(Sample) Research and Forecast of China’s Forage Feed Market, 2013-2017 Research and Forecast of China’s Forage Feed Market, 2013-2017 (Sample) Huidian Research Publication Date: January 2013 (Sample) Research and Forecast of China’s Forage Feed Market, 2013-2017 4. Development of China’s Forage Feed Industry from 2010 to 2012 4.1 Industry Scale 4.1.1 Overall Scale In 2011, the total yield of China’s industrial feed was 181 million tons with the year-on-year growth of 11.7%, and the overall scale has ranked first place all over the world; the qualified rate was 95.5%, increased by 3.1 percentage points compared with 2005; there were 30 feed enterprises that with the annual output of more than 500,000 tons, their output accounted for 42% of China’s total output, increased by 17 percentage points over 2005. The industrial level was further improved. In 2011, the grass reserve volume was about 2 billion kilograms; the area of artificial grass was 635,000 mu; the cultivated area of high-yielding feed was 800,000 mu; and the number of forage processing and marketing enterprises is 13. In 2011, alfalfa cultivated area was close to 3.775 million hectares; hay yield was 23 million-25 million tons; and the annual commodity grass output was about 500,000 tons. With the development of China’s forage feed industry, the output of domestic forage products will develop at the growth rate of 10%; in 2012, the output of domestic forage products was about 2.3 million tons. 5. Operation of China’s Forage Feed Industry in Key Regions 5.1 Inner Mongolia 5.1.1 Status Quo Inner Mongolia is China’s major grassland distribution area with the natural grassland area of 1.2 billion hectares, accounting for 63% of the total regional area and 22% of total China’s grassland; of which, 960 million hectares are available, accounting for 80% of region’s total grassland area. (Sample) Research and Forecast of China’s Forage Feed Market, 2013-2017 Tab. 9 Grassland Areas in Different Regions of Inner Mongolia (Unit: 10,000 mu) Name Area of Natural Area of Artificial Land Area Grassland Grassland Hohhot 145.35 542.47 2524.8 Baotou 1191.75 208.8795 4166.4 Wuhai 3196.20 3.06 144 Chifeng 4559.85 739.53 13094.4 Hulun Buir 5130.30 523.735 38323.2 Hinggan League 6508.95 565.42 7929.6 Tongliao 7975.05 749.24 8899.2 Xilin Gol League 8280.75 204.6752 30076.8 Ulanqab League 10026.00 1085.72 8256 Erdos 18350.85 1919.59 13084.8 Bayannur 25269.30 226 9619.2 Alxa League 29416.50 26.981 36048 Total 120050.85 6795.3007 172166.4 Source: Huidian Research As for the distribution of natural grassland, Xilin Gol League, Alashan League and Hulun Buir occupy top 3 positions. Hulun Buir and Xilin Gol League occupy the top 2 positions, their natural grass yield accounts for more than a half of the total yield of Inner Mongolia. The annual forage yield in Inner Mongolia is more than 53.35 million tons. .