Global Feed-Grade Magnesium Oxide Market Continues to Heat Up: Reaching $390 Million in 2024, Ruminant Nutrition Becomes the Core Driver BY:Lina
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- Jun 24,2026
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Global feed-grade MgO market hits $390M in 2024, driven by ruminant demand. Projected $462M by 2031, led by Asia-Pacific growth and slow-release tech.
Global Feed-Grade Magnesium Oxide Market Continues to Heat Up: Reaching $390 Million in 2024, Ruminant Nutrition Becomes the Core Driver
The core driver of the feed-grade magnesium oxide market growth is the continuously increasing demand for rumen acidosis prevention and control in the rumen animal farming sector.
In high-yield dairy cow, fattening cattle, and meat sheep farming, while high-grain diets can significantly increase milk production and weight gain, they can also easily lead to a decrease in rumen pH, causing subacute rumen acidosis. This issue not only affects animal feed intake and health but also directly leads to losses in farming profits. Feed-grade magnesium oxide, with its excellent acid-neutralizing ability, is increasingly being incorporated into diet control programs by feed formulators and farm owners.
Meanwhile, the continued implementation of antibiotic alternatives and consumers' growing focus on animal welfare and healthy farming are prompting farmers to place greater emphasis on the scientific use of functional additives. Feed-grade magnesium oxide, as a natural mineral-based additive with both nutritional supplementation and physiological regulation functions, is gaining steady market acceptance.
In the next five years, the Asia-Pacific region, particularly countries with rapidly developing livestock industries such as China and India, is expected to be the fastest-growing market for feed-grade magnesium oxide. Furthermore, the research and development and promotion of granulated and slow-release magnesium oxide products will become the focus of a new round of technological competition.
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