2022 marks the third year of the pandemic situation, further shaping the pet care industry in Germany. While current value growth of pet food and pet products is expected to remain positive in 2022 overall, certain areas in particular have continued to benefit from the pandemic situation in 2022, such as sales through e-commerce and big pet...
Pet care in South Africa continues to record moderate growth, driven by increased pet ownership that occurred in 2020 following the emergence of the pandemic. While most categories are recording above inflation value growth, treats and economy segments of wet cat and dog food are particularly strong performers. Despite financial difficulties,...
In 2021, Argentina registered a strong rebound in its GDP after a complicated 2020 during which economic growth was hindered by one of the longest COVID-19 quarantines in the world. Despite the strong recovery, the country’s GDP is still below pre pandemic levels. Inflation is one of the major problems in Argentina with it seeing a double-digit...
The lingering effects of the COVID-19 pandemic continue to influence pet care trends in Mexico. Pet ownership became more prevalent during the time of lockdowns, restrictions, and working from home diktats. This, in turn, led to greater emotional bonding between pet owners and their animals and, thus, stimulated humanisation trends whereby...
Following the emergence of the pandemic in March 2020, pet care in Chile experienced booming demand. Despite concerns of increasing price sensitivity as a result of the economic crisis, pet care experienced important growth as the population of pets further increased, and owners strengthened bonds with their pets. Pet Care in Chile...
Pet care in Slovakia will continue to enjoy healthy value sales growth in 2022 thanks to the stable pet population and rising average prices. Unit prices have been driven up due to strong inflationary pressures from rising commodity prices and logistics costs, which have been passed onto consumers by retailers. Pet Care in Slovakia...
In 2022, pet care is expected to maintain a positive performance, although both value and volume growth will increase at a slower pace than in 2021. The COVID-19 pandemic has not fully faded from view in the first months of 2022, with those infected having to remain quarantined for a certain period. From 11 January 2022, the quarantine time...
Pet care witnessed its strongest year of the review period in 2022 in both retail volume and current value terms. Unit prices of pet care products spiked in 2022 amid rising inflation causing high-double digit current value growth. Price increases have been a growing concern since 2018, but 2022 saw a spike in retail prices as the Turkish...
Since the COVID-19 pandemic there has been a big increase in pet adoptions and a shift in attitudes whereby Greek pet owners are now investing more in their pet’s health and wellbeing. The lockdown itself brought pets closer to humans, raising their profile in family life and attracting a bigger portion of consumer expenditure. Moreover, as...
Pet populations, especially of dogs and cats, remained on an upward trajectory in 2021, as people continued to spend more time at home due to Coronavirus (COVID-19) restrictions. Pet populations are set to continue to rise across categories in 2022, thereby pushing demand for pet food and products. Pet Care in Netherlands report offers...