Feed-grade dicalcium phosphate

Description

1. Product Overview
Feed-grade dicalcium phosphate (DCP) is a highly bioavailable source of phosphorus and calcium, essential for skeletal development, metabolic function, and feed efficiency in monogastric and ruminant animal production. Its primary industrial use is as a premium mineral supplement in compound feed, premixes, and mineral blocks for poultry, swine, cattle, and aquaculture. With phosphorus being the third most costly component in animal feed after energy and protein, DCP offers a strategic advantage by maximizing nutrient utilization, reducing mineral excretion, and supporting sustainable livestock operations at scale.

2. Key Specifications & Technical Characteristics

• Chemical composition: Dicalcium phosphate dihydrate (CaHPO₄·2H₂O)

• Purity grade: Feed-grade, minimum 18.0% phosphorus (P) and 21.0–24.0% calcium (Ca)

• Fluorine content: ≤ 0.18% (well below CODEX limits for feed safety)

• Heavy metals: Arsenic ≤ 10 ppm; Lead ≤ 15 ppm; Cadmium ≤ 5 ppm

• Physical form: Fine, free-flowing powder

• Color: Off-white to light gray

• Particle size: 95% passing through 0.5 mm sieve (mesh size variability available upon request)

• Bulk density: 800–1,000 kg/m³ (loose); 1,100–1,200 kg/m³ (tapped)

• Packaging options: 25 kg / 50 kg multi-layer paper-plastic bags; 1,000–1,500 kg jumbo bags; bulk tanker

• Shelf life: 24 months when stored in dry, ventilated conditions below 40°C, away from acids and moisture

3. Core Industrial Applications

• Poultry feed (broilers & layers): Supports eggshell quality, tibia strength, and reduces cage layer fatigue. DCP’s high solubility at intestinal pH improves absorption over soft rock phosphates or defluorinated phosphates.

• Swine feed (piglets to finishers): Prevents rickets and osteomalacia. DCP’s low fluorine content eliminates risk of fluorosis, a critical advantage over lower-cost but higher-risk mineral sources.

• Aquafeed (salmon, shrimp, tilapia): Essential for exoskeleton and vertebral formation. DCP outperforms monocalcium phosphate in water stability, reducing nutrient leaching in extrusion and pelleted aquatic feeds.

• Ruminant mineral premixes: Though partially bypassed in the rumen, DCP provides available phosphorus in the small intestine, reducing total phosphorus input required compared to low-solubility phosphate sources.

Efficiency gain: Precise Ca:P ratio (typically 1.2:1 to 1.5:1) allows feed formulators to reduce total phosphorus inclusion by 8–12% versus rock phosphates, directly lowering cost per ton of feed.

4. Competitive Advantages

• Quality consistency: Produced via wet acidulation with continuous ion chromatography monitoring; batch-to-batch CV < 2% for P and Ca.

• Supply reliability: Dual manufacturing lines with 3-month safety stock maintained at origin and destination hubs.

• Logistics capability: Containerized and break-bulk shipping from major ports; dedicated rail sidings at plant.

• Price competitiveness: Direct mine-to-manufacturer integration reduces middle-layer costs; per-ton FOB pricing beats regional averages by 5–7% for annual contract volumes.

• Environmental benefit: Low cadmium (≤ 5 ppm) meets EU 2019/1009 future limits; production uses recycled process water and gypsum byproduct management.

• Technical support: Full Certificate of Analysis (CoA) per lot; on-call animal nutritionist support for formulation optimization; SDS and regulatory documentation in 6 languages.

5. Commercial & Supply Information

• Minimum Order Quantity (MOQ): 20 metric tons (MT)

• Loading capacity per 20-ft container: 25 MT (jumbo bags or 50 kg bags palletized)

• Loading capacity per 40-ft container: 28 MT (non-palletized) / 26 MT (palletized)

• Incoterms available: FOB, CIF, CFR, EXW

• Lead time: 15 days from confirmed LC for MOQ; 30 days for container-load repeat orders