Mongolia's nascent pet food sector a byproduct of its meat industry

The East Asian country offers future opportunities for growth in pet food.

March 11, 2025

Mongolia’s pet ownership is small but growing, and there should be plenty of future opportunities in the country’s pet food market.

Mongolia’s pet ownership is small but growing, and there should be plenty of future opportunities in the country’s pet food market.

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In Mongolia, a landlocked country in East Asia, livestock far outnumber humans and pets. Only about 250,000 pets live amongst 3.5 million people based on estimates, but the population of sheep, goats, cattle, horses and camels stands at 57.6 million as of 2024.

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