it climbed to 15,100 tonnes. The total under review was a smaller 100 tonnes or 0.7 per cent ahead of the 10 year average. Total other feed was only the second sector to fall below its


year earlier output; it did so by 900 tonnes or 2.5 per cent as it fell to 35,700 tonnes, its lowest total for October since 2014. As a result of this decrease, the current total was 2,000 tonnes or 5.5 per cent lower than the decade long average for the month. Despite total output being lower than the production of the


preceding three years, the current returns were clearly ahead of the long term average and furthermore, all but two of the sectors had seen their production exceed that of a year preciously. Whilst cattle and calf feed may have bettered its 2019 October output it still fell short, albeit by a small amount, of the decade long average for the month. On the other hand, although poultry feed had dropped significantly below the record levels amassed a year previously, production was considerably higher than the 10 year mean. Pig feed, sheep feed, and horse feed all surpassed both year earlier outputs and their respective long term averages. In summary the decline in production from 2019 to 2020 is almost entirely made of a fall in poultry feed from unparalleled levels and yet production across all sectors was at historically high rates and looks set to continue in the same vein throughout the final quarter of 2020.


NORTHERN IRELAND September Production Overview Total production of compounds, blends and concentrates during September 2020 in Northern Ireland was higher by 4,800 tonnes or 2.7 per cent than in the corresponding month a year previously. At 182,800 tonnes, production for the month was the third highest on record and had bettered the 10 year average for September by 7,600 tonnes or 4.3 per cent. Total feed production during the month of September 2020 was


made up of: 50.9 per cent cattle and calf feed, 34.1 per cent poultry feed, 10.1 per cent pig feed, 1.4 per cent sheep feed and 3.5 per cent other feed. Total cattle and calf feed rose significantly beyond year earlier


levels for the month under review to reach its second highest total for September on record. The 93,000 tonnes produced was 11,000 tonnes or 13.4 per cent greater that 2019’s returns and a less substantial 6,500 tonnes or 7.2 per cent higher than the 10 year average for September.


Asides from dairy coarse mixes or blends and cattle protein


concentrate, where production remained at year earlier levels of 14,300 tonnes or 100 tonnes respectively, all sectors of cattle and calf feed production surpassed year earlier levels. Beef coarse mixes or blends did so by a considerable 2,700 tonnes or 18.1 per cent as it grew to 17,600 tonnes of output, and all other cattle compounds, at 5,400 tonnes, did so by an even greater percentage margin of 20.0 per cent or 900 tonnes. Beef cattle compounds also bettered its year earlier production by 900 tonnes, an increase of 8.4 per cent, to 11,600 tonnes. The sector’s largest component, dairy cow compounds, advanced beyond year previous levels by 2,000 tonnes or 4.8 per cent to 43,400 tonnes and the sector was rounded off by approximately a 100 tonnes or 20.0 per cent increase in all other cattle compounds to 500 tonnes. A sharp 2,700 tonnes or 12.7 per cent fall from 2019’s output saw


total pig feed’s production drop to 18,500 tonnes, its lowest level for four years. This total was, however, large enough to surpass the 10 year average for the month by 1,700 tonnes or 9.6 per cent. All pig feed sectors fell below year previous levels. Pig starter


and creep feed and pig link and early grower feed both fell 700 tonnes below their year earlier output; production in the former had dropped by a sizeable 25.9 per cent to 2,000 tonnes and in the latter by 21.9 per cent to 2,500 tonnes. At 7,000 tonnes, pig finishing feed had fallen by 800 tonnes or 10.3 per cent, whilst pig breeding feed had declined by 300 tonnes or 11.1 per cent to 2,400 tonnes. Additionally, a 200 tonnes or 4.3 per cent fall from a year previously occurred in pig growing feed production, whose output declined to 4,500 tonnes. For the second year in succession, total poultry feed failed to


match year earlier returns. The 62,400 tonnes of production was 3,800 tonnes or 5.7 per cent down on the output of 2019. Furthermore, 2020’s total was also 1,200 tonnes or 1.9 per cent down on the decade long mean for September. Despite this overall decrease, as many poultry feed divisions


bettered their year earlier production as fell below them. Turkey and other poultry feed production grew by a considerable 800 tonnes or 26.7 per cent to 3,800 tonnes whilst chick rearing feed surpassed its year previous output by 300 tonnes or 16.7 per cent as it rose to 2,100 tonnes. On the other hand, layer and breeder feed production decreased from 2019 levels by 4,200 tonnes or 15.8 per cent to 22,400 tonnes. Finally, broiler feed output fell by 700 tonnes or 2.0 per cent to 34,100 tonnes. Total sheep feed production for the month under review was


a notable 400 tonnes or 18.2 per cent greater than its year earlier counterpart. Despite this upturn, the 2,600 tonnes of output was not enough to climb above the 10 year average for the month, which it was a sizeable 400 tonnes or 14.3 per cent below. Production across all sectors of sheep feed had advanced beyond


that reached a year earlier. Breeding sheep compounds and growing and finishing sheep compounds both did so by about 200 tonnes, with the former rising to just over 200 tonnes of output in total from a very low level in 2019, and the latter increasing by 12.5 per cent to 1,800


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