China’s Guangdong Haid Group has launched two major feed production projects in Vietnam and Laos, strengthening its presence in Southeast Asia’s rapidly growing livestock and aquaculture sectors.
Through a subsidiary Yongfu Hailong Agricultural and Livestock Technology Co., Ltd, Haid has broken ground on a new 200,000 tonnes per year feed production facility in Phu Tho Province, north Vietnam. The new facility will produce feed for poultry, pigs, and aquaculture, with a particular focus on tilapia, carp, and grass carp.
Equipped with advanced processing technologies, the plant is designed to deliver cost-effective feed solutions while also providing technical support services to farmers, reflecting Haid’s integrated business model.
Since entering Vietnam in 2011, Haid now operates more than ten feed mills in the country and has built an integrated value chain spanning feed production, animal health, breeding and aquaculture. In Southeast Asia, Vietnam is a core aquaculture market for Haid, alongside Indonesia with rising demand for high quality fish feed, strong freshwater aquaculture base, mainly tilapia and carp, and a strategic location for regional distribution.
In Indonesia, Haid has manufacturing facilities in South Lampung, PT Haida Biotechnology Indonesia, which has production capacity of 180,000 tonnes of poultry feed, 60,000 tonnes of fish feed, and 36,000 tonnes of shrimp feed per year.
In parallel, Haid has also initiated construction of its first feed plant in Laos, marking its entry into a market with growing agricultural potential but limited access to modern feed infrastructure. The facility, located in the Saysettha Comprehensive Development Zone in Vientiane, will produce feed for multiple livestock and aquaculture species tailored to local farming systems.
Beyond manufacturing, the Laos project will replicate Haid’s “feed + seedlings + animal health” model, combining production with technical services to improve farm productivity and efficiency.
Haid said in a document submitted to the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong in January that it is projecting strong growth in demand from Vietnam’s aquaculture sector, pointing particularly to projected rise of “export-oriented” aquaculture products such as pangasius and vannamei shrimp as growth vectors, according to news.goalfore.cn.
Haid also highlighted its position as a leading market player in Vietnam’s feed market in terms of production capacity, claiming 863,000 tonnes of production in 2024. This gives it a 19.2% market share in the country, which is set to grow after taking the new plant’s upcoming contribution into account.
Haid is also scaling its presence in Africa, using Egypt as a regional hub while exploring opportunities in Nigeria, Tanzania and Uganda. In South America, the company has established a base in Ecuador and is preparing to expand into markets such as Brazil and Chile.
In 2024, Haid Group maintained steady development, achieving operating revenue of 114.6 billion yuan, with core feed sales reaching 26.52 million tonnes, a year-on-year increase of approximately 9%, ranking first globally. In the first half of 2025, Haid Group achieved operating revenue of 58.831 billion yuan, with feed sales of approximately 14.7 million tonnes, a year-on-year increase of approximately 25%, setting a new record for the same period.
Haid has a research team of nearly 4,000 people, with a cumulative investment of over 5 billion yuan in R&D and continues to invest an unlimited amount of its annual profits in research. With over 100 R&D centres and innovation bases worldwide, it conduct more than 2,000 trials annually, continuously developing innovative solutions to the challenges faced by aquaculture.
