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Southeast Asia Feed Demand in Q4 2026: MANTA’s Buyer Outlook for Animal Protein Ingredients
Bottom line Southeast Asia enters Q4 2026 with substantial underlying demand from livestock and aquaculture feed, but there is no single official…
Read insight →Southeast Asia feed demand in Q4 2026: outlook for corn, soybean meal and animal protein ingredients
Bottom line Based on annual and marketing-year forecasts available in August 2026, MANTA expects Southeast Asian feed demand to remain firm in…
Read insight →The cheapest feed ingredient is not always the lowest-cost ration
Bottom line: Feed ingredients should be compared by delivered nutritional value—not headline price per tonne. Freight, moisture, protein content, digestibility, formulation limits…
Read insight →Vietnam’s 2026 feed-import basket is forecast to reach 24.3 million tonnes
Bottom line: Vietnam’s imported feed-ingredient basket is forecast to reach 24.33 million tonnes in calendar year 2026, according to the latest USDA…
Read insight →Record soybean supply may reshape protein-meal trade in 2026
Bottom line: Global soybean production in 2025/26 is forecast to reach a record 432.3 million tonnes, according to FAO. The larger crop…
Read insight →Global feed grain supply remains ample, but 2026 risks are rising
Bottom line: Global cereal production is forecast at approximately 2.983 billion tonnes in 2026, down 1.9% from the record reached in 2025…
Read insight →Why import rules belong in a supply-risk check
An origin can become unusable while the material is still plentiful. Registration rules and disease status decide which supply is genuinely secure.
Read insight →Animal protein supply: five things that decide what a buyer can use
A large global total says little about what one buyer can use. Plant, species, approval, specification and timing decide whether a lot…
Read insight →Feed ingredient sourcing for Vietnam and Southeast Asia: a 2026 market outlook — MANTA
Market Insights / 2026 outlook Market Insights Feed ingredient sourcing for Vietnam and Southeast Asia: a 2026 market outlook Published 19 July…
Read insight →Vietnam remains a major importer of feed ingredients
Roughly 75% of Vietnam's feed ingredients are imported, and demand keeps rising. Aquaculture is the standout growth engine, led by pangasius and…
Read insight →Fishmeal and fish oil output rose in 2025, supporting aqua feed
Fishmeal rose about 8% and fish oil about 6% through September 2025. Peru's season quota and El Niño risk remain the main…
Read insight →Global feed production reached 1.44 billion tonnes in 2025
Feed output grew 2.9% in 2025 - from productivity gains, not bigger herds. Asia leads at 559 million tonnes.
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