DLD Thailand Feed Regulation
DLD Thailand Feed Regulation refers to the Department of Livestock Development feed-regulation framework under the Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives. Administers Thai feed-mill licensing, feed-additive approvals, antibiotic-residue compliance, GMP-feed certification, and aquaculture-feed standards. Coordinates with Thai Feed Mill Association on industry compliance and with FDA Thailand on residue-monitoring frameworks. Frames structural Thai feed-and-livestock value chain regulatory positioning.
Profile overview
DLD Thailand Feed Regulation refers to the Department of Livestock Development feed-regulation framework under the Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives. Administers Thai feed-mill licensing, feed-additive approvals, antibiotic-residue compliance, GMP-feed certification, and aquaculture-feed standards. Coordinates with Thai Feed Mill Association on industry compliance and with FDA Thailand on residue-monitoring frameworks. Frames structural Thai feed-and-livestock value chain regulatory positioning.
Regulatory programmes
Licensing
Feed-mill licensing framework
DLD administers the Feed Control Act (B.E. 2525 / 1982 and amendments); approximately 400-500 registered feed mills in Thailand must hold DLD manufacturing licences. Annual licence fees and triennial GMP-feed certification audits are mandatory for commercial operators.
Antibiotic compliance
Antibiotic-residue and AGP rules
DLD phased out antibiotic growth promoters (AGPs) in Thai animal feed for pigs and poultry by 2020 in alignment with WHO Global Action Plan on antimicrobial resistance. Residue testing enforced at slaughterhouse level via 3-party testing laboratory network.
Aquaculture feed
Aquaculture GMP and export compliance
Aquaculture-feed GMP certification is required for shrimp and tilapia feed destined for export-market supply chains. DLD coordinates with the Department of Fisheries (DoF) on aquaculture-feed additive approvals for EU and US market-access compliance.
Thai feed-mill market participants (regulated by DLD)
Listed entity
SET:CPF
Est. annual capacity (MT)
5-7 million MT
Primary species
Broiler, swine, shrimp, fish
Betagro Group
| Feed mill operator | Listed entity | Est. annual capacity (MT) | Primary species |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charoen Pokphand Foods | SET:CPF | 5-7 million MT | Broiler, swine, shrimp, fish |
| Betagro Group | SET:BTG | 2-3 million MT | Broiler, swine, layer |
| Thai Foods Group | SET:TFG | 1-2 million MT | Broiler, swine |
| GFPT Group | SET:GFPT | 500,000-800,000 MT | Broiler, layer |
Watchpoints 2025-2026
EU regulation
Deforestation regulation compliance
EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) effective 2025 requires due-diligence documentation for soy in Thai animal feed supply chains. DLD and Thai feed mills must adapt traceability systems to comply; compliance costs fall primarily on large integrated exporters.
ASF risk
African swine fever outbreak response
African swine fever (ASF) remains an endemic risk in Southeast Asia; Thailand avoided major outbreaks through 2024 via strict DLD biosecurity protocols. Any ASF breach in Thailand would require emergency feed-ration quarantine restrictions affecting swine-feed mill operations.
Feed-additive innovation
Phytogenic and probiotic approvals
Demand from CPF, Betagro, and TFG for approved phytogenic (plant-extract) and probiotic feed additives as AGP replacements; DLD approval cycles for new feed additives typically 18-24 months, creating a pipeline bottleneck for innovation adoption.
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Betagro (BTG)
Thai-listed mid-scale integrated agro-industrial group (SET: BTG); chicken, pork, animal feed.
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GFPT
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