Central/Western/Southern Asia

ADM closes Brazil pet food plant

U.S. grain merchant shuts down facility with 900-plus employees amid broader operational streamlining efforts.

Brand Insights

Pet Food Manufacturer Thinks Outside the Box with EDL’s Double Tight Wrap Machine

EDL, as Massman Company

EDL Double Tight Wrap shrink wrapping machines use two perpendicular bands of LDPE film to tightly unitize and totally enclose a product or collation.

Pet Food Manufacturer Thinks Outside the Box with EDL’s Double Tight Wrap Machine

Petfood Forum News

Petfood Forum Asia 2025 brings leading industry experts to Bangkok

The one-day seminar co-located with Pet Fair South East Asia on October 29 features sessions from Euromonitor International, dsm-firmenich and other leading companies focused on the Asian pet food market.

Petfood Forum Asia returns to Bangkok, Thailand on 29 October 2025.

Global Commerce

How cats stole Indonesia's pet food market

Cats are the dominant pet in Indonesia, leading to success for the country’s cat food segment.

Indonesia has long since gone to the cats, with the balance tipping in their favor both in tonnage and in dollars when it comes to the pet food market.

Iran bans dog walking, car rides despite ancient role of dogs in Iran

In pre-Islamic Iran, dogs were not only companions and helpers but also held deep religious and moral significance, especially in Zoroastrian thought.

Stone Relief Carving Of A Saluki Dog Sitting At The Feet Of King Darius

Pet Food Market

Russian pet food market slows amid tax threats

Russia's pet food market reached US$6.2 billion in 2024 but faces mounting challenges from proposed excise taxes and record-high interest rates that could derail its trajectory as Europe's largest pet food market.

According to the author, last year Russia became the largest pet food market in Europe, ahead of France and Germany.

Pet Food Market

Pakistan's pet food industry pivots to local production as import duties soar

Rising import tariffs drive domestic manufacturing boom, but market demand struggles to keep pace with new capacity.

As import restrictions made foreign pet food unaffordable for a large portion of the Pakistani population, many former importers converted their businesses to manufacture pet food.

Kormotech-backed film spotlights pets affected by Ukraine war

Kormotech and its Save Pets of Ukraine initiative support Animals in War, a film anthology debuting at Tribeca Festival that explores the often-overlooked impact of war on animals.

A co-production between Ukrainian and German filmmakers, Animals in War features seven short films depicting the effects of war on companion and wild animals.

AFIA receives USDA funds to boost animal food exports to Vietnam

A $242,600 grant from the USDA’s Emerging Markets Program will support AFIA’s continued efforts to expand U.S. animal food exports and partnerships in Vietnam.

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Central/Western/Southern Asia

Nestle invests in Indian pet food brand Drools

Nestle stated that this was only a financial investment by the company and that Drools would remain strategically and operationally independent

A Mosaic Of A Labrador Retriever Made From Indian Coins

Central/Western/Southern Asia

Saudi Arabian pet food market shifts as pet dogs rise

Cats have always had a place in the Saudi pet market. However, dogs were historically less accepted as pets.

Al-Qatt Al-Asiri painting of a puppy

Global Commerce

UAE, South Africa provide opposite examples of emerging pet food markets

The pet food industries in South Africa and the United Arab Emirates grow as they feed their pets, whether they are groomed lap cats or lion-fighting farm mastiffs.

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Trade show collaboration to connect European and Middle Eastern pet markets

Zoomark and Petzoo Eurasia partnership aims to strengthen industry ties between Europe and Turkey and expand access to emerging markets in the Middle East.

Selçuk Çetin and Enrico Zannini note the collaboration is part of a broader strategy to support global pet industry growth through more interconnected trade platforms.

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