Feed Production Update
By Ryan Mounsey
MAY PRODUCTION UPDATE – GREAT BRITAIN Total production of compounds, blends and concentrates, including integrated poultry units, during the month of May 2019 at 1,028,900 tonnes was a marked 18,400 tonnes or 1.8 per cent below the record high from a year previously. 2019’s output was still, however, the third highest total ever recorded for the month and a significant 38,500 tonnes or 3.9 per cent greater than the ten year average for May.
Total feed production during the month of May 2019 was made up
of: 48.0 per cent poultry feed, 29.2 per cent cattle and calf feed, 14.5 per cent pig feed, 4.1 per cent sheep feed, 2.9 per cent other feed and 1.2 per cent horse feed. A marginal drop was seen from year earlier in cattle and calf
feed, with production reducing by 1,400 tonnes or 0.5 per cent. The current output of 300,800 tonnes was the median figure from the last 10 years and 13,500 tonnes or 4.7 per cent higher than mean of the same period.
Cattle protein concentrates grew at a remarkable rate to reach a
record total for the month of 7,500 tonnes, an increase of 4,200 tonnes or 127.3 per cent. The only other sector to grow beyond the levels seen a year previously was compounds for dairy cows, whose total rose by 4,100 tonnes or 2.5 per cent to 168,800 tonnes. In contrast, the biggest fall was displayed by total calf feed, where a 5,000 tonnes drop saw production plummet by 30.3 per cent to 11,500 tonnes. Blends for dairy cows at 51,400 tonnes, all other cattle blends at 19,400 tonnes and all other cattle compounds at 42,400 tonnes each fell from 2018 output at a similar rate, doing so by: 2,400 tonnes or 4.5 per cent, 900 tonnes or 4.4 per cent and 1,400 tonnes or 3.2 per cent respectively. Pig feed managed to attain its highest production levels since
the May of 2001, surpassing its year previous output by a mere 100 tonnes to reach 149,300, an increase of 0.1 per cent. 2019’s total also outstripped the 10 year average for May of 137,200 tonnes by 12,100
tonnes or 8.8 per cent. There was an inconsistent picture across pig feed production in
May, with pig growing feed and pig breeding feed both increasing whilst pig starters and creep feed, link and early grower feed and pig finishing feed all decreased below 2018 return. At 28,000 tonnes, pig growing feed had risen by 1,800 tonnes or 6.9 per cent and pig breeding feed grew by 1,700 tonnes or 5.1 per cent to reach 35,200 tonnes. In contrast, there was a 2,700 tonnes or 3.6 per cent drop in pig finishing feed to 73,100 tonnes, in addition to 800 tonnes or 9.9 per cent and 300 tonnes or 6.1 per cent falls in both link and early grower feed and pig starters and creep feed to 7,300 and 4,600 tonnes respectively. Despite returning the lowest output of the last three years, the
494,300 tonnes of poultry feed produced was nevertheless the third highest total on record. Although, 2019’s production had fallen by 4,300 tonnes or 0.9 per cent from year earlier levels it was still 18,600 tonnes or 3.9 per cent above the 10 year average for the month. Significant falls from year earlier outputs were observed across
layer feed and integrated poultry units. The former fell by 6,900 tonnes or 7.3 per cent to 88,000 tonnes while the latter dropped by 3,600 tonnes or 2.2 per cent to 162,700 tonnes. Turkey feed production also fell sharply by 1,400 tonnes or 15.9 per cent to arrive at 7,400 tonnes. All remaining poultry feed subsectors outperformed their year earlier counterparts. Broiler feed did so in the most marked manner as a record 168,000 tonnes of production was attained, 5,700 tonnes or 3.5 per cent greater than the levels achieved in 2018. All other poultry feed grew by 700 tonnes whereas poultry breeding and rearing feed grew by 500 tonnes, bringing their respective totals to 29,300 tonnes and 27,300 tonnes. Additionally, there was a 100 tonne or 0.9 per cent rise in chick rearing feed, bringing its total to 10,600 tonnes. Falling to its lowest level since 2014, sheep feed production dipped
to 42,000 tonnes, a reduction of 8,600 tonnes or 17.0 per cent. The current output also fell below the 10 year average for the month in question by a significant 4,100 tonnes or 8.9 per cent. Contrary to the prevailing trend, blends for growing sheep actually
bettered year previous levels by 500 tonnes or 10.9 per cent as they climbed to an output of 5,100 tonnes. However, compounds for breeding feed production almost halved from 2018 output, dropping 4,700 tonnes or 42.7 per cent to 6,300 tonnes. This was compounded by a further drop of 3,500 tonnes or 10.6 per cent displayed by compounds for growing and finishing sheep down to 29,600 tonnes. Finally, blends for breeding sheep lost over two thirds of its year earlier output falling to 500 tonnes from 1,500 in 2018. Horse feed output decreased by 600 tonnes or 4.7 per cent from
year previous levels. The 12,200 tonnes of production seen in 2019 was even further behind the 10 year average for May of 13,000 tonnes, falling by 800 tonnes or 6.2 per cent. A reduction of 10.6 per cent from year pervious outputs was
recorded in other feed production, the drop of 3,600 tonnes brought production down to 30,300 tonnes. Furthermore, 2019’s production was 900 tonnes or 2.9 per cent lower than the 10 year average for the month. Another strong, if not spectacular, month for Great British feed production. Pig feed remains at roughly year earlier levels as it has
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