Trust Built One Pellet at a Time: A Turkish Feed Mill’s First Experience with Chinese Ring Dies

Executive Summary

Turkey’s compound feed industry produced 30.7 million tons in 2025—a 4.8% year-on-year increase—making it one of the world’s top feed-producing nations and surpassing many EU member states in total output. Yet behind this impressive statistic lies a persistent operational reality: Turkish feed mills have historically relied almost exclusively on European equipment suppliers for their most critical wear components—ring dies and press rollers. Brands like CPM, Andritz, and Bühler have dominated the market for decades, delivering consistent quality at premium European prices.

This article documents the real-world experience of a medium-scale poultry feed mill in the Central Anatolia region that, in early 2025, made the calculated decision to import ring dies and press rollers from Hongyang Feed Machinery, a manufacturer based in Liyang, Jiangsu, China. What began as cautious skepticism evolved into a data-validated partnership. The narrative that follows draws from actual procurement records, production logs, and quality measurements collected over a twelve-month evaluation period.