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Thailand's pet food market is growing rapidly, fueled by pet humanization, premiumization, rising cat ownership, and a thriving e-commerce sector.

The inaugural USA Pavilion at Pet Fair Asia 2025, one of the world’s largest pet industry trade shows, successfully showcased U.S. pet food innovation, safety, and premium quality.

Chile has become a promising market for pet food products. Over the past decade, pet nutrition in Chile transitioned from being a simple extension of the human diet to a sophisticated and specialized industry.

On August 11, 2025, China announced a new draft national hygienic standard for pet feed (food) soliciting public comments until October 10, 2025. At the time of the report, the standard has not been notified to WTO.

Latin America (South America and the Caribbean) is the third-largest market for U.S. dog and cat food. The region is currently experiencing disinflation, lower interest rates, favorable export commodity prices, and increased tourism, all driving economic activity.

In 2024, Taiwan was the eighth-largest market for U.S. agricultural exports, valued at $3.8 billion, 16 percent greater than 5 years ago. The top five U.S. agricultural exports to Taiwan are beef and beef products, soybeans, corn, wheat, and fresh fruits.

In 2025, China’s pet food market is expected to see 6 to 8 percent growth in high-end and functional products, with a shift towards balanced nutrition and health support.

The Saudi Arabian pet market is growing - fueled by rising pet ownership driven by evolving social norms and increasing disposable income.

In 2024, Taiwan's pet food market saw significant activity, with total imports reaching a record high of $276.8 million. Thailand continued to be the largest supplier of pet food to Taiwan, followed by the United States, South Korea, Canada, and Japan.

The United States is a major trading partner with the Dominican Republic (DR). The DR is the largest economy in the Caribbean and the seventh-largest economy in Latin America. Since the Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR) went into effect for the DR in 2007, U.S. agricultural exports to the DR have increased from $1 billion in 2007 to $2 billion in 2024.

In Indonesia, the pet food market (especially for cats) has seen remarkable growth, increasing 24.5 percent to reach $237 million in 2023.

On January 14, 2025, Korea’s Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (MAFRA) published new import health requirements (IHRs) for pet food, which are effective immediately. With the new IHRs, there is now a pathway to approve U.S. pet food products containing ruminant ingredients, which had been banned since 2003.