# Steady growth for China’s feed industry - Food & Agribusiness

> China's feed output slightly declined in the first half of 2017, according to market intelligence firm CCM, while prices rose to some extent. Premixed feed grew year on year even as formula and concentrated feed fell.

- Date: 2017-09-29 · published 2017-09-29T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region China · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/68862-steady-growth-for-china-s-feed-industry-food-and-agribusiness
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Consolidation toward larger producers, driven by environmental rules closing small farms, tends to sustain structural demand for feed ingredients, though the slight output dip signals softer near-term volume.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: neutral
- CORN: neutral

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## Sources

- allaboutfeed.net: https://www.allaboutfeed.net/animal-feed/feed-processing/steady-growth-for-chinas-feed-industry/
- foodagribusiness.world: https://www.foodagribusiness.world/feed/steady-growth-for-chinas-feed-industry

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