Study on the current status of feed ingredient production, supply and marketing in Ethiopia

This study was conducted from March-July ۲۰۲۱ to assess status and dimension of feed ingredient production price and marketing constraints and to identify the major factors or reasons contributed to the development of these problems particularly for the past five years. Check list, informant discussions with relevant stakeholders were used to collect suitable data and information. This study was revealed that production and market supply of cereals and oil crops were non significantly (P>۰.۰۵) different from ۲۰۱۷-۲۰۲۰. Annual growth rate of production and market supply for soya bean, niger and linseed were very low in ۲۰۱۹/۲۰ than the previous year. Niger and Sesame was produced and supplied to the market significantly (P<۰.۰۵) in large volume in comparison to other oil crops for the past aggregate five years followed by soya bean with the value of ۲۸۵,۷۴۹.۳, ۱۸۰,۱۱۶.۵; ۲۵۰,۱۲۳.۷, ۱۷۱,۷۷۵.۷ and ۱۳۰,۷۷۱.۵, ۷۷,۸۰۳ tons respectively. The exported soya bean was ۶۲.۴, ۳۷.۶, and ۱.۵% higher than the soya bean brought to the market in the years of ۲۰۱۷, ۲۰۱۸ and ۲۰۱۹ respectively. The study shows that there were a gap between design capacity and performance of oil industries from ۲۰۱۶-۲۰۲۰ with the value of ۵۲۲,۹۹۷, ۶۱۱,۹۹۷, ۶۳۸,۱۹۷, ۷۵۴,۴۹۷ and ۹۶۷,۶۰۳.۴ tons respectively. As the market supply of wheat was compared with the design capacity and current performance of all flour industries in the country, there was an average deficit of ۱,۵۰۰,۰۰۰ tons of wheat from ۲۰۱۷-۲۰۲۰ with a minimum and maximum of ۵۰۰,۰۰۰ and ۲,۱۰۰,۰۰۰ tons in ۲۰۱۶/۱۷ and ۲۰۲۰/۲۱ respectively. Generally, demands for feed ingredients by feed processing industries were increased from ۱۲۰,۸۹۷ to ۵۷۴,۷۳۴ tons between the study periods From this study, it is possible to conclude that scarcity of wheat and oil crops in the market, absence of maize for flour and feed industries and presence of illegal marketing in the value chain were some of the main factors for price increment of feed ingredient.This study was conducted from March-July ۲۰۲۱ to assess status and dimension of feed ingredient production price and marketing constraints and to identify the major factors or reasons contributed to the development of these problems particularly for the past five years. Check list, informant discussions with relevant stakeholders were used to collect suitable data and information. This study was revealed that production and market supply of cereals and oil crops were non significantly (P>۰.۰۵) different from ۲۰۱۷-۲۰۲۰. Annual growth rate of production and market supply for soya bean, niger and linseed were very low in ۲۰۱۹/۲۰ than the previous year. Niger and Sesame was produced and supplied to the market significantly (P<۰.۰۵) in large volume in comparison to other oil crops for the past aggregate five years followed by soya bean with the value of ۲۸۵,۷۴۹.۳, ۱۸۰,۱۱۶.۵; ۲۵۰,۱۲۳.۷, ۱۷۱,۷۷۵.۷ and ۱۳۰,۷۷۱.۵, ۷۷,۸۰۳ tons respectively. The exported soya bean was ۶۲.۴, ۳۷.۶, and ۱.۵% higher than the soya bean brought to the market in the years of ۲۰۱۷, ۲۰۱۸ and ۲۰۱۹ respectively. The study shows that there were a gap between design capacity and performance of oil industries from ۲۰۱۶-۲۰۲۰ with the value of ۵۲۲,۹۹۷, ۶۱۱,۹۹۷, ۶۳۸,۱۹۷, ۷۵۴,۴۹۷ and ۹۶۷,۶۰۳.۴ tons respectively. As the market supply of wheat was compared with the design capacity and current performance of all flour industries in the country, there was an average deficit of ۱,۵۰۰,۰۰۰ tons of wheat from ۲۰۱۷-۲۰۲۰ with a minimum and maximum of ۵۰۰,۰۰۰ and ۲,۱۰۰,۰۰۰ tons in ۲۰۱۶/۱۷ and ۲۰۲۰/۲۱ respectively. Generally, demands for feed ingredients by feed processing industries were increased from ۱۲۰,۸۹۷ to ۵۷۴,۷۳۴ tons between the study periods From this study, it is possible to conclude that scarcity of wheat and oil crops in the market, absence of maize for flour and feed industries and presence of illegal marketing in the value chain were some of the main factors for price increment of feed ingredient.

Keywords:

Animal feed ingredients , Oil crops , Cereals , Price