Nearly US$11 billion in added value, including US$2.9 billion in labor income representing 32,938 jobs. Almost US$35 billion in sales. These are among the direct contributions made by pet food manufacturers to the U.S. economy, detailed in the American Feed Industry Association’s (AFIA) report, “Economic Contributions of the Animal Feed and Pet Food Industries, April 2023.”
Conducted in 2022 by Decision Innovation Solutions, an economics research and analysis firm, the study also incorporates indirect contributions to the U.S. economy, including sales to and purchases from other industries. That expansion shows total pet food contributions of US$40 billion in added value, including US$8.6 billion in labor income; 283,736 jobs; and US$102.3 billion in output (sales). Also of note, pet food manufacturing accounts for a total of US$7.4 billion in federal, state and local taxes, with US$1.6 billion of those being directly attributable.
