Animal Feed - Corn: Market Size & Forecast 2026

The global animal feed corn market sits at approximately USD 85 billion in 2025, underpinned by structurally inelastic demand from poultry and swine sectors that collectively account for 65% of consumption, and held in a supply balance that has tightened materially in 2026 as global coarse grain stocks declined 15 million metric tons year-over-year. We price Yellow No. 2 feed corn at approximately USD 173-178/metric ton on a US Gulf basis in Q2 2026, down 3.8% year-over-year but with futures curves that embed a USD 4.25-4.50/bushel band for 2026/27 delivery, reflecting the tight stocks environment. The market is concentrated at the Tier-1 supplier level, Cargill, ADM, and Bunge each hold mid-single-digit to low-double-digit share across North America and Europe, which feeds through to a Buyer Power Score of negative 2.6, supplier-favoring, on our minus-5 to plus-5 scale. The dominant sup

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