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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

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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.

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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.

Central/Western/Southern Asia

Economy brands top Indian pet care market, but premium growing

With both domestic and international brands, the pet food market in the planet’s most populous nation is growing.

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Pet Food Market

Iran’s pet food dilemma: Import bans, inflation squeeze pet owners and brands

With foreign pet food smuggled and local products facing quality concerns, Iranian pet parents and manufacturers navigate a strained and uncertain market.

Economic difficulties weigh heavily on the Iranian pet food market.

Central/Western/Southern Asia

Cats dominate Indonesia’s US$237 million pet food market

Along with religious influences, younger pet owners tend to prefer cats, especially in urban areas.

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Global Commerce

Kormotech expands pet food distribution to Qatar and Nigeria

With its entry into two new markets, Kormotech now exports to 46 countries, aiming to strengthen its presence in the growing Middle East and Africa pet food sector.

Kormotech supplies 1,065 tons of pet food annually to the Middle East and African markets.

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