Vietnam: Consider using meat meal and meat bone meal in animal feed

Meat and Bone Meal (MBM)

Agricultural By-products

Vietnam

Market & Price Trends

Published Nov 24, 2023

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The Vietnamese animal feed industry imports a significant amount of meat meal and meat bone meal, with volumes and values increasing in 2022 compared to the previous year. These raw materials have high water and protein content but also carry a risk of containing harmful microorganisms that can spread diseases to both humans and animals. Many developed countries have banned the use of meat meal and meat bone meal as animal feed due to disease safety concerns, instead using them as fertilizer and fuel. There are currently regulations in Vietnam regarding certain contaminants in these products, but there is no testing for germs and viruses that cause infectious diseases in animals. Prof. Dr. La Van Kinh suggests considering regulations to minimize the disease risk to livestock or implementing stricter testing requirements for imported meat meal and meat bone meal.

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The Vietnamese animal feed industry is using a lot of raw materials of animal origin. Among them, meat meal and meat bone meal (MBM) have the largest imported volume. According to the General Department of Customs, in 2022, Vietnam imported meat powder and meat bone powder to reach 787,000 tons, worth 433 million USD, an increase of 18% in volume and an increase of nearly 33% in value compared to 2021, accounting for 7,000,000 USD. 6% in volume and 7.8% in value of total imports of animal feed and raw materials to Vietnam. The average import price of meat meal and meat bone meal in 2022 is 551 USD/ton, an increase of 12% compared to 2021. The main markets supplying meat meal and meat bone meal are the US and EU. Prof. Dr. La Van Kinh, Vice President of the Vietnam Animal Feed Association, said that in developed countries, meat powder and meat bone powder are processed from 49% of the live weight of cattle (the human part is not edible), 44% of the live weight of pigs and 37% of ...

Source: Agriculture