Global Feather Meal Market - 2022-2029

Global Feather Meal Market - 2022-2029:

Market Overview

Feather Meal Market was valued at USD YY million in 2021. It is forecasted to reach USD YY million by 2029, growing at a CAGR of 8.9% during the forecast period (2022-2029).

Feather meal is a byproduct of processing poultry. It is made from poultry feathers by partially grinding them under elevated heat and pressure, and then grinding and drying. Feather meal is used in formulated animal feed and in organic fertilizer. The feather meal is generally is made through a process called rendering. Feathers are a rich source of protein known as keratin and can be converted into a valuable meal by moderately grinding them under high pressure and heat. Additionally, feather meal is considered as an important ingredient for ruminant animals. Feather meal is a good alternative for protein sources in aquaculture and livestock diets that has a high percentage of protein to offer.

The growth of feather meal in the agro-based industry across the globe acts as one of the major factors driving the growth of feather meal market. The increase in demand for feather meal as a protein feed for ruminant and rise in land area under organic cultivation further influence the market. Additionally, surge in incidences of pollutions, rise in usage of various forms of biological products, increase in concerns regarding environment and trend of organic food products positively affect the feather meal market.

Market Dynamics: Rise in demand for organic, nutritious and energy efficient products are driving the growth of global feather meal market

Feather is a waste product whose disposal is not advised from an environmental perspective, therefore making something useful out of it is advisable. Moreover, in the organic fertilizer industry, feather meal is potentially used, which, in return, helps the soil retain nutrients needed for the hour. This creates a huge opportunity for feather meals in the near future to be used as a organic fertilizer for organic food owing to rising the demand for feather meals in the future. For instance, in 2022, according to epic gardening, feather meal is a fantastic organic fertilizer high in nitrogen that can take the place of many synthetic liquid fertilizers in the garden or farms.

Furthermore, feather meal has various benefits owing to its nutritional content such as enhancing the breeding ability, boosting animal fur health and make hair color better and lustrous. By expelling, feather meal can have good palatability, high levels of digestion and absorption, good health, removing bacterial contamination of feed, improving growth efficiency and skin quality, promoting growth and development, and making skin fetching by feed benefit more than 10 days earlier than normal.

Thus, increasing components of micronutrients is greatly impacting the prevention of hoof disease, self-bite, self-mutilation, and other dietary deficiencies. It can also improve animal anti-stress skills and avoid the development of dermatitis, red claw disease, skin keratosis, chap, and scab. For instance, according to ScienceDirect, feathers contain a protein level averaging 87%, but the protein is in an undigestible keratin helix and special processing is necessary to break the disulfide-bonded helices. Pressure cooking is the most common processing procedure, although enzymes under experimental conditions have also been effective.

However, lack of clinical evidence about the digestibility of feather meal in poultry farm animal species and high cost of livestock feed is expected to restraint the market growth.

Market Segmentation: Organic fertilizers stand for the highest share in global feather meal market

In 2021, the organic fertilizers in feather meal market dominated the market and accounted for YY share of the global revenue. Feather meal is consumed by meat industry, animal husbandry industry, agriculture sector, fishing industry, and others. The nutrient-rich contents in feather meal have resulted in increased consumption by customers who are involved in the animal-related business. This has resulted in meat industry and animal husbandry industry for organic farming being the major constituent of the feather meal market. Also, increased use of feather meal as organic fertilizer has resulted in increased demand by agriculture sector. Different other industries use feather meal as per need.

Geographical Penetration: North America is the dominating region during the forecast period

In 2021, North America had the highest revenue share of YY percent. The rise in demand for poultry products, an increase in the use of advanced technologies to obtain value-added products, and major players operating efficiently in this region are the key features that are spurring the growth of the market in this region. Companies in the North America feather meal market are investing in capacity additions to broaden their supply chains. For instance, Darling Ingredients- an animal food manufacturing company announced the launch of its third organic fertilizer production facility in Fremont, Nebraska.

Europe is the fastest growing regional market with a revenue share of YY percent. The market in Europe is also expected to grow at a significant rate during the forecast period due to the rise in utilization of feathers for feather meal owing to its high protein source which can be an appropriate feed for ruminant animals. For instance, in 2021, feather meal contains typically about 85% DM of protein, with some fat (9%) and minerals (6%).

Competitive Landscape:

The global feather meal market is competitive and comprises players such as SOPROPECHE, Sojaprotein, Titan Biotech Limited, SAMPI, Alltech, Nutraferma LLC, Prinova Holdings, Calysta Inc., Sotexpro, Fenchem and Proliver BvbA among others. The feather meal market competitiveness is estimated to increase over the forecast period as the key players focus on various strategies such as acquisitions, new product launches, product innovations with more protein content to use as a fertilizer, regional expansion and others. Moreover, growing demand for organic fertilizers income will propel the market growth in coming years. For instance, in December 2020, SOPROPÊCHE attended a digital eurotier exhibition 2021. The company is expert in innovative nutrients, Sopropêche will be exhibiting digitally at EuroTier 2021, international trade fair for animal production which takes place from 9 to 12th February on line.

COVID-19 Impact:

Positive impact on global feather meal market:

The COVID-19 pandemic has adversely affected the economies of various countries due to lockdowns, business close, and travel bans. Poultry culture and aquaculture are among the major industries suffered from intense disruptions such as restrictions on the supply chain and the shutdown of warehouse plants. The increase in demand for organic and nutritious products during covid-19 period has increased the demand for feather meal. In addition, feather meal as a high source of nutrition has increase popularity among farmers to use a cost-efficient, organic fertilizer as a replacement for toxic fertilizers.

Furthermore, feather meal is an essential ingredient in feed for ruminant animals. Taking into account the contribution of bioavailable amino acids, hydrolyzed feather meal can be supplemented by synthetic sources or mixed with other by-product ingredients to supply its deficiencies and can thus be a very useful ingredient for feed. In the rumen of ruminant animals, the protein has minimal degradation which allows it to pass through the intestinal tract and digestion. Thus, the increasing demand for feather meal as a protein feed for ruminant will increase its demand in the forecast period

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