slightly, from 20,638 tonnes in 2023 to 19,595 tonnes in 2024. This is largely due to a decline in the number of certified birds in China, where the majority of RDS-certified down is produced. ducks, with the remainder mainly from geese. include Poland, Vietnam, Hungary, the United Kingdom, the United States, Taiwan, Ukraine, standards for down. Key standards include Globally, RDS accounted for 3% of total virgin 2024 is currently not available. As a rough Multi-tier cage farming, increasingly used in China for ducks, is prohibited by the RDS, audit organizations, it is estimated that 2024.4 No data or approximations are available for 2022 or 2023. In 2021, 6,958 tonnes of 1 Maia Research,2025.Global Down and Feather Market Report 2025. Commissioned report. transition to the Materials Matter System, scheduled to take effect in 4 DOWNPASS. Email correspondence, May 2025.