Feather Meal Price Trend and Forecast 2026-2027

China paid the most for feather meal in Q3 2026: USD 740/MT, up 1.4% from USD 730/MT in Q2. Import needs, freight costs and steady demand from feed and fertilizer makers keep Chinese prices above the other three markets. Worldwide, the average rose 1.3% to USD 640/MT from USD 632/MT, mostly because higher energy costs and firm demand from feed and pet food makers led renderers and importers to raise prices in all four markets. What about Q4 2026? We expect a global average somewhere in the USD 625-675/MT range, with poultry slaughter, energy costs, soybean meal prices, demand from feed and pet food makers and freight costs doing most of the work.

Feather meal is a protein meal made by cooking and drying poultry feathers under pressure so that the keratin can be digested. It is used in feed for poultry, pigs, fish and pets, and as an organic fertilizer. Prices in this report refer to hydrolyzed feather meal with about 80 percent protein in bulk and are quoted per metric ton. They depend on poultry slaughter, soybean meal prices and demand from feed and pet food makers.

Feather meal is a by-product of poultry slaughter, so supply follows chicken production in Brazil, the United States, China and Europe. Renderers cook the feathers with steam under pressure, then dry and grind them. The meal competes with soybean meal and other protein meals, so prices follow those markets. Energy is a large cost because cooking and drying use a lot of heat.

Feather Meal Price Forecast for 2026

Prices should rise modestly through the rest of 2026. Energy costs are firm and demand from feed and pet food makers is steady. Large poultry slaughter in Brazil limits the size of the increase. Year on year, the global average has moved from USD 614/MT to USD 640/MT, an increase of 4.2%.

For Q4, risks to the price are evenly spread. What could push prices higher? Higher soybean meal or energy prices, lower poultry slaughter or stronger pet food demand would lift prices. What could pull them lower? Lower soybean meal or energy prices, higher slaughter volumes or weaker demand from feed makers would lower prices.

For the Quarter Ending September 2026

Feather Meal Prices Q3 2026:

• Brazil: USD 520/MT
• United States: USD 610/MT
• Germany: USD 690/MT
• China: USD 740/MT

Feather Meal Prices in Brazil

Brazil recorded a 1.6% gain in Q3 2026, with the average reaching USD 520/MT against USD 512/MT in Q2. Brazilian prices rose as the demand from feed and pet food makers improved. Compared with Q3 2025, when Brazil averaged USD 496/MT, the current price is 4.8% higher. Against the four-market average of USD 640/MT, Brazil stood 18.8% below in the quarter.

Why did the price of Feather Meal change in Q3 2026 in Brazil?

Brazil rose. Demand from feed and pet food makers improved, poultry slaughter costs increased, and renderers raised prices. Over the first nine months of 2026 the price in Brazil has risen by 3.6%, which compares with a 3.2% gain in the global average. Across the four markets the average was 1.3% higher on the quarter.

Feather Meal Prices in United States

The Q3 2026 average for the United States stood at USD 610/MT, an increase of 1.3% on the USD 602/MT recorded in Q2. American prices rose as the demand from pet food and feed makers improved. Measured against Q3 2025, when the average stood at USD 586/MT, the market is 4.1% higher. The United States finished Q3 2026 4.7% below the four-market average of USD 640/MT.

Why did the price of Feather Meal change in Q3 2026 in United States?

The United States rose. Demand from pet food and feed makers improved, energy costs increased, and renderers raised offers. Since the end of 2025, the price in the United States has risen 3.2%, from USD 591/MT to USD 610/MT, while the global average has risen 3.2%. On the global measure the average was 1.3% higher over the quarter.

Feather Meal Prices in Germany

Germany registered a 1.2% increase in Q3 2026, taking the average to USD 690/MT from USD 682/MT in Q2. German prices rose as the demand from feed makers improved. In Q3 2025 the average was USD 665/MT, so the market is 3.8% higher on a yearly basis. The four markets averaged USD 640/MT in the quarter, so the price in Germany was 7.8% higher.

Why did the price of Feather Meal change in Q3 2026 in Germany?

Germany rose. Demand from feed makers improved, energy costs increased, and renderers raised prices. The cumulative 2026 change for Germany is a 2.8% increase, from USD 671/MT to USD 690/MT, while the global average shows a 3.2% gain over the same period. For comparison, the global average moved 1.3% higher over the same quarter.

Feather Meal Prices in China

China climbed 1.4% to USD 740/MT in Q3 2026, from USD 730/MT in Q2. Chinese prices rose as the demand from feed and fertilizer makers improved. This represents a 4.5% increase on the USD 708/MT recorded in Q3 2025. In comparison with the average of USD 640/MT across the four markets, the price in China was 15.6% higher.

Why did the price of Feather Meal change in Q3 2026 in China?

China rose. Demand from feed and fertilizer makers improved, import costs increased, and importers raised prices. At USD 740/MT, China is 3.2% higher than in Q4 2025, when the average was USD 717/MT, and the global average is 3.2% higher over the same period. The global average shifted 1.3% higher in the same quarter.

For the Quarter Ending June 2026

Feather Meal Prices Q2 2026:

• Brazil: USD 512/MT
• United States: USD 602/MT
• Germany: USD 682/MT
• China: USD 730/MT

Feather Meal Prices in Brazil

Brazil climbed 1.0% to USD 512/MT in Q2 2026, from USD 507/MT in Q1. Brazilian prices rose as the demand from feed makers strengthened. A year earlier, in Q2 2025, the average stood at USD 487/MT, which makes the current price 5.1% higher. The gap to the four-market average of USD 632/MT was 19.0% below for Brazil.

Why did the price of Feather Meal change in Q2 2026 in Brazil?

Brazil rose. Demand from feed makers strengthened, poultry slaughter costs went up, and renderers lifted prices. The 1.0% gain in Q1 set the base, and Q2 finished 5.1% above the USD 487/MT recorded a year earlier. Q3 added to the change, with the price at USD 520/MT. The global average shifted 1.0% higher in the same quarter.

Feather Meal Prices in United States

In Q2 2026, the average price in the United States rose 1.0% to USD 602/MT, compared with USD 596/MT in Q1. American prices rose as the demand from pet food makers strengthened. Taking Q2 2025 as the base, at USD 577/MT, the latest quarter is 4.3% higher. Relative to the four-market average of USD 632/MT, the United States traded 4.7% below in Q2 2026.

Why did the price of Feather Meal change in Q2 2026 in United States?

The United States rose. Demand from pet food makers strengthened, energy costs went up, and renderers lifted offers. This followed a 0.8% gain in Q1 and left the United States 4.3% above its Q2 2025 average of USD 577/MT. The move then extended in Q3, taking the price to USD 610/MT. Across the four markets the average was 1.0% higher on the quarter.

Feather Meal Prices in Germany

Germany's average moved up 0.9% in Q2 2026, to USD 682/MT from USD 676/MT in Q1. German prices rose as the demand from feed makers strengthened. Against the USD 654/MT recorded in Q2 2025, the current average represents a 4.3% increase. This places Germany 7.9% above the four-market average of USD 632/MT for Q2 2026.

Why did the price of Feather Meal change in Q2 2026 in Germany?

Germany rose. Demand from feed makers strengthened, freight costs went up, and renderers lifted prices. After a 0.7% gain in Q1, the quarter closed 4.3% above the USD 654/MT recorded in Q2 2025. The same direction continued in Q3, with the price reaching USD 690/MT. On the global measure the average was 1.0% higher over the quarter.

Feather Meal Prices in China

Prices in China firmed 1.0% in Q2 2026 to USD 730/MT, compared with USD 723/MT in Q1. Chinese prices rose as the demand from feed makers strengthened. The Q2 2025 average of USD 695/MT puts the current price 5.0% above its level a year earlier. Against the four-market average of USD 632/MT, China stood 15.5% above in the quarter.

Why did the price of Feather Meal change in Q2 2026 in China?

China rose. Demand from feed makers strengthened, freight costs went up, and importers lifted prices. This came on top of a 0.8% gain in Q1, and the average ended 5.0% above its level of a year earlier, when it stood at USD 695/MT. Q3 added to the change, with the price at USD 740/MT.

Quarterly Feather Meal Price Trends

Feather Meal prices rose through 2025 and the first half of 2026 and rose again in the third quarter in all four markets. The global average moved from USD 594/MT in Q1 2025 to 603 in Q2, 614 in Q3 and 620 in Q4, then 626 in Q1 2026, 632 in Q2 and 640 in Q3, a net gain of roughly 7.7% across the window. Higher energy costs and steady demand from feed and pet food makers lifted prices for six quarters.

What was Feather Meal Price in 2025?

2025 was a year of gradual increases for feather meal, with prices rising in each quarter in all four markets. Starting near USD 594/MT in Q1, the global average finished the year at 620 in Q4, a gain of about 4.4%. Higher energy costs and steady demand from feed and pet food makers supported renderers throughout the year.

Feather Meal Prices in Brazil in 2025

In Brazil, prices moved from about USD 478/MT in Q1 2025 to USD 502/MT by Q4, up roughly 5.0%. Brazilian prices rose gradually as poultry slaughter costs and demand from feed makers increased. Since the 2025 close of USD 502/MT, the price in Brazil has moved up 3.6%, reaching USD 520/MT in Q3 2026.

Feather Meal Prices in United States in 2025

In the United States, prices moved from about USD 569/MT in Q1 2025 to USD 591/MT by Q4, up roughly 3.9%. American prices rose gradually as the energy costs and demand from pet food makers increased. At USD 610/MT in Q3 2026, the United States stands 3.2% above its Q4 2025 close. The same regional pattern is carried into the quarterly analysis above, where the quarter-by-quarter figures can be traced.

Feather Meal Prices in Germany in 2025

In Germany, prices moved from about USD 645/MT in Q1 2025 to USD 671/MT by Q4, up roughly 4.0%. German prices rose gradually as the freight costs and demand from feed makers increased. The Q4 2025 close of USD 671/MT compares with USD 690/MT in Q3 2026, a 2.8% increase. The quarterly sections above show how the annual average developed over the year.

Feather Meal Prices in China in 2025

In China, prices moved from about USD 683/MT in Q1 2025 to USD 717/MT by Q4, up roughly 5.0%. Chinese prices rose gradually as the freight costs and demand from feed makers increased. Relative to the end of 2025, the price in China is 3.2% higher at USD 740/MT. The quarterly breakdown above allows each stage of that path to be traced.

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