failed to better its year earlier counterpart, falling 100 tonnes or 20.0 per cent to 400 tonnes of production. Following a substantial drop in output in the October of 2021, total
horse feed production grew by 1,800 tonnes or 12.2 per cent to 16,500 tonnes. This rise resulted in the current total outpacing the decade long average for the month by 600 tonnes or 3.7 per cent. At 26,300 tonnes, total other feed had fallen by 6,100 tonnes or
18.8 per cent to its lowest October total since 1994. Additionally, 2022’s output was an even greater 10,300 tonnes or 32.8 per cent under the 10 year average for the period. October 2022 was the fourteenth consecutive month in which total
feed production in Great Britain had fallen below year previous levels and output is at its lowest level for this stage of the year since 2016. With the three largest production sectors continuing to drop under the tonnages recorded from the corresponding months a year earlier and despite sheep feed production being at a record high level for the month, it appears that outputs will continue to trends downwards in the near future.
NORTHERN IRELAND Third Quarter Overview Total production of compounds, blends and concentrates, including integrated poultry units, during the third quarter of 2022 in Northern Ireland fell by 3,000 tonnes or 0.5 per cent from the corresponding period a year previously to 598,100 tonnes. This was, however, the third highest total for the quarter on record and as such, the total under review comfortably outpaced the 10 year average for the period by 53,200 tonnes or 9.8 per cent. Total feed production during the third quarter of 2022 was made up
of: 50.5 per cent cattle and calf feed, 35.2 per cent poultry feed, 10.1 per cent pig feed, 1.5 per cent sheep feed and 2.7 per cent other feed. At 302,300 tonnes, total third quarter cattle and calf feed
production was at its highest ever level for the timeframe. The current output was 16,200 tonnes or 5.7 per cent greater than in the same quarter a year previously and additionally, was 37,100 tonnes or 14.0 per cent in advance of the decade long average for the quarter. Only beef cattle compounds failed to match its year earlier
production, falling 400 tonnes or 1.2 per cent behind the Q3 total from a year earlier to 31,400 tonnes. In contrast, all other cattle compounds and calf milk substitutes both equalled their year previous totals for the period of 800 tonnes and 100 tonnes respectively. Dairy cow
compounds, dairy coarse mixes or blends and other calf compounds all rose to record levels for the third quarter with dairy cow compounds output increasing by 2,600 tonnes or 1.8 per cent to 144,100 tonnes; dairy coarse mixes or blends growing by 8,600 tonnes or 19.3 per cent to 53,200 tonnes; and other calf compounds rising by 500 tonnes or 3.2 per cent to 17,400 tonnes. Finally, beef coarse mixes or blends surpassed its year earlier by 4,800 tonnes or 9.6 per cent to rise to 54,600 tonnes of output in the quarter. Total third quarter poultry feed production declined by 15,100
tonnes or 6.7 per cent from the record high for the period amassed a year previously, to 210,400 tonnes. In spite of the sizeable drop, 2022 Q3 production was 9,100 tonnes or 4.5 per cent greater than the decade long average for the period. Despite the overall downturn, third quarter layer and breeder feed
surpassed its year previous total by 4,200 tonnes or 5.0 per cent to rise to its highest ever level for the period of 87,000 tonnes. In contrast, turkey and other poultry feed was at its lowest recorded level of 8,000 tonnes, a decrease of 1,500 tonnes or 15.5 per cent from 2021 levels. Output from the sector’s largest component, broiler feed, declined by a significant 17,300 tonnes or 13.7 per cent to 108,600 tonnes, its lowest Q3 total in five years. Lastly, chick rearing feed dropped by 500 tonnes or 7.1 per cent from a year previously to 6,900 tonnes. A 2,200 tonnes or 3.4 per cent fall in production brought total third
quarter pig feed production down to 60,200 tonnes. However, due to markedly increased production levels over the last five years, the current total outstripped the 10 year average for Q3 by 6,500 tonnes or 12.1 per cent. Pig link and early grower feed was the only pig feed element that
increased its output from the corresponding timeframe a year earlier, doing so by 600 tonnes or 6.9 per cent and rising to 9,100 tonnes. Pig growing feed and pig starter and creep feed outputs both fell sharply, with the former’s production dropping by 1,200 tonnes or 9.3 per cent from a year previously to 11,600 tonnes and the latter’s by 900 tonnes or 11.5 per cent to 6,800 tonnes. Pig finishing feed production had declined by 500 tonnes or 2.0 per cent from the third quarter of 2021 to 24,900 tonnes and pig breeding feed output dropped by 200 tonnes or 2.7 per cent to 7,800 tonnes. Total sheep feed output in the third quarter of 2022 was 600 tonnes
or 6.1 per cent down on the Q3 return a year previously at 9,000 tonnes of production. This decline resulted in the current total dropping level with the decade long average for the month. All sheep feed components had fallen below their year earlier
returns for the third quarter. Growing and finishing sheep compounds fell by 400 tonnes or 6.1 per cent to 6,500 tonnes, although, it is worth noting that this is the second highest return for the period since records were kept in their current form. Coarse mixes and blends for sheep and breeding sheep compounds both returned outputs that were 100 tonnes down from the corresponding timeframe a year previously with the former dropping 3.3 per cent to 1,900 tonnes and the latter by 13.9 per cent to 550 tonnes of production. A considerable 1,300 tonnes or 7.5 per cent decline in Q3 total
other feed from a year previous dropped production to its lowest level in four years of 16,200 tonnes. This sizeable fall resulted in the current
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