Pet food inflation hit 10.9% in July 2022, tracking still rising human food inflation, even as overall inflation for the total U.S. economy declined.

Pet treat sales, especially for cats, accelerated during the pandemic, following a growth trajectory that started a few years before and is likely to continue.

The pet food industry may find answers to supply chain problems with technologies in areas like protein ingredients and packaging materials and production.

Pet owners throughout the world are paying higher prices for pet food, in addition to basic needs like housing, leading to more pet surrenders to shelters.

Pet food inflation beat out the overall CPI for the second month in a row, reaching 10.3% in June 2022 versus 9.1% for the CPI, itself a 40-year-high.

Pet food brands, especially smaller ones, can benefit from understanding and meeting the needs and expectations consumers have for product brands.

Pet owners and other consumers increasingly want sustainable products, and pet food and human food brands are responding with corresponding claims.

As costs for pet food companies rise, for everything from ingredients to packaging to transportation to labor, that eventually affects retail pet food prices.

Since the pandemic began, pet owners have increasingly searched for pet foods related to popular human food trends that are also growing pet categories.

Pet food inflation in the U.S. exceeded the overall consumer price index for May 2022, spurred by ongoing supply chain issues and renewable fuels policy.