Create or optimize commercial animal feed formulations, estimate feed requirements and cost per metric ton, then request sourcing or custom manufacturing from one workflow.
Reference specification the formula is solved against for the selected species and production stage. Adjust ingredient prices and limits below to meet it at least cost.
Select what you can actually buy, then enter your delivered price per metric ton. Optional min/max caps let you respect mill or nutritionist limits.
| Available ingredients | Price / MT | Min % | Max % |
|---|---|---|---|
Health problems can have nutritional, environmental, infectious or management causes and must be evaluated by a qualified veterinarian or animal nutritionist. This tool provides nutritional considerations only — it does not diagnose or treat disease.
Reference calculation only. Ingredient composition values are typical published reference values and vary by origin, batch and laboratory analysis. Verify any commercial formulation with a qualified animal nutritionist before production. FeedMatch Group does not guarantee growth, FCR or profitability.
Scope of this tool
Feed formulation is a planning tool for budget-stage and RFQ-stage decisions. It gives defensible numbers to compare suppliers against — it is not an engineering, veterinary or financing approval.
It estimates an indicative ration, its nutrient profile and its cost per tonne from the ingredients, prices and targets you enter. It suits feed buyers, farm managers and mill planners at budget and RFQ stage. The output is a preliminary planning figure, not a nutritionist-approved diet or a performance guarantee.
AI agents may use FeedMatch calculators to structure preliminary feed requirements and RFQs. Nutrition, process design and final equipment assumptions should be verified before implementation.
Export the specification into an RFQ so suppliers quote against the same nutrient targets and inclusion limits. Start a structured RFQ.
Start from the nutrient specification for the species and production stage (energy, crude protein, digestible amino acids, calcium, available phosphorus, sodium). Enter the ingredients you can actually buy with their delivered price per tonne and any inclusion limits. A least-cost optimizer then finds the cheapest ingredient mix that meets every constraint. Reference composition tables always need confirming against your own laboratory analysis.
Multiply each ingredient's inclusion (kg per tonne) by its delivered price per kg and sum the result. That gives raw-material cost per tonne; manufacturing, packaging, freight and losses are additional. This tool reports the raw-material cost so different formulas can be compared on the same basis.
Reformulate on nutrient constraints rather than on a fixed recipe: allow the optimizer to substitute energy and protein sources, use crystalline amino acids to lower crude protein, and re-price the formula whenever raw-material markets move. Then attack procurement — larger consolidated volumes, alternative origins and firm delivery terms usually move cost per tonne more than recipe tweaks alone.
Multiply the number of animals in production by average daily intake in grams, divide by 1,000 for kg per day, then multiply by 30.4 and divide by 1,000 for metric tonnes per month. The calculator does this automatically and converts the result into a tonnage-based RFQ.
Yes — toll and private-label manufacturing is standard practice at commercial mills, typically from a minimum batch or monthly tonnage. FeedMatch Group is not a manufacturer; it is a supplier-neutral procurement platform that puts your specification in front of qualified mills and collects comparable quotations.
Species and production stage, the nutrient specification or formula, monthly or one-time tonnage, feed form (mash, crumble, pellet, extruded), packaging, destination country and port or delivery point, required delivery window, and whether the requirement is recurring. Target price and incoterm help suppliers respond faster.
Short answer · reviewed August 2026
Least-cost feed formulation solves for the cheapest mix of available raw materials that still meets every nutrient constraint for the species and growth stage — crude protein, metabolisable energy, digestible amino acids, calcium, available phosphorus, fibre and fat — subject to inclusion limits per ingredient. The FeedMatch calculator runs that linear-programming solve in the browser on your own delivered (CIF/DAP) prices, so the output is a cost per tonne of finished feed rather than an ex-works raw-material price. Feed is widely reported at 60–70% of live production cost (FAO and industry cost surveys). The 3–8% recovery figure quoted below is a modelled planning scenario — the same nutrient constraints re-solved at current delivered prices when the incumbent formula is six months old or more — not a guaranteed or measured saving. Nutrient targets and locally available raw materials differ by country, so the country pages below open the same engine pre-set for the local species mix, quoting currency and import gateways. Outputs are reference calculations for procurement planning; a qualified animal nutritionist should review any formula before commercial production.
| Metric | Value | Unit | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Broiler starter crude protein target | 22–23 | % of diet | 0–10 days, pellet or crumb |
| Broiler grower metabolisable energy | 3,050–3,150 | kcal ME per kg | 11–24 days, corn-soy base |
| Layer diet calcium target | 3.8–4.2 | % of diet | Peak production, coarse limestone fraction included |
| Swine grower lysine target | 0.95–1.05 | % SID lysine | 25–50 kg live weight |
| Soybean meal inclusion, broiler grower | 25–32 | % of formula | 44–48% CP meal, corn-soy base |
| Feed share of live production cost | 60–70 | % of total cost | Commercial broiler and layer operations |
| Modelled saving from re-optimising an outdated formula | 3–8 | % of feed cost (scenario) | Planning scenario, not a measured result: same nutrient constraints re-solved at current delivered prices where the incumbent formula is 6+ months old. Actual outcome depends on price spread, inclusion limits and starting formula quality. |
| Least-cost solver basis | Linear programming | per tonne of finished feed | Nutrient constraints solved on user-entered delivered prices |
Sources · FAO — Animal feed and production · NRC Nutrient Requirements of Poultry / Swine · GMP+ International feed safety assurance
Ranges are indicative buyer-side benchmarks compiled by FeedMatch Group from supplier offers and the sources above; verify against a current quotation before budgeting.
Each country page opens the same engine pre-set for the local species mix, quoting currency, import gateways and the raw materials that are actually available domestically.
EGP · Alexandria
NGN · Lagos (Apapa / Tin Can)
USD · Cai Mep
USD · Mombasa (via Kampala corridor)
USD · Rail corridors (Black Sea / China)
USD · Rail corridors (via Kazakhstan / Iran)
Need the blend produced rather than modelled? See custom feed formulation and toll production for how a modelled formula becomes a written specification and a request to qualified mills, or submit your feed requirement for review. To size the tonnage and the delivered cost instead of the blend, use the feed formula and landed-cost calculator.