Pet food is the plant or animal material intended for consumption by pets. Ingredients are vehicles for nutrients. Pets need protein, fat, carbohydrates, fiber, vitamins, minerals, and water, in specific amounts. Pet food ingredients are mainly sourced from animal derivatives, vegetables & fruits, and grains & oilseeds. Animal derivatives dominated the market of pet food ingredients globally.
The pet food ingredients market is dominated by key players such as ADM (U.S.), DSM (The Netherlands), DuPont (U.S.), BASF (Germany), Ingredion Inc. (U.S.), and Roquette Freres (France). Being a highly regulated market, government intervention in the supply-demand of pet food ingredients increases the competition among manufacturers.
The market is led by animal derivative market by type with the highest market share and by geography it was dominated by North America with the market share of 38.0% in 2012. This region is projected to grow till 2018.
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