Insect Feed Market Size

Insect Feed Market Analysis

The Insect Feed Market size is estimated at USD 1.23 billion in 2024, and is expected to reach USD 2.13 billion by 2029, growing at a CAGR of 11.70% during the forecast period (2024-2029).

• The insect feed sector, at present, has challenges, such as commercial-scale production, when compared to conventional animal feed products. However, major factors, including new investments by private venture capital (VC) firms in the insect feed market, were noted over the study period due to the market's rising demand on a global scale. For instance, in June 2021, KeyyakVenture, a Chilean venture capital firm, invested USD 4.5 million in Food for the Future (F4F), a start-up that manufactures insect feed that is situated in Chile. As a result, these VC companies' growing investments demonstrate their belief in expanding this market. Along with this, insects' high feed conversion ratio, low space requirements, supportive regulatory regulations, etc., are driving the insect feed market.
• Additionally, the increasing demand for farmed fish across the world led to a rise in the prices of fishmeal and fish oil. The insect feed serves as a viable protein-rich option for aquafeed. For the past 20 years, investigations have been carried out on insect meals as alternative sources for fishmeal. Thus far, the result of replacing fishmeal in feeding aquaculture species has been promising. Furthermore, as viable animal feed, insects have been receiving increasing recognition due to their high energy and protein content. The advantage of insect feed compared to fresh or unprocessed dried insects is that it can easily be mixed with other feed components, such as ground grains and soy, to form a mixture of the desired composition that is then pressed into pellets for better and more convenient feeding to animals.
• Also, insect feed enhances the immune system and reduces antibiotic use. Thus, it promotes animal health. Moreover, the poultry industry's usage of insects as feed is increasing. Feeding grasshoppers to chickens improves the shelf life of the meat. Using insect feed in the diet reduces feed costs and enhances the performance and health of broiler chickens. Thus, insect meal is an acceptable, inexpensive, and preferable source of protein for poultry. Thus, the maintenance of vast poultry by the farmers, along with other market drivers, is projected to boost the market during the forecast period.