Feed Sector
Total Feedingstuffs Cattle and Calf Pig
Poultry (Including IPUs) Sheep Horse Other
2018 April Production (Tonnes)
1,161,400 357,700 140,500 489,200 118,100 16,700 28,800
2017 April Production (Tonnes)
1,060,100 312,400 137,400 472,200 80,300 13,700 34,600
year average for the month. All sectors of cattle and calf feed recorded a higher output than
during the same period a year earlier and, notwithstanding a modest 2.2 per cent or 3,600 tonnes increase in compounds for dairy cows to 165,400 tonnes, they did so in considerable fashion. All other cattle blends was the biggest mover proportionally, outstripping April 2017 levels by 31.6 per cent or 6,800 tonnes, at 28,300 tonnes; blends for dairy cows grew at a similar rate, reaching 78,700 tonnes, 30.3 per cent or 18,300 tonnes more than in the same period a year previous. Total calf feed and all other cattle compounds rose from 2017 output by 3,400 tonnes or 21.5 per cent and 12,100 tonnes or 25.1 per cent respectively to 19,200 tonnes and 60,400 tonnes. Total pig feed reached 140,500 tonnes in April, 3,100 tonnes
or 2.3 per cent more than was amassed in the same month a year earlier. Despite falling comfortably behind the production levels from 2014-16, April 2018’s production was still 9,100 tonnes or 6.9 per cent higher than the 10 year average for the period. Only pig starters and creep feed fell below 2017 levels, achieving
300 tonnes or 6.8 per cent less than the 4,400 tonnes produced a year previous. Link and early grower feed matched 2017 output at 7,100 tonnes whilst pig finishing feed grew slightly by 700 tonnes or 1.0 per cent to 69,000 tonnes. A 1,700 tonnes growth in pig breeding feed brought its April 2018 production total to 32,700 tonnes, an increase of 5.5 per cent. In addition, pig growing feed advanced from its 2017 output by 1,200 tonnes or 4.7 per cent to 26,900 tonnes. Poultry feed production amounted to 489,200 tonnes in April,
17,000 tonnes or 3.6 per cent greater than year earlier output. Furthermore, April 2018’s monthly total is 21,900 tonnes or 4.7 per cent higher than the 10 year average for the timespan. A 300 tonne or 3.5 per cent drop from the previous year’s levels
was seen in turkey feed, with monthly output falling to 8,400 tonnes. There was also a minor drop in integrated poultry units of 200 tonnes to 164,600 tonnes, a 0.1 per cent decrease. In contrast, broiler feed production increased by 10,200 tonnes or 6.5 per cent to 166,800 tonnes. There were additional gains from April 2017 levels seen in poultry breeding and rearing feed and layer feed, rising 1,100 tonnes or 4.1 per cent and 4,900 tonnes or 5.7 per cent to 28,000 tonnes and 91,100 tonnes respectively.
PAGE 6 JULY/AUGUST 2018 FEED COMPOUNDER
2017 to 2018 Change (%)
+9.6
+14.5 +2.3 +3.6
+47.1 +21.9 -16.8
10 Year Average April Production (Tonnes)
1,076,700 325,600 131,400 467,300 96,000 15,600 27,800
April 2018 as a % of 10 Year Average
107.9 109.9 106.9 104.7 123.0 107.1 96.6
There was a huge boost from year levels in sheep feed
production in April 2018. At 118,100 tonnes, this stood at 37,800 tonnes or 47.1 per cent more than the 80,300 tonnes recorded in April 2017. The current year’s total was also 22,100 tonnes or 23.0 per cent above the 10 year average for the period and has only been surpassed by the corresponding month of 2013. Unsurprisingly, each division of sheep feed significantly
increased its output from year earlier levels. The largest growth came from compounds for breeding sheep which more than doubled its production from the corresponding month a year earlier, increasing by 22,700 tonnes or 59.1 per cent to 61,100 tonnes. At 6,300 tonnes, blends for growing and finishing sheep have risen by 1,900 tonnes or 43.2 per cent from 2017 levels. Finally, there were also considerable surges in production of both blends for breeding sheep at 3,900 tonnes and compounds for growing and finishing at 46,200 tonnes, increasing by 1,100 tonne or 39.3 per cent and 11,800 tonnes or 34.3 per cent respectively. At 3,000 tonnes or 21.9 per cent above April 2017’s total, horse
feed production came to 16,700 tonnes for the month. While it was some way from a record total for the period, it nevertheless sat at 1,100 tonnes or 7.1 per cent above the 10 year average for April. In contrast to the rest of the feed production industry, other consecutive monthly drop when compared to
feed recorded an 11th
year earlier levels. Whereas, output reached 34,600 tonnes in April 2017, it only came to 28,800 tonnes in the current year, a 5,800 tonne or 16.8 per cent drop. Furthermore, April 2018’s production fell 1,000 tonnes or 3.4 per cent below the 10 year average of other feed production for the month. While other feed continued the downward trend seen in first
quarter production totals the opposite of this was seen in all the other feed sectors. Both sheep and horse feed considerably increased their production when compared to last year and did so in slightly more moderate fashion when viewed against the 10 year average. Cattle, pig and poultry feed also all increased from last year and sat above their respective 10 year averages. Whilst other feed falls continues to fall behind 2017’s record setting year, the remaining sectors maintain their month on month advances beyond year earlier levels.
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