Essay on Yoda Group Enters Vet Animal Food Manufacturing

The Yoda Group has expressed the desire to enter the veterinarian animal food manufacturing industry in the near future. The organization will enter the industry using Lastname Limited, which has been established as an entity under Yoda Group.

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The veterinarian animal food manufacturing industry "deals with making food for livestock" (IBIS, 2019). The manufacturing process uses remnants of human food processing such as corn, wheat, sugar, among others (Kazemzadeh, 1996). Some of the major subsections of the industry includes the dairy and beef cattle, poultry, and swine feed markets (Sapkota et al., 2007)

In the US market, the animal food manufacturing industry is worth approximately $35 billion, with 3,265 businesses, and employs approximately 30,660 people (IBIS, 2019). The industry has experienced a 1.6% growth in the number of feed manufacturers and an increase of approximately 800 new employees (IBIS, 2019). However, the industry has also experienced a drastic fall in revenue, growth, and profit margins. This decline has been characterized by the drastic fall in demand of feeds from wholesalers, retailers and mainstream farmers, which has led to drastic fall in animal feed prices. The most affected market, however, is the cattle feed market which experienced a 13% price reduction over the five-year period. The reduction in the price and demand in the veterinarian animal food manufacturing industry has been linked to the high cost of living and inflation in the past five years (Butcher & Svensson, 2016). Due to the harsh economic conditions, most of the middle-class consumers fail to afford meat as a daily part of the meal. Therefore, the overall reduction in the demand for meat reduces the demand for animal feeds, hence affecting the prices and overall revenue of the industry.

Similarly, the industry's revenue has experienced a drastic decline since 2013. This trend has been consistent for the past five years, with the industry's revenue declining with an annualized 2.7% between 2013 and 2018 (IBIS, 2019). In 2020, the animal food manufacturing industry's revenue is expected to fall by 0.1% hence returning a revenue of $35.5 billion from 2019's $38.5 billion. However, the outlook in the next five years forecasts a possibility of growth in revenues. IBIS (2019) states that the industry is expected to grow an annualized 2.7%, which is approximately $3 billion. The industrial growth is expected as a result of an improved economic conditions in the country which has expanded the middle class in the American society. Therefore, more homesteads will be able to afford meat as a common meal hence increasing the demand for meat. Consequently, the demand for meat will increase the demand for animal feeds hence increasing the revenue of the industry.

However, most of the players that have experienced steady growth in the American manufacturing sector amidst the decline in the overall demand have been new entrants (Egilmez et al., 2014). This is because of a combination of several factors: One, the new entrants have technologically advanced machines that can manufacture feeds as soon as the order is placed. This has reduced the overall cost of storage and inventory management (Silbergeld, Graham & Price, 2008). On the other hand, the new entrants' model of advertisement targets the modern farmers, mostly millennials, hence using cost effective marketing such as social media. Similarly, most of the new entrants are packaging the feeds upon the customers' request. This means that the customers can collect the feeds using their recycled bags or using other means such as an open truck. This proves that the animal food manufacturing is price sensitive and responds positively to dynamic business models (Kazemzadeh, 1996)

References

Butcher, C., & Svensson, I. (2016). Manufacturing dissent: Modernization and the onset of major nonviolent resistance campaigns. Journal of Conflict Resolution, 60(2), 311-339.

Egilmez, G., Kucukvar, M., Tatari, O., & Bhutta, M. K. S. (2014). Supply chain sustainability assessment of the US food manufacturing sectors: A life cycle-based frontier approach. Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 82, 8-20.

IBIS World (2019). Farm Animal Feed Production Industry in the US - Market Research Report. Retrieved From: https://www.ibisworld.com/united-states/market-research-reports/farm-animal-feed-production-industry/

Kazemzadeh, M. (1996). U.S. Patent No. 5,587,193. Washington, DC: U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

Silbergeld, E. K., Graham, J., & Price, L. B. (2008). Industrial food animal production, antimicrobial resistance, and human health. Annu. Rev. Public Health, 29, 151-169.