WATT Poultry Nutrition and Feeding Survey
Poultry nutrition survey shows
use of enzymes
The world’s poultry
industries are set to
invest in nutrition and
feeding operations,
while using more
enzymes and DDGS,
Figure 1: Economic outlook for 2011
38.2%
30.0%
31.8%
Negative or deteriorating
profitability in 2011 due
to economic conditions
No change in profitability
from 2010
Improving profitability
compared to 2010
according to an
exclusive WATT survey.
Worldwide, the poultry nutrition sector’s business outlook is not as optimistic as in 2010.
WATT’s 2011 Poultry Nutrition and
Feeding Survey shows a cautious
industry a;ected by the world
grains crisis and energy costs, but
with intentions of using more
enzymes and dried distillers grains
with solubles and investing in new
equipment and facilities.
WAT T PoultryUSA, Industria
Avícola, Poultry International and
Feed International magazines asked
224 industry people responsible for
producing and using poultry feeds
worldwide about their business
outlook and key trends, involving
composition of rations, sustainability,
investment, use of enzymes and
more. Here are the key findings:
✸ In terms of business outlook for this
year, more than a third feels there
will be an improvement over 2010, as
compared to more than 50% last year.
✸ Economics and financial issues
dominate the top five challenges.
Once again, “cost of grains/volatility
in grain prices” was ranked as the
most important concern in all
world regions, followed by “energy
costs, including transportation and
milling.”
Business outlook for 2011
Worldwide, the poultry nutrition
sector’s business outlook is not as
optimistic as it was in 2010. In terms
of business outlook for 2011, more
than a third (38.2%) feels there will
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be an improvement
over 2010 – compared to more than
50% of last year’s perception. Almost
a third ( 31.8%) foresees negative
or deteriorating profitability in
2011 due to economic conditions,
while almost another third (30%)
sees no change in profitability
from 2010. The business outlook is
quite di;erent among the world
regions. For almost half of the U.S.
respondents (47.6%) the outlook is
for negative or deteriorating business
conditions, while in the rest of the
world only 28.2% of respondents had
a negative business outlook.
