Moran, Director European Regulatory Affairs, Alltech
• Ruth Hayler, Director Regulatory Affairs & Quality Compliance, BASF SE
• Duncan Rowland, Executive Director, SFMCA & FIAAA
• Liwen Wang, Division of International Cooperation, CFIA
• Eliane Dannenhauer, Regulatory Affairs Superv, Impextraco
• Eric Auclair, Head of Regulatory Affairs and Downstream Development, Phileo
• Gerald Schultheis, Head of Quality and Regulatory Affairs, BIOMIN Holding GmbH
• Jesse Sevcik, Sr. Director, Global Government Affairs, Elanco
• Giacomo Sisinni, Scheme Manager, FAMi-QS
• Heidi Burrows, Regulatory Director, AB Vista
• Joerg Seifert, Secretary General, FEFANA
• Karine Tanan, Global Regulatory Lead, Cargill
• Liesl Breytenbach, Manager Technical & Regulatory Affairs, AFMA
• Mallory Gaines, Manager, Market Access and Trade Policy AFIA
• Manfred Peisker, Contractor, ADM
• Marie Julie Hannoun, Regulatory Affairs Director, METEX NØØVISTAGO
• Martina Helmlinger, Technical and Regulatory Officer, FEFANA
• Melissa Dumont, Executive Director, ANAC
• Monica Fanti, Global Regulatory Affairs Manager, Alltech
• My-Lien Bosch, Director of Technical Services, ANAC
• Padmakumar Pillai, Scientific and Regulatory Affairs, Cargill
• Peyman Zolfagharian, Secretary-General, Iran Feed Industry Association
• Reinder Sijtsma, Director Government Relations & Regulatory Affairs, Nutreco
• Richard Coulter, Senior Vice President, Phibro Animal Health Corporation
• Roland Brugger, Chief Innovation Officer, Royal Agrifirm Group
• Ruth Hayler, Director Regulatory Affairs & Quality Compliance, BASF SE
• Sabine Van Cauwenberghe, Regulatory Affairs Manager, DSM
• Sarah Mustafa, Regulatory Affairs Manager for the Middle East, Africa, and South Asia, Alltech
• Sébastien Oguey, Regulatory Affairs & Quality Manager, Pancosma
• Séverine Deschandelliers, Head of Global Regulatory Affairs, Adisseo
• Sophie Izard, Regulatory Affairs Manager, Phodé
• Sophie von Alvensleben, Regulatory Project Manager Bio Amino Acids, Evonik
• Tobias Aumiller, Scientific Lead & Deputy Head of R&D, Delacon
• Tomas Belloso, Vice President of Global Regulatory Affairs, CALYSTA, Inc.
• Vera Houriet, Regulatory Affairs, Pancosma

IFIF Sustainability Steering Group

Members 2020 – 2021

Chair: David Bray, President, Stock Feed Manufacturers’ Council of Australia (SFMCA)

• Alexander Döring, Secretary General, FEFAC
• Alexandra de Athayde, Executive Director, IFIF
• Anne Gaasbeek, Corporate Sustainability manager, Nutreco
• Anton van den Brink, Senior Policy & Communication Manager, FEFAC
• Asbjørn Børsting, President, FEFAC
• Constance Cullman, President & CEO AFIA
• Daniel Bercovici, Chairman, IFIF
• Delphine Melchior, Cargill Animal Nutrition R&D Director for Sustainability, Cargill
• Duncan Rowland, Executive Officer, SFMCA/FIAAA
• Joerg Seifert, Secretary General, FEFANA
• Karine Tanan, IFIF Nutritional Innovation Chair, IFIF
• Lucas Cypriano, President, WRO
• Martina Helmlinger, Technical and Regulatory Officer, FEFANA
• Michael Binder, Director Sustainability Development, Evonik
• Mike Goble, Global Managing Director, Diamond V
• Nicolas Martin, Sustainability Director, METEX NØØVISTAGO
• Roberto Betancourt, President, Sindirações
• Philippe Becquet, Technical Advisor, IFIF
• Sabine Van Cauwenberghe, Regulatory Affairs Manager, DSM
• Sebastian Csaki, Senior Advisor, IFIF
• Sebastian Form, Director Applied Sustainability Nutrition & Health, BASF
• Tomas Belloso, Vice President of Global Regulatory Affairs, CALYSTA

IFIF Working Group on Nutritional Innovation to Promote Animal Health

Members 2020 – 2021

Chair: Dr. Karine Tanan, Global Regulatory Lead, Cargill

• Alexandra Blanchard, Head of Research, ADM
• Alexandra de Athayde, Executive Director, IFIF
• Anna-Maria Kluenter, Senior Science Fellow Gut Health, DSM
• Armin Towhidi, Member of technical advisory team, IFIA
• Arnaud Bouxin, Deputy Secretary General, FEFAC
• Bernadette Okeke, Global Director, Government and Trade Affairs and Senior Adviser, Regulatory Affairs and Compliance, Lallemand Animal Nutrition
• Bruno Caputi, Regulatory & Quality Affairs Manager, Sindirações
• Chandrika Venkatesh, Executive Director, CLFMA of India
• Duncan Rowland, Executive Director, FIAAA & SFMCA
• Eric Auclair, Regulatory Affairs and Downstream Development Director, Phileo
• Etienne Corrent, Director of Innovation, METEX NØØVISTAGO
• Franz Waxenecker, Development and Innovation Director, Biomin
• Gerado Morantes, Director of Food Safety, Bühler AG
• Hans Van Dam, Nutreco
• Henk Enting, Global Poultry Technical Director, Cargill
• Jean François Gabarrou, R&D, PHODÉ
• Joerg Seifert, Secretary General, FEFANA
• Johanne Tournie, Global Registration Coordinator, Cargill
• Leah Wilkinson, Vice President, Public Policy and Education, AFIA
• Mads Mourier, Senior Department Manager, Novozymes
• Paul Davis, Director of Quality, Animal Food Safety and Education, AFIA
• Peyman Zolfagharian, Secretary General, IFIA
• Predrag Persak, Chairman of the Animal Nutrition Committee, FEFAC
• Reinder Sijtsma, Director Government Relations & Regulatory Affairs, Nutreco
• Richard Murphy, Research Director, Alltech
• Roland Brugger, Chief Innovation Officer, Nuscience Group NV
• Ruth Hayler, Director Regulatory Affairs & Quality Compliance Animal Nutrition, BASF SE
• Sabine Van Cauwenberghe, Regulatory Affairs Manager, DSM
• Séverine Deschandelliers, Head of Global Regulatory Affairs, Adisseo France
• Stefan Hoh, Head of Market Segment Feed & Premix, Bühler AG
• Tobias Aumiller, Scientific Lead & Deputy Head of R&D, Delacon
• Tomas Belloso, Vice President of Global Regulatory Affairs, CALYSTA, Inc.
• Tristan Chavlon-Demersay, METEX NØØVISTAGO

Definitions

Feed (Feeding Stuff)
Any single or multiple materials, whether processed, semi- processed or raw, which is intended to be fed directly to food-producing animals.

Feed Ingredient
A component part or constituent of any combination or mixture making up a feed, whether or not it has a nutritional value in the animal’s diet, including feed additives. Ingredients are of plant, animal or aquatic origin, or other organic or inorganic substances.

Feed Additive
Any intentionally added ingredient not normally consumed as feed by itself, whether or not it has nutritional value, which affects the characteristics of feed or animal products. Micro-organisms, enzymes, acidity regulators, trace elements, vitamins and other products fall within the scope of this definition depending on the purpose of use and method of administration.

Medicated Feed
Any feed which contains veterinary drugs as defined in the Codex Alimentarius Commission Procedural Manual.

Terms

Complete Feed
A nutritionally adequate feed compounded by a specific formula to be fed as the sole ration and capable of maintaining life and/or promoting production without any additional substance except water.

Concentrate
A feed used with another to improve the nutritive balance of the total and intended to be diluted or mixed to produce a supplement or a complete feed; may be unsafe if fed free choice or alone as a supplement.

Micro-ingredients
Vitamins, minerals, antibiotics, drugs/medicines, and other materials usually required in feeds in small amounts as feed additives.

Premix
A uniform mixture of one or more microingredients/ additives with a diluent and/ or carrier to facilitate their even distribution in a larger mix.

Primary feed
A feed formulated from single ingredients, sometimes containing a premix (less than less than 45.5 kg per tonne or 100 pounds per tonne).

Trace Minerals
Mineral nutrients required by animals in micro amounts (measured in units of grams per kg or smaller).

Postal address

International Feed Industry Federation – IFIF
P.O. Box 1340
51657 Wiehl
Germany

Email

[email protected]

Registered address

International Feed Industry Federation a.s.b.l.
7 rue Alcide de Gasperi
L-1013 Luxembourg R.C.S.
Luxembourg F 4.483

Despite the challenges the global Pandemic has imposed on all of us, in 2020 and 2021 IFIF initiated and participated in a number of important activities, while strengthening our relationship with key stakeholders across the livestock chain, and solidifying IFIFs position as the voice for our industry globally.

In 2020-20121, IFIF undertook a number of projects to meet this challenge and continued to develop stronger relationships with international stakeholders, while welcoming a range of new Members to IFIF.

Over the last two years, IFIF continued it’s sharp focus on our strategic work plan. To support our industry on the road to the future, IFIF’s work with its Members and stakeholders is centred on three strategic pillars:

• Sustainability
• Regulatory & International Standards
• Education & sharing of best practices.

IFIF is made up of national and regional feed associations from Africa, Asia Pacific, Europe, North and South America and the Middle East, as well feed related organizations and corporate members from around the globe.

IFIF members represent over 80% of total compound animal feed production worldwide.

IFIF believes that only by working together with all stakeholders in the feed and food chain, including governments, the private sector and non-governmental groups, can we meet the demands of 60% more food, including animal proteins like beef, poultry, fish and dairy products in the future.

Given the anticipated growth of the world’s population to around 9 billion people by 2050, and the associated higher demand for animal proteins like beef, poultry and fish, it is vital that we can meet this challenge in a sustainable and safe way.

IFIF helps to ensure high standards of health and welfare for animals and people, by collaborating with the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE), the Codex Alimentarius Commission and other international bodies to help set international regulatory standards for the whole feed chain and support fair trade.

In addition, IFIF works with governmental, private sector, and nongovernmental partners on a number of fronts to measure, benchmark and improve the sustainability of the livestock production chain.

IFIF also aims to play a proactive role to promote science-based solutions and information sharing for feed manufacturers, consumers and regulatory authorities worldwide on a variety of issues that affect the supply of safe and affordable animal proteins such as beef, poultry, fish and dairy products.

Feed Ingredients and Additives Association of Australia (FIAAA)

The Feed Ingredients and Additives Association of Australia was formed to meet the needs of our animal feed and petfood industry customers and other stakeholders so that they could be confident of the quality and integrity of feed ingredients and additives being used in Australia. Our work includes advocating and promoting the safe use of feed ingredients and the interests of our 62 members and to cooperate with other stakeholders in the interests of the broader industry.

FAMI-QS

The FAMI-QS Code of Practice is an important part in the stewardship endeavours of our members. It is recognised that certification to the Code gives assurance of the quality of our members’ products. The Code is based on international best practice. It succeeds through insistence on:

• Management responsibility & Compliance with AgVet regulations
• Resource management & Traceability of supply
• Product and component standards
• Quality document systems

Over the last 18 months FIAAA has been transitioning to the FAMI-QS system. It was a decision of the members and one that will keep them in good stead for the years to come. FAMI-QS and the FIAAA have signed a strategic agreement of cooperation for the adoption of the FAMI-QS Code in the region of Australia-New Zealand. Approximately 50% of the membership are now certified, with the next six months seeing the remaining members gaining their certification.

Import and Export Legislation Review

The FIAAA has worked closely with the Australian Government to review import and export legislation with a view to make the systems easier to use whilst maintaining the strict country protocols. This has been a never-ending task with good outcomes resulting from the discussions. We thank the Australian Government for their collaboration.

See additional work, set out below, undertaken in conjunction with the SFMCA.

For further information on the FIAAA please visit www.fiaaa.com.au

Stock Feed Manufacturers’ Council of Australia (SFMCA)

The SFMCA is the national industry association representing 246 corporate and individual manufacturers of stock feed and their supply chain associates located throughout Australia. The association operates within five state-based branches where members meet to address industry specific issues. Together, SFMCA’s membership represents 95% of commercial feed manufactured in Australia. From the association’s inception, it has played an active role in addressing national industry issues, many of these relating to raw material ingredient supply, quality standards, Federal and state government legislation and regulations.

FeedSafe

The SFMCA operates FeedSafe® as the Integrity Accreditation Program for the Australian stock feed industry. It is third party audited and works in a co-regulatory manner with the Australian governments.

All full (active manufacturer) members of the SFMCA are required to comply with FeedSafe® to retain their Association membership. The central aspect of FeedSafe® is a Code of Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP), which has been developed in conjunction with the Chief Veterinary Officers within each State, and the final document has Primary Industries Ministerial Council endorsement.

FeedSafe® requires feed manufacturers to meet minimum standards in relation to:

• Premises and mill buildings
• Personnel training and qualifications
• Plant and equipment
• Raw material sourcing and purchasing
• Raw material quality and storage
• Feed formulation and manufacturing
• Product labelling
• Loading, transport and delivery to clients
• Product inspection, sampling and testing
• Customer complaint investigation

There are presently 120 accredited (and provisional) members located over 148 sites that produce 95% of the feed manufactured in Australia.

Movement Controls within Australia

2020-21 has seen the continuation of ever-changing interstate border controls as a result of COVID-19, there have been increased pressures placed on moving grain, fodder, and personnel between states. Biosecurity issues need to be negotiated for the entry, or even movement through, some regions to ensure that a new biosecurity event is not resultant. This can take a lot of effort at times and a will from Governments, the feed industry, and other agricultural sectors to ensure feed personnel can be moved. The SFMCA applauds the Australian Governments and other industry sectors for their approach to these negotiations.

Biosecurity Manual for Feed Mills

During 2020-21, SFMCA published its “National Biosecurity Manual for Feed Mills”, which had been developed in collaboration with industry and government from across Australia. The manual has a direct fit with the Animal Health Australia ‘Farm Biosecurity’ Program, which produces manuals for the various livestock and plant species. The manual represents best practices, specific to the feed industry, and brings together both plant and animal biosecurity practices due to the unique nature of the feed industry bridging the gap between plants and animals. It is envisaged that the key elements of the manual will be included in the FeedSafe Program over the next 12 to 18 months.

Sustainability Framework

The SFMCA Members having endorsed the development of a Sustainability Framework for the industry continue to work towards its finalisation. Work continues to research what needs to be undertaken as well as how this industry fits into the supply chain and helps other sectors meet their goals whether they are suppliers or customers. SFMCA continues to research and consult on this important piece of work.

For further information on the SFMCA please visit www.sfmca.com.au

Combined Work of FIAAA and SFMCA

The last 12 months has seen the FIAAA and SFMCA work closely together on issues of mutual benefit. Programs of noting include:

Australasian Milling Conference (AMC)

A major activity of the industry calendar is the biennial AMC held in conjunction with the Poultry Information Exchange (PIX). Both invited international and local speakers address current issues and the outlook for the feed supply chain. AMC is known to be the major Australian conference for milling and livestock production in Australia. During 2018 we had in excess of 450 registrants (and another 640 registrants for PIX) and some 380 exhibition sites. Unfortunately, due to COVID we have had to postpone the event until May 2022.

Antimicrobial Resistance Stewardship Program

A major issue confronting the feed industry is how to deal with the minimisation of antibiotic use in livestock and human health. The development and subsequent implementation of a Stewardship program will go a long way to assisting industry take responsibility, review progress against targets, reduce use, refine and improve plans and replace antibiotics without compromising health and wellbeing. The Australian feed industry is working closely with Governments and livestock industries to ensure Australia can avoid resistency issues in Australia and maintain a commitment amongst its members.

National Feed Standards

These Standards will form the backbone of Australia’s co-regulation of the feed and additives industry. Having been drafted and reviewed over the last few years the Australian Governments and industry have started the final push to finalise and legislate for the introduction of the Standards. This will ensure consistent legislative oversight across eight jurisdictions. It will also enable to more strongly regulate the import of feedstuffs.

Collaboration along the Supply Chain

The FIAAA and SFMCA work closely together leveraging against each other to ensure a harmonised approach to the issues faced by the production chain. In addition we also work closely with Australian Association of Ruminant Nutritionists, Australian Technical Millers Association, Australian Renderers Association and Pet Food Industry Association of Australia. Without this level of collaboration major projects cannot be achieved in an effective manner. Its always a pleasure to work with these organisations and kick some goals.

In addition we also have very strong relationships with the Australian Government that has enabled such a strong ability to achieve the transparent co-regulatory system that Australia has been working on for the last seven to ten years.

Both the FIAAA and SFMCA are proud to be active members of the IFIF.

The IFIF FAO collaboration has become a prominent example of how the public and private sector can work together in a number of key areas, which positively impact the feed and food chain.

Already in 2005 the FAO and IFIF, recognising their common interest in promoting the safe supply of animal feed throughout the world, signed a formal Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), which continues to form the basis of collaboration between the two organisations.

One highlight of the IFIF and the FAO Animal Production and Health Division, are efforts to facilitate dialogue between the private and public sector on key issues affecting the feed and food chain. This includes the annual International Feed Regulators Meeting (IFRM), which brings together feed regulators and industry from around the world, as well as the tri-annual Global Feed and Food Congress series, which includes representatives from the whole feed and food chain, as well as government, academia, other intergovernmental organizations and NGOs.

In 2020 IFIF FAO launched the fully updated “Manual of Good Practices for the Feed Sector”.  This Manual was first published in 2010 and has been a valuable tool to increase knowledge and improve feed safety at the production level, and it is widely recognized and used in many countries around the world. This second publication is a fully revised, updated and expanded version of that Manual and addresses recent developments in feed production and benefits from the latest scientific and technical knowledge. It has been very well received and the new manual is already being translated into Chinese and Vietnamese.

A second key area of collaboration is capacity development in feed safety and spreading of good feed manufacturing practices. IFIF is a founding partner of the FAO-led Feed Safety Multi-Stakeholder Partnership, which was formally launched in April 2016 and aims at improving the safety of feed, and thus enhancing food safety, animal health and welfare and food security.

The Feed Safety Multi-Stakeholder Partnership is undertaking a number of initiatives to support feed safety:

As global compound feed production continues to expand, especially in the developing world, IFIF continues to work with the FAO on Capacity Development for Feed Safety, an important effort that will continue on in the next years.

The 2010 FAO/IFIF “Manual of Good Practices for the Feed Industry” has been published in English, Chinese, Arabic, French and Spanish and distributed widely to regulators and industry. IFIF is also engaged in the recent efforts by the FAO to develop the capacities of relevant stakeholders globally to ensure the production and supply of safe feed based on latest Codex standards and good practices.

The IFIF FAO collaboration has become a prominent example of how the public and private sector can work together in a number of key areas, which positively impact the feed and food chain. IFIF’s relationship with the FAO continues to strengthen with IFIF’s participation in the Global Agenda for Sustainable Livestock, as an official stakeholder in the Livestock Environmental Assessment and Performance (LEAP) Partnership and the FAO’s Private Sector Initiative. IFIF will continue to be strongly engaged in these efforts.

In 2020-2021, IFIF continued to focus on its strategy and the following five-point mission to fully support our vision:

• Represent the global feed industry with international governmental organizations and agencies, including the FAO, WTO, WHO, OIE and CODEX Aliment Arius, on crucial global feed and food issues.

• Promote science-based solutions and information sharing for the feed industry by facilitating global forums, such as the Global Feed & Food Congress (GFFC) and the International Feed Regulators Meeting (IFRM).

• Promote a balanced regulatory framework to support a fair global playing field, facilitate market access and support the competitiveness of the feed and livestock industries.

• Expand the global network of national and regional feed associations and promote the adoption of international standards and global equivalency.

• Continue to support and encourage the sustainable development of animal production.

The scope of this Technical Committee (TC) is ‘Standardization in the field of animal feeding stuffs including: terminology, sampling, methods of test and analysis in quality control, specifications of raw material & finished product, guidelines and requirements for packaging, storage and transportation’.

In 2021 the TC worked its set up new Working Group (ISO/TC 34/SC 10/WG 13) to review the ISO 7088:1981 on Fish-meal — Vocabulary, under the Technical Programme ISO/TC 34/SC 10 on Animal feeding stuff.

You can find more details about this Committee here https://www.iso.org/committee/47924.html and about ISO here: https://www.iso.org.

IFIF engaged and supported the work of ISO/TC34/SC10 to ensure that it is aligned with other international initiatives related to animal feed terminology.

• In 2020 global feed tonnage increased by 1%, to ca. 1.2 billion MT
• China: Driven by pig production’s continuous recovery, the high level of poultry inventory and the booming production and sales of ruminants, Chinese animal feed production achieved 10% growth for a total 252 MMT.
• Brazilian feed industry ends 2020 with a total production of 81.5 million metric tons of complete feed and mineral supplements, while forecast growth may achieve 2.3% in 2021.
• In Brazil only 11 million beef cattle heads use compound feed (complete balanced and concentrates). With overall herd of 250 million heads on grass/pastures, this is 4,5%.
• US  increased ca. 1% to 215.9 MMT.
• EU compound feed production (EU 27+UK) in 2020 is estimated at 164,9 MMT, an incremental increase of 0.1% compared to 2019

The last years have continued to see an increase in the demand for animal protein worldwide, including for livestock, dairy and fish. Generally we have seen a growth of production particularly in the developing world, with the developed world remaining more or less stable.

The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) estimates that by 2050 the demand for food will grow by 60% and that between 2010 and 2050 production of animal proteins is expected to grow by around 1.7% per year, with meat production projected to rise by nearly 70%, aquaculture by 90% and dairy by 55%.

This should be good news for the feed industry and our partners along the agri-food chain. However such growth comes with significant challenges and it is vital that our sector, as well as the wider agricultural chain, can meet these demands in a sustainable, safe and affordable manner, while maintaining consumer trust and confidence in the food supply chain.

This challenge is a global one and IFIF is a global organization. Our members are made up of national and regional feed associations, feed related organizations, and corporations, which represent over 80% of worldwide animal compound feed production.

IFIF’s vision is to provide a unified voice and leadership to represent and promote the global feed industry as an essential participant in the food chain that provides sustainable, safe, nutritious and affordable food for a growing world population.

In 2050 there will be over 9 billion people in the world… and the need for food will be 60% higher than today. How do we feed this population?

To support our industry on the road to the future, IFIF’s work with its Members and stakeholders is focussed on three strategic pillars, including (i) sustainability, (ii) regulatory matters and international standards, and (iii) supporting education and sharing of best practices.

Under these pillars IFIF has undertaken a number of strategic projects, which are outlined in this annual report.

In 2020 and 2021 IFIF joined global regulators at the annual Sessions of the Codex Alimentarius Commission, where together with the FAO, we held a number of side meetings related to feed safety. Feed safety is relevant to Codex Alimentarius Commission work as it impacts on the safety of food.

IFIF has been actively involved in the development of the Codex Code of Practice of Good Animal Feeding and was an active member of the ad hoc Codex Intergovernmental Task Force on Animal Feeding (TF AF).

As a Codex recognized NGO, IFIF follows and inputs into in the work of the relevant Committees and participates in Codex Side Events addressing feed safety for safe food.

In 2020 and 2021 IFIF joined global regulators at the annual Sessions of the Codex Alimentarius Commission (CAC) in 2020 and 2021, where together with the FAO, we kept feed safety on the agenda. IFIF was also actively involved in a number of important Codex electronic Working Groups, as well as active in the Codex Committee on Contaminants in Foods (CCCF), the Codex Committee on Residues of Veterinary Drugs in Foods (CCVRDF) and the Task Force on AMR. We will continue to provide expert input into the various Codex WGs and Committees in the year ahead.

This work will continue into 2022 and supports IFIF’s on-going efforts to keep feed safety issues on the Codex agenda.

According to Dr. Ariovaldo Zani, CEO of the Brazilian Feed Industry Association/Sindirações:

“We´ve forecasted an unstable year, once uncertainties generated by the Covid-19 pandemic and the price of feedstuffs may slow down a little the pace seen last year”.

Zani estimates that the year 2020 accounted for the production of 81.5 million metric tons and a growth of almost 5% when compared to 2019. The expectation for 2021, however, is a little smaller. The macroeconomic scenario stagnated; the devaluation of the local currency/Real; the delay on both administrative and tax reforms; the prohibitive price of corn and soybeans and the dispute over grains (animal feed and human food vs. ethanol vs. biodiesel vs. exports); unemployment and reduced family income, which combined with the prevalence in the pandemic and the lack of vaccines demanded, have jeopardized the optimistic conviction of the strong economic recovery and enough to reduce the performance registered last year. Zani even does not rule out the possibility of a shift in production, as occurred in 2020, but upon more realistic growth forecast, in the order of 4.6% for 2021.

Broiler Feed

Despite the stratospheric cost of the main feedstuffs (corn and soybean meal, in addition to imported additives priced in US dollars), the domestic emergency aid plan and the persistent Chinese domestic meat deficit contributed to demand for chicken, and in consequence, a 4% increase in the production of broiler feed during the year 2020. Despite the high level of prices of corn and soybean meal, the broiler feed demand forecast throughout 2021 is 4.5%.

Layer Feed

The growing and continuous housing of laying hens, recorded in most of last year, culminated in demand of 7.15 million metric tons of layer feed, an advance of about 5%. Over the course of 2021, moderation in housing should naturally adjust to the weaker demand and, as a consequence, the production of layer feed will increase by 1% and achieve 7.22 million metric tons along 2021.

Swine Feed

Chinese demand and domestic emergency aid plan, both combined, boosted the pork production chain that demanded 18.8 million metric tons of pig feed in 2020. It is likely the continuous pace still seen in shipments abroad, will make possible to estimate the production of 20 million metric tons of swine feed and 6.5% advance during 2021.

Dairy Feed

The dairy herd demanded 6.4 million metric tons during 2020, an increase of around 3.1%. The higher cost of dairy feed due to the sharp increase in the price of corn, soybean meal and imported feedstuffs with no forecast of setback, yet may limit 2021 dairy feed production to the same amount produced along the previous year.

Beef Feed

During the year 2020, the production of complete feed and concentrates for beef cattle reached 5.48 million metric tons and an increase of 6%. Considering the continuity of beef export performance, it is even likely to forecast the production of 5.84 million metric tons, or an increase of 6.5% in 2021.

Fish and Shrimp Feed

The success achieved due to the ongoing integrated production system and the motivation of the other categories of producers that populated a lot, boosted the production of fish feed that totaled 1.29 million metric tons in 2020. The effects of the pandemic (pros and cons) also influenced especially shrimp farming, whose production demanded 92 thousand metric tons of shrimp feed. The newest consumption habits imposed by the pandemic may lead to a demand of 1.47 million metric tons of aquaculture feed in 2021 and thus a 6.8% increase registered in 2020.

Pet Food

Like the pet shop sector, which sold 13% more, from January through December 2020, the demand for dog and cat food exceeded 10% and accounted for 3.1 million metric tons. The forecast for 2021 is to produce about 3.32 million metric tons and advance another 7.5%.

IFIF is a membership driven organization and we want to thank all IFIF Members for their strong support of IFIF’s work, projects and mission to ensure the feed industry continues to be seen as an essential participant in the food chain that provides sustainable, safe and nutritious food.

IFIF members represent over 80% of total compound animal feed production worldwide.

IFIF is very pleased to welcome those new members to the IFIF family who joined the Federation in in 2020 and 2021. They are all key players in their field and IFIF is extremely pleased to have them on board contributing their time and expertise to support IFIF’s vision and mission: Chr. Hansen, Pilmico and Laboratoires Phodé.

These organisations are critical players in the feed production chain and we are very pleased to be able to draw on their expertise and support as members and benefit from their global reach and regional expertise.

We want to thank all IFIF Members for their strong support of IFIF’s work, projects and mission.

IFIF is a membership driven organization and together with our Members we work to ensure the feed industry continues to be seen as an essential participant in the food chain that provides sustainable, safe, nutritious and affordable food for a growing world population.

IFIF Members

National and Regional Associations

Corporate Members

Feed Related Organisations

ANAC acts as the voice of the feed industry in dealings with government policymakers and regulators. Our efforts are aimed at fostering a favourable regulatory and business environment for the industry, while supporting initiatives to maintain the highest standards of feed and food safety. ANAC works collaboratively with our regulators, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and Health Canada (HC), to ensure industry input and experience is considered when new regulatory, policy and guidance documents are being developed or updated.

ANAC’s priorities have evolved to include increased outreach to industry stakeholders as well as the development of additional tools to help the feed industry adapt to change – be it regulatory, food safety, or customer requirements. Below is a snapshot of the activities undertaken by the Association’s team of five staff located in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

Modernized regulations that benefit the industry

CFIA released updated Feeds Regulations that are modern and outcome-based

After more than 10 years, 20 official consultations and hundreds of hours of work, ANAC welcomed the publication of the proposed Feeds Regulations, 2022 by the CFIA for consultation in June 2021. This represents an important milestone in the Canadian feed regulatory modernisation process as it will result in the most significant legislative changes in almost 40 years and will begin a new chapter for the feed industry in Canada.

Milestone achieved through collaboration

ANAC has worked collaboratively with the CFIA on the modernisation initiative over the past 10 years. Through 2020 and into the early part of 2021, our collaborative work continued in an ongoing effort to resolve concerns around nutrient and contaminant maximum levels which were proposed in previous modernisation consultations and published with the Feeds Regulations, 2022. Through these efforts, resolution on all but six of over 500 levels have been reached and the dialogue will continue to resolve the outstanding levels.

Due to the significant delays in publication of the new Feeds Regulations, 2022, the CFIA launched a pre-publication consultation on the proposed regulatory framework for livestock feeds in the fall of 2020 to ensure that stakeholders were still supportive of the initiative. This consultation allowed ANAC to provide further input on the proposed regulations prior to publication and re-iterate the feed industry’s support and readiness for change.

Next steps

By way of previous consultations, ANAC has a solid understanding of the framework for the new regulations; however, the details and implications of the legal text have yet to be examined. During the Feeds Regulations, 2022 consultation period, ANAC staff will analyse the proposed regulatory text and associated documents and meet with the CFIA to further discuss. The comment period for this consultation will end in October 2021.

Once comments from the consultation are considered by the CFIA and regulatory text amended accordingly, the Feeds Regulations, 2022 will be officially published. This is anticipated for Summer 2022, and at that time implementation of the different parts of the new legislation will be phased in over 18 months. ANAC’s focus will be to support our members, byways of guidelines, webinars and one-on-one support, in implementing the necessary changes.

Veterinary health products (VHPs) in feed

New Feeds Regulations expected to permit the use of VHPs as feed ingredients

ANAC’s collaborative relationships with the CFIA, HC and other industry associations have resulted in additional progress in the Canadian industry being able to access innovative ingredients for use in feed.

Veterinary health products (VHPs) are currently not allowed to be mixed into feed, but this will no longer be the case once the new regulations are in place.

Recently a pilot program allowing select types of VHPs to be included in feed has been launched. As a result of this program, in August 2021, twelve (12) VHPs were approved to be mixed into non-medicated feed earlier than previously anticipated and ahead of the regulatory changes. Having access to these products is a win for both the feed industry and for producers, who have long supported their use in Canada.

Updating FeedAssure® to ensure it remains a gold standard in feed safety

FeedAssure^® is a comprehensive feed safety management and certification program developed by ANAC for the Canadian feed industry in 1999. It is a customised full HACCP (Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point) program of processes and controls that bring the highest safety standards to feed production. FeedAssure^® was the first feed industry HACCP program developed in North America and one of the first in the world.

With the upcoming changes in Canadian regulations, scientific developments, as well as evolving customer requirements, ANAC and the FeedAssure® Steering Committee, have been hard at work updating the FeedAssure^® program.

The focus in 2020 was to update the program manual which defines the requirements necessary for a robust HACCP feed safety program that meets the needs of industry and government and is, in turn, the gold standard for feed safety in Canada.

The work of the committee continues in 2021 to finalise the new manual and audit checklist. Pilot audits will also be conducted in a select number of facilities to evaluate the new requirements and audit checklist before officially launching the new program in 2022.

Canada recognized by OIE with negligible risk status for BSE

ANAC leading partner in application

In Spring 2021, it was announced that Canada has been officially recognised as having negligible risk status for bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) by the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE).

Since the discovery of BSE in Canada, ANAC and the feed industry has worked tirelessly with industry associations, the CFIA, veterinarians, and cattle producers to manage and reduce the incidence of the disease. ANAC was a leading partner in providing feed industry and science-based information for Canada’s application for negligible risk status for BSE which was submitted to the OIE in July 2020 and led to us achieving this new status.

This is an achievement for the entire beef value chain including the feed industry and is a historical moment in the Canadian BSE story. Attaining negligible risk status for classical BSE will allow industry to enhance our country’s ability to gain access into international export markets for Canadian cattle, beef, and beef products.

A new Canadian feed industry education program

ANAC is pleased to announce a new partnership with the University of Saskatchewan and the University of Guelph to develop and deliver a new Canadian tailored feed industry education program.

This program is a product of conversations with education leaders and ANAC’s board of directors, with the goal of providing education opportunities about the Canadian feed industry to a wide range of audiences. These audiences include those who are new to the industry, established stakeholders, government representatives and people in the industry wishing to deepen their understanding about the sector.

The program modules are currently under development and we look forward to launching this new Canadian educational opportunity later in 2021.

ANAC’s response to COVID-19

Designating feed as an essential service

ANAC was instrumental in having the feed value chain designated as an essential service during the COVID-19 pandemic and this ensured that our industry could continue to legally work and manufacture feed during government-mandated restrictions and lockdowns. This designation, formalised on April 16, 2020, was the product of work ANAC had been engaged in since early March.

ANAC was also among the 66 signatories to an “Open Letter on the Value of Animal Agriculture” that was shared widely with media and international organisations. This letter:

• highlighted how extensive knowledge from the animal agriculture industry is crucial in safeguarding global nutrition and food security
• affirmed the high level of safety in animal agriculture
• refuted misinformation that livestock may have played a role in the spread of COVID-19

For more information on ANAC and the work of the Association, please visit: www.anacan.org.

In 2020 and 2021 IFIF continued to strengthen its relationship with the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) and input in the development, updating and implementation of OIE standards and guidelines to contribute to improved animal health and productivity.

IFIF joined the 88^th and 89^th OIE General Session, highlighting the cooperation between IFIF and OIE, in particular with regards to the prevention and management of infectious diseases, including zoonotic diseases, is vital and our cooperation should strengthen linkages between feed safety and food safety.

At the last face to face meeting in 2019, IFIF presented to the 900 delegates of the 87th General Session of the World Assembly of the OIE Delegates and confirmed its commitment to partnership with the OIE, underlined that animal nutrition is an important contributor to promote animal health and welfare, and underlined the feed industry’s commitment to strong biosecurity measures under our control to ensure feed safety and integrity.

The OIE IFIF cooperation further aims to strengthen links between feed safety and food safety. IFIF works with the OIE to contribute to improved animal health and productivity, which in the end leads to a positive contribution to public health.

Gross output value of feed industry

The gross output value of the industrial feed industry was 946.33 billion yuan (RMB), up 17.0% year on year, with the output value of feed, feed additive and feed machinery products reached 844.59, 93.29, 84.5 billion yuan, up 17.3%, 11.2% and 76.8% than 2019 respectively.

Total industrial feed production

The total industrial feed output was 252.761 million tons, up 10.4% than 2019, with the output of compound feed, concentrate, additive premix was 230.705 million tons, 15.148 million tons, 5.945 million tons, up 9.8%, 22.0%, 9.6% than 2019. The output of pig feed increased by 16.4 percent to reach 89.225 million tons, equal to 86% of the record high in the year 2018. The output of egg poultry feed was 33.519 million tons, up 7.5%. The output of meat poultry feed was 91.758 million tons, up 8.4%; the output of ruminant feed was 13.188 million tons, up 18.9%, both hitting record highs. The output of aquatic feed was 21.236 million tons, a year-on-year decrease of 3.6%. The output of pet feed was 963,000 tons, increased by 10.6%. In terms of sales methods, the bulk feed was 58.976 million tons, up 33.6% than 2019, accounting for 25.6% of the total output of compound feed.

Feed additive production

The output of feed additives was 13.908 million tons, up 16.0% than 2019, with the directly prepared feed additives 12.964 million tons and 14.7% up. The output of mixed feed additives (blenders of feed additives) was 944,000 tons, up 36.8% year on year. The output of amino acids, vitamins and mineral elements was 3.697 million tons, 1.603 million tons, 6.926 million tons, up 12.0%, 26.0% and 17.3% year on year respectively. The output of enzyme preparation and microbial preparation reached a year-on-year growth rate of 15.1% and 22.7% respectively.

Intensive operation

749 feed mills’ production scale reached 100,000 tons or more, an increase of 128 over the previous year, and their output was 133.52 million tons with a 19.8% year-on-year increase, accounted for 52.8% of China’s total feed output. There are nine feed mills in China with an annual output more than 500,000 tons. There are 33 enterprise groups with an annual output of more than one million tons of feed, accounting for 54.6% of the total national feed output, among which 3 enterprise groups have an annual output of more than 10 million tons.

Changes of regional layout

Ten provinces with feed output exceeding 10 million tons in China, they are Shandong, Guangdong, Liaoning, Guangxi, Jiangsu, Hebei, Henan, Sichuan, Hubei and Hunan. The output of Shandong province reached 43.358 million tons, up 14.7% year on year; the output of Guangdong province was 30.102 million tons, up by 3.0%. The feed output of 26 provinces and Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps increased year on year, of which 12 provinces and the Xinjiang Corps, including Shanxi, Inner Mongolia, Liaoning, Jilin, Heilongjiang, Henan, Yunnan, Shaanxi, Gansu, Qinghai, Ningxia and Xinjiang, increased by more than 20%.

For more information please visit: www.chinafeed.org.cn.

IFIF works closely with other chain partners with the objective to find a common voice to address the challenges and opportunities in the agri chain, including with the following organisations:

• HealthforAnimals
• International Dairy Federation (IDF)
• International Egg Commission (IEC)
• International Meat Secretariat (IMS)
• International Poultry Council (IPC)
• Global Dairy Platform (GDP)
• Roundtable for Sustainable Beef (RTSB)
• World Farmers Organization (WFO)
• World Renderers Organization (WRO)

In 2020 and 2021, IFIF worked on a number of strategic join initiatives with these partners, including coordinating input and efforts at the FAO-led LEAP Partnership, the Global Agenda, the UN Food Systems Summit (UN FSS) Process and the FAO Private Sector Initiative.

The Chamber of Feed Industry brings together the main companies in the country that produce animal feed in its different lines: poultry, swine, livestock, pets, minor species and aquaculture. The Feed Industry is the agribusiness link of the livestock sector chain that converts raw materials of agricultural origin into food for the production of meat, fish, eggs, milk, cheese and dairy products, being the primary source of animal protein. The companies affiliated to the Chamber of Feed Industry represent the 85% of the total production of manufactured commercial animal feed.

The Chamber is currently working on four strategic issues: Sustainability, Competitiveness and Internationalization, Legal Certainty and Regulatory Simplification, and Innovation and Digital Transformation.

In a year marked by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Chamber of Feed Industry achieved strategic results in favor of the industry, seeking to facilitate the management of each of its members by the modernization of a 24-year-old regulation, thus enabling international regulatory harmonization; the promotion of international standards for feed safety, best manufacturing practices and strategies for the development of an adequate risk profiling model; the support of digital transformation processes and regulatory simplification in the feed authorities to increase competitiveness in the industry and the agribusiness sector; and by the promotion of education and specialized training in best practices for the industry.

Key Market Developments

Compound feed production estimates in 2020
According to data provided by FEFAC members, the EU compound feed production (EU 27¹+UK) for farmed animals² in 2020 is estimated at 164,9 Mio t., i.e. an incremental increase of 0.1% compared to 2019 despite the combined effect of the spread of animal diseases (ASF & AI) and the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 with an heavy impact on key consumption sectors such as HORECA and Tourism. While cattle & poultry feed saw a decline, all other sectors experienced production growth compared to 2019.

The decrease of 0.8 % in the poultry feed production, which is the first recorded in 10 years, is a result of the combined effect of the spread of Avian Influenza (HPAI) and COVID-19 lockdown measures. In 2020, there were two seasons of the HPAI epidemic in Europe depressing the poultry sector. In earlier months of 2020, the disease was detected in PL, CZ, DE, SK, RO & HU while in autumn the disease hit the NL, DK, HR, FR, IR, SE, UK and again PL & DE. The most affected country was Hungary after the virus entered the area with a high density of ducks and geese holdings. COVID-19 lockdown measures and overall decrease in tourism had a negative effect especially in Spain where the poultry sector decreased its production substantially by almost 20% compared to 2019.

Cattle feed production slightly decreased by 0.2% mainly due to the indirect impact of COVID-19 and the closure of the HORECA chain (Hotel/Restaurant/Catering) that lead to a shift in consumer demand for products of animal origin. Still, the cattle feed tonnage did not fall as initially expected due to a drier than normal spring season and poor grass growth in several countries.

Despite the spread of African Swine Fever (ASF) in Europe and its impact on the pig sector, pig feed production increased by 1.3 % in 2020. This was mainly because several countries increased their exports to China benefiting from Germany´s export ban. Furthermore, due to the COVID-19 problems with slaughterhouses capacity, many farm animals stayed on the farms longer than necessary, which led to higher feed consumption. Compared to young animals, finishing animals have a higher feed conversion ratio (more feed is needed to produce one kg of meat/maintain the weight).

Looking at the market outlook for 2021, very low profitability characterised the pig and poultry sector during the first months due to higher feed prices, linked to the global grain market rally starting in Q4 of 2020. An increasing number of Member States faces problems for EU exports of animal products due to the evolving AI & ASF situation. Overall, it is expected that market problems for animal products resulting from the combination of COVID-19, AI and ASF impacts will continue and as such impact the industrial compound feed production. Next to that, the impact of the EU Green Deal policy agenda and national authorities initiatives to tackle the environmental emissions (BE, NL – ammonia emissions) & welfare issues (DE) continue to create additional pressure on the EU livestock and feed sector.

FEFAC Charter 2030

FEFAC launched, at its XXIX Congress on 25 September 2020 the FEFAC Feed Sustainability Charter 2030, laying out the feed industry views on sustainable feed production over 5 key ambitions:

• Contribute To Climate-Neutral Livestock & Aquaculture Production Through Feed
• Foster Sustainable Food Systems Through Increased Resource & Nutrient Efficiency
• Promote Responsible Sourcing Practices
• Contribute to Improving Farm Animal Health & Welfare
• Enhance the Socio-Economic Environment and Resilience of the Livestock & Aquaculture Sectors

The Charter´s ambitions provide a key reference to FEFAC when answering the EU Commission Green Deal ambitions linked to the EU livestock and feed sector and in particular its Farm to Fork strategy on the way to more sustainable food systems as well as the UN sustainable development goals. It provides also a platform for sustainability commitments taken by FEFAC members
FEFAC published in June 2021 its first Feed Sustainability Charter Progress Report to follow and measure (through identified key performance indicators – KPI to each FEFAC ambition) the progress towards 2030.

Soy Sourcing Guidelines and deforestation supply chains
In February 2021, FEFAC delivered on its commitment to release an upgraded version of its Soy Sourcing Guidelines, first released in 2015. The FEFAC Soy Sourcing Guidelines 2021 now contain 73 criteria in total, with 54 essential and 19 desired criteria. The publication of the Guidelines followed an intensive year of development and consultation. A key new feature of the FEFAC Soy Sourcing Guidelines 2021 is the inclusion of a criterion on conversion-free soy, which is aligned with the Accountability Framework Initiative, thereby linking up with market and policy expectations.

FEFAC has been engaging in discussions on the draft legislative proposal from the European Commission on tackling embedded deforestation in supply chains, that should contain obligations to any company for performing due diligence to ensure that purchased forest-risk commodities have not contributed to deforestation.

COVID 19/ EU contingency plan
FEFAC established a FEFAC Task Force COVID-19 shortly after the Covid-19 outbreak in the EU as an emergency crisis management team. Valuable information on the market & logistic issues linked to the management of the disease were crucial and as such contributed among others to the swift introduction of Green Lanes and stopping intentions to set national grain export ban in certain EU Member States.

Following the Covid-19 outbreak, the European Commission, in the framework of the Farm to Fork strategy, initiated the development of a common, permanent EU food crisis response mechanism coordinated by the Commission, including the Member States and Food Chain stakeholders. FEFAC answered several public consultations while providing its sector vulnerability assessment at a meeting of the EU Commission expert group on the EU contingency plan.

EU protein strategy & CAP
In 2020/21, FEFAC focused on the promotion of the EU protein plan objectives in the context of the upcoming Common Agricultural Policy Reform 2021-2027. In 2020, FEFAC shared its position on European Commission Communications on Farm to Fork / Biodiversity / CAP reform and EU Green Deal in which we recommended that the EU Commission pay particular attention to support measures to the protein crop sector when evaluating National Strategic Plans (foreseen in 2022). FEFAC stressed the need to prioritise feed proteins production as one of the inclusion targets of NSP.

Environmental performance
Regarding the Environment Footprint of feed production, FEFAC organised its discussions on the PEF feed category rules and the GFLI LCA feed database in a new working group called the EU PEF&GFLI Group. This group is composed of the FEFAC Sustainability Committee members with an interest in environmental footprinting topics but also welcomes external partners that were involved in the original consortia which developed the PEFCR Feed and the GFLI database. In the course of the first half of 2021, a light review of the PEFCR Feed was started at the EU level, which is expected to be completed by the end of 2021.

FEFAC organised a webinar jointly with AFIA on the practical implementation of the PEFCR Feed and the GFLI Database on 17 March 2021. In November 2020, Nick Major was elected Chair of the GFLI.

As regards the environmental footprint of feed digestion, FEFAC has been involved also in discussions on further development of PEF, in particular as regards the modelling at farm level of air emissions following feed digestion, i.e. methane and ammonia mostly. The EU Commission recommended to accelerate efforts to reduce methane emissions up to 35-37% by 2030 compared to 2005. FEFAC’s strategic interest is to ensure the development of a modelling approach that allows it to correctly capture innovative feed and feeding strategies geared towards reducing livestock farm emissions. This takes also into account developments in the FAO LEAP Technical Advisory Group on Methane.

Corporate Sustainability (Reporting)
Developments at the EU level with a focus on regulating corporate sustainability (reporting) have intensified in the past year, for example with an horizontal legislative proposals from the European Commission on Due Diligence covering Human Rights as well as on Sustainable Finance.

In parallel, the European Commission triggered the development of a Code of Conduct on Responsible Business & Marketing Practices as part of its efforts to contribute to the UN food systems summit in September 2021. The European Commission invited sectors from the food chain to define concrete aspirational targets for a more sustainable food chain as well as listing means and initiatives how to achieve them.

Lifting of the “feed ban”
More than 20 years after the decision to stop feeding almost all food-producing animals with processed animal proteins, the process of lifting the ban on the use of porcine Processed Animal Proteins (PAPs) in poultry feed and vice-versa, is completed. The increasing importance taken by the “circular economy” thinking in the shaping of EU policies enabled an almost full consensus among the EU-27 Member States for the legislative proposal. The regulation will also authorise the use of insect PAPs in both pig and poultry feed.

Based on the input of the Animal Nutrition and the Industrial Compound Feed Committees, FEFAC provided to the European Commission its technical expertise on the topic, with a particular focus on the policy in terms of management of the carry-over risk.

Feed additives
The revision of the EU Feed Additives Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 is earmarked in the EU Commission “Farm-to-Fork” strategy as an initiative contributing to support the transition to more sustainable food chains. The ambition announced by the EU Commission is, in particular, to facilitate market access to feed additives to reduce the environmental impact of livestock farming.

The most relevant options that will be assessed by the EU Commission are the reduction of the burden of proof of efficacy, the granting of some market protection to encourage producers of generic feed additives to apply for authorisation (cost-sharing) and the modernisation of labelling requirements with possibility to make claims.

FEFAC shared its key expectations from the revision of the feed additives legislation, i.e. i) the need to safeguard access to generic feed additives, ii) the stimulation of innovation in areas of strategic importance such as the reduction of the needs for antibiotics, animal welfare or the reduction of environmental impact, and iii) the reduction of dependency on third countries for the supply of feed additives.

Mycotoxins
At the end of 2020, the EU Commission launched a consultation on a revision of regulatory levels for mycotoxins in feed (DON, zearalenone, fumonisins and T2/HT2). The main change proposed consists of shifting from guidance values to maximum limits for these mycotoxins in the complete feed while maintaining guidance values for feed materials.

FEFAC criticized this approach, which would weaken the commercial position of the feed industry vis-à-vis its suppliers, put additional administrative burden and liability on feed manufacturers, reduce the options available for risk mitigation and this, without any perceived benefit for animal health and welfare.

African Swine Fever
African Swine Fever (ASF) remained during the last 12 months a hot issue in all EU countries, seeking to either control its dissemination, eradicate the disease or protect themselves against its introduction.

In parallel to the activities of dissemination of its guidance document on the development of a biosecurity plan in the feed sector, FEFAC monitored carefully the scientific developments regarding the potential role of feed as a vector of dissemination of the ASFv including scientific publication in close collaboration with AFIA.

For more information please visit https://www.fefac.eu/

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¹ Without Luxemburg, Greece and Malta

² From 2016 on, FEFAC no longer includes dry petfood production in its statistics, considering that a large part of the production was missing in national statistics.

FEFANA’s overall mission is to promote, safeguard and defend the common and general interests of the industry of SFIs and their Mixtures. It represents the views of its Members to the EU authorities and, via its network of national partners in key EU Member States, also to the Competent Authorities of these countries. FEFANA has gained a strong positive reputation across Europe to key decision-makers and it has built close contact with other stakeholders of the feed and food chain.

FEFANA is a well-recognized IFIF full member. Representing the supplying industry, FEFANA plays a significant role in the feed & food chain and shares a common responsibility with the compound feed industry. FEFANA views IFIF as the interface to certain key international organisations, such as FAO, Codex, OIE and ISO, and the ideal platform to meet with other actors of the feed and food chain.

1. Main current working topics

Evaluation of Regulation 1831/2003
FEFANA has been positioning itself very early in the process, flagging critically important items since the European Commission had initiated the Evaluation of Regulation (EC) 1831/2003 as part of the Better Regulation agenda in 2018.

The Commission has recently launched the open public consultation on the Modernisation of the EU rules on Feed Additives, an action point of the Farm to Fork Strategy published in May 2020. Such action aims at facilitating the placing on the market of innovative feed additives enabling more efficient and sustainable livestock production – a very important recognition for the sector.

FEFANA and its members recognise that there are still a number of aspects that need to be given greater emphasis and tackled in order to truly unleash the potential of the sector. This would allow not only to deliver on the ambitious goals of the European Green Deal, but also to provide much needed modern solutions to the livestock chain and society’s needs.

Examples of such aspects are:

• the recognition of feed additives’ contribution in reducing the need for the use of antibiotics, which in turn contributes to the fight against antimicrobial resistance
• more clarity and flexibility in the definition and functions of feed additives to create better grounds for innovation
• a more flexible framework and enhanced protection for innovation, through time-limited exclusive rights for applicants for authorisations that commit to applications and to placing innovative additives on the market
• the possibility of communicating innovative benefits using claims for feed additives and premixtures
• a measure providing for a specific Community Code of good labelling practice
• the revision of the current efficacy assessment undertaken by EFSA to move to a less restrictive approach allowing applicants the possibility to fully describe the effects, purpose, and intention of use of the feed additive.

FEFANA is (pro)actively involved in making sure that these and other elements be addressed in the on-going process of modernising the key regulation for our industry.

FEFANA consortia for the authorization of feed additives in the EU
Through an efficient cooperation system, manufacturers and importers of feed additives were offered the opportunity to participate in FEFANA Consortia and jointly prepare and submit applications for the re-authorisation of over 1000 additives. These are being evaluated by European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) prior to re‐authorisation by the European Commission. The evaluation phase of some Consortia dossiers is still on-going and its completion might take a few more years.

A major milestone was achieved in early 2017 with the publication of a first set of authorisations of feed flavourings compounds including more than 150 compounds pertaining to 15 dossiers of Chemically Defined Substances. The conditions of use of these re-authorisations are significantly different from their previous authorised use as per Directive 70/524/EEC. Whereas the previous authorisation did not provide limits for level of inclusion of the great majority of flavourings in feed, the new authorisations have in their majority a recommended use level for all species and few of them have also a maximum permitted level. Such levels are recommended on the basis of the safety assessments performed by EFSA. The finalisation of the EFSA evaluation and subsequent EU re-authorization of all botanical feed flavourings is still pending.

FEFANA is committed not only in the daily management of the dossiers, but also on the practical implications that each re-authorisation may carry.

As of 2020 FEFANA also facilitates the creation of collaborative platforms for the renewal of authorisations for non-holder specific feed additives. While not acting as the applicant, FEFANA assists in the establishment of collaboration platforms allowing interested members to work jointly for dossier submissions for non-holder specific feed additives. Where required, FEFANA also offers administrative assistance and acts as contact point with competent authorities.

2. Resources

FEFANA online classification tools
The distinction between feed materials and feed additives has critical implications for the placing of these products on the EU market. Feed business operators and competent control authorities are frequently faced with questions regarding the classification of products. EU guidelines for the distinction between feed materials, feed additives, biocidal products and veterinary medicinal products (EC Recommendation 2011/25/EU of 14th January 2011) were established to avoid inconsistencies and to provide an appropriate level of legal certainty, misclassification having potentially severe consequences. Since the guidelines remain somewhat theoretical, a need for such a useful tool was perceived by the operators. The FEFANA on-line tool does not aim to substitute for the operators’ or the authorities’ responsibility to take a decision but is expected to be an important benchmark in the decision process: http://fefana.org/ClassTool/

FEFANA has also launched another user-friendly tool to support business operators in the categorization of the different types of mixtures as defined in the EU’s regulatory framework. The new tool is based on the definitions covered by the three reference EU Regulations for mixtures:

• Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 on additives for use in animal nutrition (premixtures);
• Regulation (EC) No 767/2009 on the placing on the market and use of feed (compound feed);
• Regulation (EC) No 327/2015 on the requirements for the placing on the market and conditions of use of additives consisting of preparations (feed additive preparations).

This voluntary tool, alongside the one launched earlier on for the identification of single substances, will continue facilitating businesses and authorities in their efforts to ensure compliance with the relevant regulatory requirements in the EU:

http://www.fefana.com/MixtureClassificationTool/

FEFANA’s EU Code of Practice on voluntary labelling particulars (claims) for feed additives and premixtures
Claims on feed additives and premixtures are a common practice in the feed sector, while they are not referred to in Regulation (EC) 1831/2003 on additives for use in animal nutrition. FEFANA has decided to develop its Code in order to achieve a common approach amongst Feed Business Operators (FBOs), which can also be recognized by the authorities, to foster transparency, fair competition and predictability.

In order to ensure alignment along the European feed chain, FEFANA has taken into account other relevant codes of practice already in use; notably the “Code of good practice for the labelling of compound feed for food producing animals” developed jointly by FEFAC and Copa-Cogeca, and the “Code of good labelling practice for pet food” developed by FEDIAF. Complementarily to these documents, the FEFANA Code intends to improve the appropriateness of labelling and to bring a common understanding with regard to the rules applicable to voluntary labelling of feed additives and premixtures.

More information on the rationale and the process behind it, alongside the Code itself, is available at: http://fefana.org/eu-legislation/tools/code-of-practice-claims/

Publications and videos
Being the expert on Specialty Feed Ingredients and their Mixtures, FEFANA aims at providing technical and scientifically sound information on the benefits and safety of the products of its industry. In order to disseminate such knowledge, FEFANA has issued so far:

• Animated videos: FEFANA is working on a series of videos covering the benefits of specialty feed ingredients for current societal challenges, ranging from sustainability to animal welfare and the fight against antimicrobial resistance. The latter has been launched at the beginning of 2021 and the upcoming ones will soon be available on the dedicated webpage: https://fefana.org/info-centre/videos/
• Factsheets: in the last few years FEFANA has published a series of thematic Factsheets on the benefits of specialty feed ingredients and on activities carried out within FEFANA’s dedicated expert groups (e.g. revision of guidelines, organic farming, CLP-GHS)
• Booklets: FEFANA has published five booklets on different categories of products: Premixtures, Organic Acids, Carotenoids, Amino Acids, and Vitamins.

These and other publications are available on FEFANA’s virtual info center at: http://fefana.org/info-centre/publications/

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CLFMA OF INDIA was broad based from the year 2002, to accommodate all the sectors of the Livestock Industry. All feed manufacturers including Non-Feed in Private, Government and Co-Operative Sectors, the Feed Additives / Feed Supplements Manufacturers and Suppliers. Animal Health products, Manufacturers’ and Suppliers and Importers located all over the country as well as some of the MNC companies as well are our members.

CLFMA OF INDIA is recognized by Livestock farmers, Central and State Governments, Government Departments, Agricultural Universities, Veterinary Colleges and National Research Institutes in the Country as well as by related Sectors outside the Country. CLFMA’s views are solicited and considered as well by the Central and State Governments while formulating policies governing not only animal feed industry but also the entire gamut of animal production.

Indian Feed Industry:

The Indian Feed Industry is going through a phase which will set the direction for the next decade of Indian protein sufficiency.

The Livestock sector provides about 4-4.5% to the GDP and total about 25% of the contribution to the Agricultural GDP. The Growth of the feed Industry is what we called as close to the Indian GDP number of 6-7% with a target to move upto 10% PA. The reasons attributed to this growth percentage has been the rise of Middle class with disposable Income, awareness about the dietary requirements and the overall rise in Population numbers. The feed industry is getting support from consumers in terms of market size moving higher but on the other there are challenges like:

• Industry Consolidation.
• Higher cost of Feed Raw Material cost.
• Import Export Policies and procedures.
• Country Protective policies.

In spite of all these challenges India has managed to achieve fantastic results in terms of being:

Source NDDB, Govt Agencies

Indian Government Focus:

The newly elected government wants to increase the farmer income by 100% by the year 2022, all measures expected for the Industry to do well likely to be undertaken. It has already started with small crop loan like MUDRA scheme, Farmer Insurance etc.

The coming Budget (July 05, 2019) will have special coverage to Agriculture and Indian Agriculture keenly awaits the policies to be made and implemented for the livestock sector for current year and provide a roadmap for the next five years. One India One market has been getting advocated and Agriculture Mandis are being connected through E-NAM. Integration and Connectivity will be the Key words for the coming times.

CLFMA has and will try to engage government as a signboard for the livestock sector for the government and through its members and association there will be for the overall growth and development of the livestock sector in India.

Members include 714 certified facilities including animal feed and feed Additive manufacturers, integrators, pharmaceutical companies, ingredient suppliers, equipment manufacturers and companies which supply other products, services and suppliers to feed manufacturers. The feed industry makes a major contribution to feed safety, nutrition and the environment, and it plays a critical role in the production of healthy, wholesome meat, milk, fish and eggs.

General services provided by IFIA:

• Consulting Services for Social Insurance
• Contract Affairs
• Legal Claims
• Tax consultancy
• Arbitration Center
• Ranking Centers

The report of the Iran Feed Industry Association was presented on Strategic Actions, Structural Measures, Major Studies, Research and Publication, and the most important International Measures. Some guild activities are informed with the aim of developing and strengthening the share of animal feed industry, employment and the national economy.

Strategic Actions

• Setting up “Statistics and Economic Information Center” of Iran Animal Feed Industry
• Establishment of the “National Fund” to support the development of Animal Feed Manufacturers
• Providing “Guideline Document of Export Development” in Animal Feed Industry, 2019- 2022.
• Correction of the Export Tariffs of animal feed
• Setting up the Arbitration center for Iran Animal Feed Industry
• Prohibition of the production of animal feed in breeding units during a five-year period (more than 60% of feed production in breeding units)
• Allocation annual Usence for export of 500 thousand tons of Feed to the international customers especially 15 countries with common borders.
• Providing the scheme of reforming the distribution pattern of feed stuff in order to supply affordable financial resources in different rings of Protein supply chain in the country
• Correction of the import tariffs of Feed Stuffs
• Decreasing the tax exemption:
  — from 6% to 5% for Feed Mills
  — from 13% to 12% for importers.
  — from 4% to 3% for Wholesalers
  — from 11% to 10% for retailers.
• Reducing investment risk in Iran Animal Feed Industry
• Setting up the National Center for Ranking and Competitiveness in Animal Feed Industry
• Launching the Arbitration Center of Animal Feed Industry

Structural Measures

• Setting up a continuous communication system with the members through SMS, and social networks like WhatsApp and Telegram
• With the aim of informing the members, quick following up and correction the disruptive business issues, the unit of the surveillance of regulations and directives has been launched.
• Standardization of processes and consolidation of ISO 9001 in the IFIA
• Official Audit of 68 Feed Production units for issuing Export Code
• Holding 14 joint webinars with Iran Veterinary Organization (IVO) In order to improve the quantity and quality of feed production in Iran with various issues such as grain sampling, standardization of feed mills, etc.
• Participate in important international specialized events and webinars in the field of animal feed (companies and organizations), prepare and publish regular reports and informing members and followers on social networks.
• Holding 12 training courses of GMP in different cities of Iran for promoting the level of Feed Safety in Feed Production with participation of IVO, Ministry of Agriculture-Jihad representatives and the directors, QC and Technical managers of Feed Mills
• In order to promote public awareness and belief in the role of animal feed in sustainable development and increase the role of animal feed industry in production, employment and national income, IFIA over the past year has published specialized reports and posters in the field of animal feed, animal health and sustainability in feed production, as well as the importance of a healthy environment and biodiversity on its social medias such as Instagram, LinkedIn, etc.
• Signing a memorandum of cooperation with the Standard Research Institute to hold operational training courses
• Signing a memorandum of cooperation with the Vice-Presidency for Science and Technology with the aim of supporting high-tech and knowledge-based companies with a focus on the production of feed additives and supplements.

Major Studies, Research and Publication

• Publishing the book of “Iran a new Era” 2019,2020 version
• Translating and publishing Fao’s book called: Good practices for the feed sector.
• Running the second national competitions for successful experiments and Benchmarking in Animal Feed industry, with the aim of encouraging feed manufacturers to share their successful experiences.

The most important International Measures

• Holding two annual meetings with the presence of members of parliament, all deputies of the Ministry of Agriculture and the Ministry of industry, mine and trade and heads of specialized organizations on animal feed.

The most important steps taken by Iran Veterinary Organization in relation to the Animal Feed Manufacturers Units

Assessment of documents for approval of importing raw materials and Ready- to- Feed for livestock, poultry and aquaculture:
Aquaculture Feed: 37 facilities
Pet Feed (Dog, Cat, Birds, etc…): imports banned.
Livestock Feed (Milk Powder) 21 facilities
Feed Ingredients (Concentrate, Fat Powder, Gluten, etc…) 97 facilities

Participate in scientific-specialized working groups
Specialist working groups of Livestock, Poultry and Aquaculture Feed: 28 cases
Feed Technical Committees: 9 cases
National Standards Organization meetings: 31 cases
Working Group of Residue (for animal feed use): 18 cases

State of Iran Compound Feed in 2019,20

In 2020, 714 feed mills manufactured 10.5 Million tons of animal feed, of which 6000 thousand tons cattle feed, 4000 thousand tons poultry feed, 400 thousand tons Aquaculture feed and 100 thousand tons other animal’s feed.

According official statistics of Agriculture-Jihad Ministry, total amount of required feed ingredients is 85656 thousand tons. The highest required ingredient of wheat and barley bran is 15168 thousand tons, and the lowest required input of feed wheat is 920 thousand tons.

We are relying imported feed ingredients.

Japan has been relying on imports for most of feed grains such as corn, sorghum, barley, wheat totaling 13,406 thousands tons a fiscal year most of which will to be imported from United States but now are imports from diversified countries, including Brazil and Argentina become of improvement of their inland transportation and also the port facilities.

Japan’s import of corn, accounts for about 49.0% of formula and mixed feed. Second largest is soybean meal (12.9%), the third is the rapeseed meal (4.6%). Use of rice for feed has increased to 4.0%.

Fights against infectious animal diseases.

Since September 2018, a certain area of Japan has been suffering from an outbreak of classical swine fever, and the Japanese government began vaccinating pigs in October 2019. However, there are still sporadic outbreaks of classical swine fever on farms. There is no case of African swine fever reported in Japan, but it has very widely spread from China and other South-East Asian countries to South Korea, a neighboring country of Japan although separated by the sea. Our animal hygiene authorities and the related industries are on their highest alert, and the members of JFMA have been taking tightest sanitary measures on their plants.

In the last winter season, avian flu carried by migratory birds was a source of another threat. The disease broke out on 52 farms, and about 9.74 million birds were destroyed.

Our initiatives to pursue sustainability and environmental goals.

In the past few years, the use of domestically produced rice as an ingredient in compound feed instead of imported corn has taken root under the government’s supportive measures to promote the diversification of rice production. Such development of new market for domestic rice not only contribute to land conservation and regional revitalization by preventing the abandonment of paddy fields in economically and socially depressed regions, but also curbs greenhouse gas emissions by shortening the transportation distance.

We are also making technical efforts to produce low phosphor and low nitrogen feed to lead to smaller release of these substances in the environment.

Recycling use of food by-products under appropriate sanitary control is another initiative taken by our feed industry to encourage effective use of limited resources and reduction of environmental burdens.

Number of households raising livestock

As of February 1st 2020, number of households raising dairy cattle was14,400 (decreased by 4.0%), and number of heads for dairy cows was 1.352 million (increased by 1.5%).

Number of households raising beef cattle was 43,900 (decreased by 5.2%), and number of heads was 2.555 million (increased by 2.1%).

The overall trend in recent years has been that many small-scale households to stoped raising livestock, resulting in an increase in the number of heads per household.

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Feedlatina works to promote increased dialogue between the feed industry and regulatory agencies and is based on a further sharing of responsibilities between them in order to promote compliance with technical and commercial regulations “ Co Regulation”. We act as a mediator with Official Bodies to promote the development, harmonization and maintenance of the regulatory frameworks that guarantee free trade in the animal nutrition market, based on quality, safety and food security.

Feedlatina implemented its STDF/PG/345: Feed and Food Security Program, A project for regulatory harmonization and feed safety in Latin America and the Caribbean. The STDF/PG/345 program was supported by the Standards and Trade Development Facility (STDF) a global partnership that supports developing countries in building their capacity to implement international sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) standards, guidelines and recommendations as a means to improve their human, animal, and plants health status to gain or maintain access to markets.

Finished in November 2019 STDF/PG/345 had support from FAO Office in Latin America, the OIE Americas, the Inter- American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, México, Paraguay, Perú, Uruguay. Private Companies Members and National Association also help in the project.

By the end of the project, public agents, regulatory bodies, agricultural and the private sector related to the animal feed chain works to institutionalized and consolidated public- private cooperation strategies, which allows today in our daily work for regulatory harmonization and institutional strengthening to promote food safety and the sustainability of the production. We produce and promote information material and promote education and credibility of the animal feed sector in our region.

Today Feedlatina is consolidated as a permanent regional and International Space for Public and Private cooperation in the field of animal nutrition. We give support and negotiate in regulatory matters with the different regulatory agencies and support for trade facilities between countries and economics blocs. We are in constant contact with the government agencies of the Latin America and Caribbean countries through their Ministries and Services of Agriculture, Livestock and food safety, which support the association and allow it to be updated on legislation and actual information. Such as Statistical data of Latin America Market, national production and foreign trade between the countries.

The Proactivity work of our teams made up of the associated companies members and the implementation of good manufacturing practices are key elements that Feedlatina sought to strength through the proposals in agreement and equivalent among the countries in harmonized procedures or equivalent for example in Labeling and Glossary of Product Concepts for animal Feed (Additives).

Feedlatina promote a balanced regulatory frame to facilitate market access and promote the adoption of International Standards for a better Global Feed Industry.

We participate in symposiums and annually we organize several meetings between Official Regulators of the countries and private partners to foster their relationship.

We also promote and encourage professional development with specialized training and courses to share experiences in several matters in animal nutrition. Mr. José Luiz Tejon is currently leading a course for our members in animal food, human and environmental agribusiness in the new decade.

The Association seeks to strengthen the imagen of Latin America and Caribbean to the consumers and enable developing countries to join forces and strengthen their representation.

The integration between the countries of the region and the region with the world, facilitating trade of Latin America Bloc.

Feedlatina will continue working to support a robust, integrated and strong Latin America.

Annual Feed Production Statistics for the Year Ending December 2020

These statistics report total tonnage of manufactured animal feed and total tonnage of raw materials used in feed production. This report does not include blended feed.

These statistics now include the breakdown of species-specific data for feed production.

Please note all figures reported in the tables below in this Executive Summary are in metric tonnes (MT) unless otherwise specified.

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1. New AFMA Strategy

To remain a trend-setting and leading stakeholders in the agricultural environment, AFMA, and its members must endorse the principle of continuous improvement. Continually evaluating and benchmarking its role and impact within the value chains it is directly involved in and within the related up-or downstream industries it influences.

During July and August 2019, the AFMA Board of Directors and Management engaged in a series of Strategic Focus workshops with a specific target to focus on the vision of AFMA aligning its future role in the value chains and, in particular, the Grains Value Chain, Oilseeds Value Chain, and Livestock and Poultry Value Chains being the most prominent.

AFMA has a unique advantage within the business environment; it finds itself without competing with any of the value chain partners. It is a supplier to the majority of the end-users in the value chains, receiving quality grains and oilseeds as inputs, processing it into a safe feed and delivering it to the end-users as one of their critical inputs, by that delivering on AFMA’s slogan – “Safe Feed for Safe Food”.

Vision

The refined AFMA vision says it all – “The dynamic animal feed thought leader, influencing food security through partnerships with all stakeholders”.

AFMA greatly values its different partnerships within the relevant value chains and is continuously striving to unlock sustainable growth for all value chain partners, with the firm belief that a healthy and prosperous value chain consists of healthy value chain links within the chain knowing the importance of the inter-dependence of each link towards the other.

Additional to its highly regarded value chain partnerships, AFMA furthermore fully acknowledges and appreciates the fact that the private sector can’t function in a vacuum or as an island, therefore the need for a compact or partnership with the Government in a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) format, with one partner creating an enabling environment and the other conducting their businesses in such a manner which results in economic growth, job creation and the necessary transformation within the different value chains, feeding into the larger agricultural sector, eventually contributing to the national economic picture, aligned with the Agriculture and gro-Processing Master Plan (AAMP) and the outcomes of the National Development Plan (NDP).

AFMA’s involvement in master plans

Given AFMA’s specific position, central to several value chains related to the animal feed industry, AFMA already plays and will be playing a critical role in the following sectoral or industry master plans:

• The Agricultural and Agro-Processing Master Plan
• The South African Poultry Sector Master Plan
• The South African Soya Strategy (being developed)
• The South African Economic Recovery Master Plan

To ensure alignment throughout all AFMA structures and committees, a cascaded approach is followed with the Board of Directors, ultimately responsible for achieving the AFMA strategic goals. In support of the Board of Directors, the respective AFMA Committees formulates their Strategic Focus Areas annually in alignment with the overarching AFMA Strategy.

Ownership is as a result of this taken by each committee, to identify its objectives to satisfy the strategic focus areas during a strategic committee session at the beginning of the year. The committee is then responsible for achieving its outcomes and action plans as formulated under the committee management’s leadership.

The achievement of each AFMA committees’ strategic goals is aligned and fed into the larger AFMA Strategic focus, ensuring the full buy-in and ownership of the new AFMA Strategy within all AFMA structures.

2. Domestic grain and the oilseeds commodity outlook

South Africa’s 2019/20 grains harvest stands set to be the second-largest on record, supported by an expansion in area planted and favourable weather conditions during the season.

About 9.1 million tons of maize expected to be harvested in the 2019/20 season is white maize, with 6.4 million tons being yellow maize, bringing the total to 15.5 million tons. The current maize harvest is up 38% from the 2018/19 crop and is the second-largest harvest on record.

The soybeans and sunflower seed 2019/20 harvests are up 8% y/y and 13% y/y, respectively (South Africa’s Summer Crop Production Estimates 2018/2019). The increase in this season’s summer crop harvest is mainly supported by an expansion in the area planted in the case of maize and favourable weather conditions, which led to improvements in yields.

The data implies that South Africa will remain a net exporter of at least 2.7 million tons (up 89% y/y) in the 2020/21 marketing year, which began in May 2020 and ends in 2021.

This occurs at a time when southern and East African maize import needs could outpace those of the previous year because of regional poor harvests on the back of droughts and invasions of locusts. South Africa could also export maize beyond the African continent to other deep-sea markets such as Japan, Taiwan, Vietnam and South Korea, which were not prominent importers during the 2019/20 marketing year. In the case of soybeans and sunflower seed, South Africa will remain a net importer of their products, sunflower oil, and soybean oilcake (meal), despite the expected increase in domestic production.

Looking ahead

South Africa is about 45 days away from the start of the 2020/21 summer crop planting season. To get a sense of farmers’ potential planting decisions for the season ahead, two of the most critical indicators to be observed are commodity prices and the weather outlook. The La Niña weather event this summer signals higher rainfall, which is conducive for crops. In addition, available data suggest that precipitation could begin on time in the 2020/21 season, which means planting could begin at its traditional time, October for the eastern regions of the country.

Secondly, it is surprising that, given the underlying supply and demand conditions, that domestic grains and oilseeds prices have remained firm for so long. In the week of August 13, 2020, yellow and white maize spot prices were up by 5.3% y/y and 0.2% y/y, trading at R2 895 per ton and R2 880 per ton, respectively.

Simultaneously, sunflower seed and soybean prices were up by 22% y/y and 27% y/y, trading at R6 698 per ton and R7 317 per ton, respectively. These price levels would be expected in years when supply is low, rather than the current situation in which there is an abundant supply of grains and oilseeds.

The factors driving prices are:

• The strong demand from the southern Africa region and deep-sea markets has driven and sustained prices. In the week of August 7, 2020, about 1.1 million tons of maize, about 41% of the expected total of 2.7 million tons, had already been exported to the above markets. This is slightly faster than in a typical season where exports, specifically those to the southern Africa region, would gain momentum towards the end of the year. It also indicates strong external demand for maize needs, something that is expected to continue and involve larger markets, including Zimbabwe, Japan, Taiwan, and South Korea.
• The delay in maize deliveries, due to the late start of the season, supported maize prices.
• The weakness of the rand. The correlation between maize prices and the exchange rate over the past year is 79%. As the currency has weakened, maize prices have tended to rise. The global commodity prices, specifically Chicago maize prices, might have had a minimal influence on domestic maize prices at this point, as they have softened by 7% y/y on August 13, 2020.
• In terms of soybeans and sunflower seed prices, the interaction with the global market is different as South Africa is a net importer of these commodities and the domestic market tends to be sensitive to global developments. The Chicago soybean and EU sunflower seed prices were up by 8% y/y and 10% y/y on August 13, 2020, which, again, supports the trend towards higher rates in our domestic market. The weak rand also supports the local oilseed market. Combined, these factors have managed to overshadow the large harvest, which would typically be associated with lower commodity prices.

This environment provides a greater incentive for farmers to maintain or increase plantings in the 2020/21 production season.

Adding to expectations is the demand for maize in East Africa, which will remain robust as the La Niña weather phenomenon leads to dryness in the region.

The real remaining challenge is regulations, as imports of genetically modified maize are still prohibited. The 2019/20 season began with a ‘dry start’ for the entire southern Africa region, but Zambia and South Africa emerged with bumper harvests, while Zimbabwean outputs dropped.

If plantings improve in Zimbabwe, the maize shortfall in 2021/22 could be less than the anticipated million tons presently being projected. South African farmers may find themselves in a better position if they extend yellow maize plantings in the 2020/21 season as that would find a market in the deep-sea regions. White maize, on the other hand, depends on African demand.

In the case of oilseeds, an increase in plantings would still contribute to the local market. The critical date to diarise is October 28, 2020, when the national Crop Estimates Committee will be releasing data outlining farmers’ planting intentions.

3. Agricultural and Government Policy Issues

Introduction

The first half of 2020 has been dominated by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, whose containment measures led to widespread economic slowdowns across the world. Economic predictions signal a deep recession and higher levels of unemployment that will dampen national and global demand and have a significant negative impact on international trade.

The pandemic followed fresh outbreaks of African Swine Fever (ASF) in China, which were major obstacles in the path of the country replenishing its pork supplies. China has the largest pig herds in the world, and these declined by about 180 million animals, about 40% of the national total, due to ASF outbreaks.

Meanwhile, fears of an ongoing trade war between China and USA abated after a Phase 1 deal was implemented in the last quarter of 2019. This agreement resulted in 15.3 million tons of USA export sales to China for the 2020/21 season (USDA, June 2020).

South Africa continued its struggle with Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) as new outbreaks occurred in early 2020. Although South Africa was able to put systems in place to ensure that the January 2019 FMD outbreak was under control, the country failed to convince the World Organization for Animal Health to reinstitute the country’s status of FMD-free zone. South Africa’s beef exports fell by 17%, from 30 000 tons in 2018 to 25 000 tons in 2019. Amid these challenges, South Africa has begun developing Agriculture and Agro-processing Master Plans (AAMPs) to guide strategic interventions that can promote inclusive transformation.

From a trade agreement perspective, the UK left the EU in January 2020 and is negotiating a new trade agreement, which, it is hoped it will be concluded before year-end. However, a ‘no-deal’ scenario is still possible.

In Africa, the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) is expected to be implemented in early 2021, after delays due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the postponement of the original July 1, 2020 target date.

Other trade agreements have been relatively quiet regarding reviews and engagements, with all falling under the radar. For instance, the SACU EFTA reviews failed to take another step forward as countries sought to broaden the product scope and deepen the value of the trade agreement.

4. South Africa’s trade performance

South Africa recorded an agricultural trade surplus of US$ 773 million, as illustrated in South Africa’s Trade Performance 2010 to 2019. This is up by 16% y/y, with exports having increased at a much higher rate than imports. The ongoing COVID-19 crisis has brought uncertainty to global trade because of disruptions in supply chains and weakening demand. As an export-oriented activity, South Africa’s agricultural sector is one of the industries negatively affected by the pandemic. However, the disruptions were comparatively minimal, given that the global agricultural and food sector has generally stayed operational.

Exports were underpinned by grapes, maize, wine, wool, pears, apples, plums, lemons and macadamia nuts, amongst other agricultural products. These products could continue to underpin South Africa’s agricultural exports in the second quarter of 2020, which mostly corresponds with global lockdowns, but there has been a temporary decline in wine exports due to domestic lockdown regulations. Maize is set to dominate the 2019/20 season; with South Africa’s expected maize exports at 2.7 million tons, up 89% y/y because of a higher domestic harvest. This is at a time when rising demand for maize is expected in the southern Africa region, a primary market for white maize.

In terms of imports, the leading products included wheat, palm oil, rice, poultry meat, sunflower oil and sugar. For 2020, rice, wheat and palm oil will dominate the agricultural import product list. South Africa’s 2020 rice imports could amount to 1.1 million tons, up by 10% from 2019, according to data from the International Grains Council. Meanwhile, South Africa’s 2019/20 wheat imports could increase by 29% y/y to 1.8 million tons.

From a destination point of view, the African continent and Europe continued to be the largest markets in value terms for South Africa’s agricultural exports in the first quarter of 2020. Respectively, they account for 44% and 29% of exports. Asia was the third-largest market, absorbing 19% of South Africa’s agricultural exports in the first quarter of 2020. The balance of 8% value was spread across other regions of the world.

In a nutshell, while the pandemic will result in a loss of incomes in various regions of the world, and in turn, a decline in demand for goods; the agriculture and food sector is one of the few that may not be as hard-hit as other activities. South Africa’s agricultural exports could increase from the US$9.9 billion attained in 2019. The key catalysts this year will be the increase in grains and horticultural output and the weakening domestic currency. Therefore, as in the previous year, the trade will continue to be a key driver of South Africa’s agricultural sector.

The ongoing COVID-19 crisis has brought uncertainty in global trade because of disruptions in supply chains and weakening demand. South Africa’s agricultural sector, which is export-orientated, is one of the sectors that AFMA feared would be disrupted by the pandemic.

So far, however, there have been minimal disruptions as the agricultural and food sectors continued to remain operational during the crisis. The future outlook will, in part, depend on the magnitude of the economic shock of COVID-19. If the trauma is massive and recovery is slow, as some analysts expect, demand for high-value agricultural products could be reduced in some traditional markets. This also means that South Africa should, after the pandemic, continue its efforts to develop its export market for agricultural products in China and India.

5. South Africa’s agricultural export trends

In 2019, South Africa’s agricultural exports saw a marginal decrease of 1.54% over 2018, decreasing from R144 billion in 2018 to R141.8 billion in 2019 (Trends in South Africa’s Agricultural Exports 2013-2019).

From a product perspective, edible fruits and nuts accounted for 35% of South Africa’s total agricultural exports, with beverages contributing 13%, vegetables 6%, sugars 6%, fish and crustaceans 5% and cereals 4%, amongst others.

Asia
The biggest contributors of South Africa’s agricultural exports to Asia were edible fruit and nuts at 54%, sugars at 10%, wines and spirits at 6%, vegetables at 4% and miscellaneous grains, seeds, and fruit at 4%.

Africa
Africa remains the leading market for South African agricultural products, with 41% of total exports or R58 billion in 2019 (see Figure 12). Agricultural exports that saw increases were cereals (41%), products of the milling industry (38%), miscellaneous grains, seeds, and fruit (30%) and preparations of meat, of fish or crustaceans (15%).

Middle East
South Africa’s agricultural exports to the Middle East increased year-on-year by 7% to R9.6 billion in 2019. Decreases were seen in flours, meals and pellets of fish or crustaceans (69%), tobacco (58%) and vegetables (22%) whilst increases were experienced in exports of live animals (260%), miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruit (31%) and edible fruits and nuts (17%).

Europe
South Africa’s agricultural exports to Europe (EU28) decreased by 4.84% from R39.7 billion in 2018 to R37.8 billion in 2019 (see Figure 12). Edible fruits and nuts accounted for 56% of the country’s total agricultural exports to the EU, followed by wines at 15% and crustaceans and fish at 11%. Exports of edible fruits and nuts decreased marginally from R22 billion in 2018 to R21 billion in 2019. Exports of wines and fish saw decreases of 11.8% and 7.5% respectively.

Americas
South Africa’s agricultural exports to the Americas increased by 6% from R7.7 billion in 2018 to R8.2 billion in 2019 (see Figure 12). Edible fruits and nuts remain the major contributor to agricultural exports to the Americas at 51%. Although exports of beverages decreased marginally from 2018 to 2019 by 2.17%, it remains the second-largest product exported at 18.8% of total agricultural exports.

Overall, Africa remained South Africa’s largest agricultural export market, accounting for 41% of total agricultural exports. The EU accounted for 27% of South Africa’s agricultural exports in 2019, with Asia taking up 16% and the Middle East 7%. The Americas and the rest of the world (ROW) accounted for 6% and 4% of South Africa’s agricultural exports, respectively (see Figure 13).

South Africa’s grain trade

South Africa’s cereal exports declined by 21% from R7.4 billion in 2018 to R5.8 billion in 2019. Maize exports decreased by 32% from R6 billion in 2018 to R4.1 billion in 2019.

Wheat exports, mainly to African countries, increased from R259 million in 2018 to R650 million in 2019, an increase of 150%.

South Africa remains a net importer of wheat. Although less wheat was imported in 2019 (1.842 million tons) compared to 2018 (1.984 million tons), the value of South Africa’s wheat imports increased by 6.41% from R5.35 billion in 2018 to R5.7 billion in 2019. This was mainly due to the weakening of the Rand against the US$. The bulk of imported wheat was sourced from the Russian Federation and other European Union countries.

South Africa’s oilseed trade

Imports of oilseeds increased from R1.57 billion in 2018 to R1.8 billion in 2019, increasing by 15%. This was mainly due to an increase in the imports of groundnuts from R196 million in 2018 to R607 million in 2019, an increase of 210%. Imports of both soybeans (R59 million) and sunflower seed (R32 million) in 2019 are well below the 5-year averages of R483 million and R194 million, respectively. This is mainly due to better than average crop estimates experienced in the past five years.

South African animal feed and raw materials

The value of imported animal feed products and related raw materials remained steady at R5.5 billion in 2019 compared to 2018. Exports declined by 12% from R4.9 billion in 2018 to R4.3 billion in 2019.

Soya bean meal remained a major import component of animal feed raw materials but did see declines of 9.6% in quantity and 11% in value imported in 2019. Argentina remains the primary source of soya bean meal for South Africa. Imports of soya bean meal from Zambia and Malawi showed a decrease of 89% from 78 000 tons in 2018 to 8 400 tons in 2019.

Cotton oilcake imports decreased from 59 000 tons to 61 000 tons while the value increased by 3.26 % from R184 million in 2018 to R190 million in 2019. Sunflower oilcake imports in 2019 increased by 190% and R251 million from 2018.

The total wheat bran imported saw a decrease of 14% from 2018 to 114 000 tons.

Exports of feed supplements decreased from R2.156 billion in 2018 to R1.4 billion in 2019, decreasing 14.8%. The bulk of the exports was destined for African countries.

6. AFMA Feed Sales: 2019/20

After recovering from a -1.9% loss in sales volumes in 2017/18, feed sales remained on the road to recovery and ended with a 4.6% volume increase for 2018/19.

However, feed sales continued to reflect the drought conditions suffered in some parts of the country and ongoing challenges within the poultry industry. Despite these hardships, feed sales remained positive, recording a 1.2% growth in 2019/20
amounting to 6 723 822 tons. Measured in volumes, the further increase from 2018/19 was led by the poultry feed sales segments followed by pork and dairy (refer to Table 1).

Like the local poultry industry, the feed industry, the primary supplier to the poultry industry is anxiously awaiting the outcomes and effects of the new SA Poultry Sector Plan, which includes specific trade remedies against unfair trade and dumping of poultry in the SA market primarily by the EU, Brazil.

Additional trade remedies against specific importing countries have been applied for by SAPA. Should these applications be successful, they will support the local poultry industry’s implementation of their Poultry Sector Master Plan. The plan is aimed at growth of the local industry, transformation, expansion of production and the development of a sustainable export market.

Should these outcomes materialise, it would benefit not only the feed sector but also the entire South African grain and oilseed value chain. It would also lead to policy certainty, encourage investments, growth, and vast job creation in these sectors by achieving the primary outcomes of the National Development Plan (NDP).

National Feed Sales: 2019/20

According to Table 2, national feed production showed the same trend as that of AFMA. National feed volumes for 2018/19 were calculated at 11 508 521 tons, showing an increase of 4.4% on a countrywide national production level.

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2020: Year In Review

COVID-19
Like all industries in 2020, the world changed overnight for the U.S. animal food industry in March 2020. The well-functioning, highly efficient agricultural system the country relied on to keep grocery store shelves stocked with quality, affordable animal protein and dairy products suddenly had to change and adjust to shift food destined for U.S. food service to grocery stores. The growing uncertainty in the market caused Americans to stock up on food and pet food staples as well as other household items, and some farmers and ranchers to stockpile feed to keep their  livestock, poultry and aquaculture fed.

State-imposed lockdown orders sent the American Feed Industry Association (AFIA) into overdrive – with its staff working round-the-clock on behalf of its membership to ensure the 944,000 essential workers in the animal food industry could continue reporting to work. Not only that, the AFIA collaborated with others throughout the U.S. agricultural value chain to minimize supply disruptions, from the ports to farms to feed mills to retailers.

Meanwhile, the ongoing politicization of the pandemic meant that the industry’s response could not be painted with a broad stroke. Companies made the best decisions they could to protect the health and safety of their employees – without precedent – amid changing, and sometimes conflicting, guidance from local, state and federal public health authorities. All while taking the time to care for their employees balancing the emotional and mental toll of the pandemic with their newfound personal responsibilities, as well as give back to their communities.

Despite the challenges, the demand for animal food remained strong and is expected to grow 2.5% by 2025. The Institute for Feed Education and Research (IFEEDER) projects even with COVID-19, animal food consumption is projected to increase in the United States from 248.4 million tons to 254.6 million tons, valued at $47.5 billion (USD) to $48.8 billion (USD).

Presidential Elections
Couple the public health crisis with ongoing social issues and a heated presidential election led to increased polarization among Americans across the country. Firms felt those tensions as they  reacted to the states’ scattershot approach to managing the public health emergency, with some states providing businesses more leeway than others.

The association focused its efforts on ensuring the incoming presidential administration understood the work the industry had put into keeping its employees safe throughout the crisis, as the Biden White House contemplated changes to workplace safety standards in light of COVID-19. So far, these efforts have paid off, with the administration maintaining the current effective existing oversight of worker protection, but the industry anticipates further regulatory changes, an area it will continue to monitor in 2021.

In addition, the AFIA leveraged the opportunity to communicate to the U.S. Congress myriad concerns facing its members in rural America – particularly, access to COVID-19 testing and vaccination, the need for universal broadband and funding to deal with America’s aging infrastructure. The association also supported legislative proposals geared toward boosting the agricultural sector’s long-term economic health and will continue work in 2021 to advocate for measures to improve this unique industry sector’s business climate.

Looking Ahead to 2021

Regulatory Environment
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has focused most of its efforts over the past year on safely bringing COVID-19 vaccines to the general population. While the industry saw a temporary reduction in inspections, as the agency focused on for-cause inspections of facilities to reduce risks to both the government and industry staff, work continued in other areas, such as in the area of review for new animal food ingredients.

For many years, the industry has struggled with an unstable, tedious and inefficient review system within the FDA for new animal food ingredients. Some ingredients can move relatively quickly through the regulatory review system in roughly two years, while others linger for eight or more years, driving up costs for ingredient companies and putting U.S. producers at a competitive disadvantage with their international counterparts. The AFIA is working with the FDA and U.S. policymakers to provide the necessary resources and appropriate policy interpretations to ensure animal health and safety, while allowing for a more predictable regulatory environment.

The AFIA is also leading an effort with several animal food and health-focused organizations and climate coalitions to seek modernization of the regulatory system for products seeking label claims for animal production, animal well-being, food safety and the environment.  Currently these products are regulated as “animal drugs” instead of a more appropriate and accessible “ingredient category.” It is an opportunity for the industry to seek reasonable changes to the existing regulatory system that will yield big impacts for the future of U.S. agriculture and climate change.

Trade
U.S. trade policy made a 180-degree turn with President Joe Biden at the helm. The AFIA has been advocating for the administration to seek renewal of Trade Promotion Authority, to maintain the president’s ability to fast-track trade negotiations with other countries, an ability set to expire July 1, 2021. However, the Biden administration has made it clear that until the U.S. meets it threshold for COVID-19 vaccinations and the economy is humming along again, it will not focus on negotiating new trade agreements. Despite this, the demand for U.S. animal food products is growing – as evidenced by the fact that the overall export value for feed, feed ingredients and pet food increased by $874 million in 2020, or 7.2% over 2019.

The AFIA has been working to ensure China meets the commitments it made in the U.S.-China phase one trade agreement. As China continues to expand and invest in its beef cattle and dairy industries, it provides opportunities for the AFIA to educate Chinese beef and dairy producers on the variety of U.S. feed additives available, which the AFIA is doing through Market Access Program (MAP) funding.

The AFIA is also using MAP funding to implement market access and development programs in Vietnam, where there are significant opportunities to improve the competitiveness of U.S. animal food products by meeting the Asian country’s need to update technologies, improve regulatory compliance and upgrade input and management quality. The AFIA is primarily focusing on the aquaculture and pet food industries, and will be working in 2021 with its consultant to carrying out this program.

Sustainability
The focus on climate change, retailer and consumer pressures for greater transparency and accountability from those who grow and produce their food continues to grow. Recognizing the feed industry’s contribution to the carbon footprint of animal protein and dairy foods, the industry continues to pursue research and develop technologies that advance solutions addressing climate and the environment.

In partnership with IFEEDER, the AFIA is pursuing a strategy to equip its members with tools to build or grow their internal sustainability programs, respond to product transparency demands and communicate their sustainability stories to a variety of audiences. IFEEDER is working with a global food and agribusiness consulting firm strongly experienced in sustainability initiatives to develop its road map. Launching in 2021 the work will align animal food industry sustainability initiatives, strategies and communications at a field, farm, facility and association level. The AFIA also recently stood up its Sustainability Committee, further formalizing its commitment to this work.

Additionally, the association is leading a food and agriculture industrywide effort to ensure that industry innovation and access to diverse production systems and diets is part of the global dialogue being spearheaded by the United Nations’ secretary-general later this year at the Food Systems Summit. It is critical that the summit holds a constructive dialogue about the real issues of reducing global hunger, food waste and environmental impact, without denigrating or undoing years of scientific progress.

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