January 18, 2010
De Heus reports strong domestic growth for 2009
International feed producer De Heus, based in the Netherlands, has registered a strong growth on the Dutch market in 2009, attracting more customers and acquiring a larger market share.
The company's compound feed production in the Netherlands grew 2.2% to over 1.9 million tonnes. The strongest growth could be seen in the egg-laying industry, while the cattle industry showed an increase too.
The pig sector market share in total grew slightly with piglet feeds performing the best. The company's broiler sector showed stagnation in the first half of 2009, but grew strongly in the second half.
De Heusis one of the world leading animal feed suppliers. The company is active in over 35 countries worldwide and has an alliance with Wellhope Agri-Tech in China.