Dynamic vitality fills the land of Tianfu. On May 18, 2026, the 23rd China Animal Husbandry Expo & 2026 China International Animal Husbandry Expo grandly opened at Western China International Expo City in Chengdu.
Ranking first in Asia and second worldwide among professional animal husbandry exhibitions, the event themed "Show New Forms, Share New Achievements, Boost New Momentum, Lead New Development". Covering an exhibition area of over 180,000 square meters, it boasts more than 8,300 booths, hitting a record high. Over 1,500 enterprises from 41 countries and regions worldwide participated.
A total of 123,000 visitors entered the venue on the opening day. The exhibition hall was crowded with brisk business negotiations. Industry practitioners gathered in Chengdu to seek technologies, discuss cooperation and seal orders, fully demonstrating the strong appeal of the expo.
Leading enterprises gather strength, whole industry chain achieves coordinated development
Well-known enterprises made a strong appearance, including Muyuan Group, Wens Foodstuff Group, Capital Agribusiness Group, CP Group, New Hope Liuhe, Tongwei Agriculture & Aquaculture, Twins Group, China Animal Husbandry Group, China Animal Husbandry Industry, Haid Group, Dekang Group, Shennong Group, Boen Group, Tielishi Group, Yangxiang Group, Dexing Group, Shanghai Xiangxin, Yisheng Livestock & Poultry Breeding, Anyo Group, World Stock Group, Huayu Agriculture, Xiaoming Agriculture & Animal Husbandry, Shunxin Agriculture, Shiji Biotechnology, Shendan Group, Huamei Livestock and Poultry, Fujian Yongcheng, China National Breeding Swine, Juxing Agriculture & Animal Husbandry, Huatian Seed Industry, Sichuan Hengtong, Tiaozhan Group, Guangzhou Guangxing, Henan Wanhua, Shengxing Technology, Little Giant Group, Huali Stock and Agri-credit Internet.
Many large-scale enterprises showcased their complete industrial chains, covering breeding, feed production, livestock raising, slaughtering and processing as well as food sales. It fully demonstrates the industry's determination to shift from scale expansion to quality and efficiency improvement.
Well-divided exhibition areas, one-stop docking
Centered on breeding enterprises, this Livestock Expo has scientifically arranged 11 major professional exhibition areas, including group exhibition zone, large enterprise exhibition zone, pig breeding zone, poultry breeding zone, pig farming equipment zone, poultry farming equipment zone, international exhibition zone, animal health and feed zone, specialty livestock product food zone, environmental protection zone and outdoor equipment zone. It builds a panoramic and one-stop platform for industrial exhibition and communication, enabling efficient integration and precise docking of resources across the entire industrial chain.
International exchanges bring prosperity across the globe
Exhibition groups from the United States, France, the Netherlands and Northern Europe have gathered again in the international exhibition area, bringing world-leading technologies including intelligent breeding equipment, precision feeding systems, digital pasture management solutions and animal welfare standard systems.
From international exhibition delegations and matchmaking meetings to technology demonstrations and practical cooperation, the Animal Husbandry Expo serves not only as a showcase for global animal husbandry products, but also a hub for in-depth integration of international industrial, supply and value chains.
Rural Revitalization, Joint Progress Towards Common Prosperity
The 2nd (2026) Apiculture Development Conference held concurrently alongside the "520 World Bee Day" event serves as a vivid epitome of boosting comprehensive revitalization by nurturing niche industries. Though the apiculture sector is small in scale, it integrates multiple values including ecological conservation, increased farmers' income and honey-related economy. Centering on the industrial upgrading and brand building of apiculture, the conference strives to help this distinctive industry play a greater role in rural revitalization via technical exchanges, production-marketing docking and popular science promotion.
Scientific and Technological Innovation, Achievement Exhibition
During this Livestock Expo, the China Animal Agriculture Association, together with ten national industrial technology systems covering live pigs, laying hens, broilers, waterfowl and other fields, jointly held the event themed Exhibition and Promotion of Scientific and Technological Innovation Achievements in Animal Husbandry since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China. It showcases landmark and pioneering scientific and technological innovations spanning key links of the entire industrial chain, including germplasm innovation, epidemic prevention and control, smart breeding, green low-carbon development, feed nutrition, processing and quality safety, fully demonstrating the robust strength of China's animal husbandry technological innovation over the period.
This promotion event serves as a comprehensive review of the industry's innovative endeavors in the past years and a powerful mobilization for future development. It aims to accelerate the transformation of advanced and applicable scientific and technological achievements from laboratories to industrial sites, and continuously fuel the high-quality development of the animal husbandry sector.
High-quality development, integration of industry and finance
The 3rd High-quality Animal Husbandry Development Conference will be held concurrently. In-depth discussions will be conducted on topics including the 15th Five-Year industrial policies, economic situation, corporate overseas expansion and synthetic biotechnology. The conference will also set up a special session on corporate merger, acquisition, docking and integration as well as strategic investment management consulting, building a high-end platform for capital connection and strategic consultation in the industry.
Consumption Engine, Brand Empowerment
To thoroughly implement the requirements of the 2026 Central Government No.1 Document on promoting the quality and efficiency of the "vegetable basket" industry and taking multiple measures to boost the consumption of livestock products, a premium livestock products exhibition area has been set up in a prominent location within the exhibition hall. Featured products such as Xinjiang Wangyuan camel milk ice cream, Dong'e donkey meat products, Chongqing Hengdu beef products, rabbit meat products, pigeon meat products, and honey are showcased at the event, presenting a collection of specialty and high-quality livestock products from across the country.
Additionally, a large-scale public welfare tasting and promotion event titled "Savor Livestock Delicacies, Taste Tianfu Flavors" will be held. It brings together specialty foods from numerous enterprises and invites over a thousand attendees for on-site tasting, driving industrial upgrading through consumption upgrading.
All-media Matrix, Expanding Influence Beyond Boundaries
This Animal Husbandry Expo has attracted extensive attention from over a hundred mainstream and new media platforms, including CCTV.com, Farmers' Daily, the official website of China Animal Agriculture Association, China Animal Husbandry Media, China Animal Husbandry & Veterinary News and overseas media. Adopting full-cycle publicity covering pre-event promotion, on-site coverage and post-event summary, it builds an integrated online-offline media matrix to fully showcase the grand occasion of the expo.
Twenty-three years of dedication with an unwavering original aspiration. The booming opening day scene bears witness to the resilience, vitality and innovation potential of China's animal husbandry industry. Covering high-quality livestock products, intelligent equipment, industrial chain clusters and cross-border cooperation, the Animal Husbandry Expo gathers global innovation momentum as a vital convergence platform.
Exchanges of ideas, business transactions and in-depth cooperation will keep unfolding here. Standing at the starting year of the 15th Five-Year Plan, let us target high-quality development and embrace this grand gathering of animal husbandry practitioners in Chengdu.
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