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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.

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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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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.

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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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Russian pet food market braces for new price hike

Russian pet food prices continue to climb in 2025, with premium and super premium products seeing the steepest increases due to import restrictions, labeling requirements and taxation.

A new excise duty on dry pet food could help fuel a price increase in the Russian pet food market.

Avanti Group enters pet space with cat food launch

The company is also planning a state-of-the-art pet food manufacturing plant in Hyderabad, India.

The company's first product to launch, Avant Furst, is a range of cat food, with plans to expand into dry, wet, and treat formats for both cats and dogs by late 2025.

Indian online pet store expands into vet care

Supertails launches India's first fear-free pet clinic in Bengaluru.

Supertails said it plans to expand its offline presence with three additional vet clinics in Bengaluru in the next 90 days.

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Russian pet food imports rebound amid soaring inflation

Russian pet food production rose in 2024, but reduced competition from foreign brands and high-interest rates have hindered innovation and growth opportunities for local producers.

According to sources, pet food prices in Russia have surged due to rising production and logistics costs and the expenditures associated with mandatory state labeling

Kormotech secures €40 million to expand pet food production in Europe

The expansion in Europe will help the company reach €500 million (US$520 million) in revenue by 2029.

Kormotech said the investment will be used to expand its wet pet food production facility in Kėdainiai, Lithuania.

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Saudi-based company to build largest pet food factory in Middle East

Delicious Food Factory will construct a new 55,000-square-meter pet food factory north of the capital, Riyadh, that will produce 100,000 tons per year.

The new facility will have a production capacity of 60,000 tons of dry food and 40,000 tons of wet food annually.

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