--- title: 2017 Alltech Global Feed Survey description: The results of the sixth annual Alltech Global Feed Survey are in, and it appears 2016 was a major mile marker for the global feed industry. --- [859-885-9613](tel:+123%204567%20890)[customercontact@alltech.com](mailto:customercontact@alltech.com) [![Alltech logo_167_White.png](https://go.alltech.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Alltech%20logo_167_White.png?width=500&name=Alltech%20logo_167_White.png "Alltech logo_167_White.png")](https://go.alltech.com/alltech-feed-survey?hsLang=en) - [ESPAÑOL](https://go.alltech.com/encuesta-global-sobre-alimento-balanceado-de-alltech) ![GFS17 Landing Page Header (1440x450).jpg](https://go.alltech.com/hs-fs/hubfs/GFS17%20Landing%20Page%20Header%20(1440x450).jpg?width=1440&name=GFS17%20Landing%20Page%20Header%20(1440x450).jpg "GFS17 Landing Page Header (1440x450).jpg") # **Global feed production surpasses 1 billion metric tons for first time, with fewer feed mills** ## *16 things to know from the world’s feed sector in 2016* The results of the sixth annual Alltech Global Feed Survey are in, and it appears 2016 was a major mile marker for the global feed industry. For the first time, the world produced more than 1 billion metric tons of feed in a single year, and, interestingly, it did so in 2016 with a 7 percent reduction in feed mills. Alltech’s annual survey gleaned its data for 2016 from more than 30,000 feed mills in 141 countries, making this year’s analysis the company’s most robust to date. According to Aidan Connolly, Alltech’s chief innovation officer and the author of the yearly survey, there were several headlines from the 2016 data. We’ve summarized them in general terms below, but for further details and to download Aidan’s presentation and more detailed results, fill out the form below. ### **1. Feed production continues to consolidate** As the grand total of feed production broke through the 1 billion (metric tons) marker, it did so on the backs of fewer feed mills. A 3.7 percent increase in production over 2015 occurred despite a 7 percent decrease in the number of feed mills. While this consolidation is especially notable in China, several Asian countries also markedly decreased their feed mill numbers. [CLICK HERE](https://go.alltech.com/alltech-feed-survey?hsLang=en#blogcontinued) to continue reading. ![feed-in-hand.jpg](https://go.alltech.com/hs-fs/hubfs/feed-in-hand.jpg?width=1707&name=feed-in-hand.jpg "feed-in-hand.jpg") [![2017 Alltech Feed Survey Results](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/745395/87fcd537-9524-49f7-913b-aec8a81e8959.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/745395/87fcd537-9524-49f7-913b-aec8a81e8959) © 2018 Alltech. All Rights Reserved