under review, sheep protein concentrates rose to their highest output in six years, surpassing their year previous return by 600 tonnes or 66.7 per cent. In contrast, blends for breeding sheep production almost halved with output dropping 1,200 tonnes or 48.0 per cent to 1,300 tonnes. Compounds for breeding sheep also decreased significantly by 40.9 per cent or 4,700 tonnes to 6,800 as did compounds for growing and finishing sheep, which fell by 41.9 per cent or 45,00 tonnes to 62,300 tonnes. Blends for growing and finishing sheep fell by a comparatively low 21.1 per cent or 4,500 tonnes to 16,800 tonnes. Not since 1998 had horse feed production been so low in the


penultimate quarter of a year, the 34,100 tonnes was 6,500 tonnes or 16.0 per cent less than the output of 2018. In addition, 2019’s Q3 total was 4,500 tonnes or 38,600 below the 10 year average for the timeframe of 38,600 tonnes. Other feed fell to its lowest level for over a decade and it is


therefore inevitable that output in Q3 2019 fell well short of the 10 year average for the quarter. The 109,000 tonnes of production was 14,800 tonnes or 12.7 per cent under the mean and an even larger 19,200 tonnes or 15.0 per cent down on 2018’s total. Reflecting the pattern displayed across all the months that form


it, third quarter feed production in Great Britain was a tale of two distinct camps. On the one hand, both pig and poultry feed are at historically high output with pig feed matching the production rates of the late 20th century. Although poultry feed is not at the level it was a year earlier, to come within 0.4 per cent of such a historically exceptional year suggests that the growth of the sector is part of a general upward trend. In contrast, all other sectors fell below their long term averages as they have done throughout the year to date.


NORTHERN IRELAND June Production Update Total production of compounds, blends and concentrates during the month of June 2019 reached 170,200 tonnes, a significant 20,400 tonnes or 10.7 per cent short of the record high 190,600 tonnes amassed a year earlier. However, thanks to lower output in the first half of the last decade, the current total was 7,200 tonnes or 4.4 per cent greater than the 10 year average for the month. Total feed production during the month of June 2019 was made


up of: 46.8 per cent cattle and calf feed, 37.1 per cent poultry feed, 10.3 per cent pig feed, 4.1 per cent other feed and 1.7 per cent sheep feed.


Total cattle and calf feed failed to surpass the record levels


produced a year earlier by a substantial margin, falling 7,000 tonnes or 8.1 per cent below 2018’s total. At 79,700 tonnes, June’s production was still 3,500 tonnes or 4.6 per cent greater than the 10 year average for the month. Both all other cattle compounds and other calf compounds


surpassed year earlier levels with all other cattle compounds doing so by 500 tonnes or 166.7 per cent and other calf compounds by 400 tonnes or 9.1 per cent, reaching 800 tonnes and 2,800 tonnes respectively. All remaining sectors of cattle feed fell below year earlier


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levels: beef cattle compounds did so by 600 tonnes or 7.1 per cent, down to 7,900 tonnes; dairy coarse mixes or blends did so by 900 tonnes or 6.3 per cent, down to 13,300 tonnes; beef coarse mixes or blends did so by 1,100 tonnes or 7.8 per cent, down to 13,100 tonnes; and finally, dairy cow compounds did so by 4,300 tonnes or 9.5 per cent. Pig feed production for June was at its lowest level for three


years, with the 17,500 tonnes of production falling 2,700 tonnes or 13.4 per cent below the total reached a year previously. The 10 year average for the month of 15,100 tonnes was improved upon by 2,400 tonnes or 15.9 per cent. Despite the sizeable overall drop off in production from year earlier


levels pig starter and creep feed surpassed its 2018 total by 500 tonnes or 29.4 per cent, rising to 2,200 tonnes. Pig link and early grower feed, at 2,900 tonnes, also outstripped its year earlier counterpart, doing so by 400 tonnes or 16.0 per cent. However, this was not enough to compensate for the 2,100 tonnes or 24.4 per cent reduction in pig finishing feed, down to 6,500 tonnes. The overall decrease was consolidated by pig breeding feed dropping 600 tonnes to hit 2,600 tonnes output, an 18.8 per cent fall and pig growing feed falling 800 tonnes or 19.1 per cent to 3,400 tonnes. For the second year in succession, June poultry feed dropped


below the levels amassed a year previously, the 63,200 tonnes produced in the period was a significant 11,700 tonnes or 15.6 per cent below the output from the corresponding month a year earlier. Furthermore, 2019’s total was 300 tonnes or 0.5 per cent below the 10 year average for June. Despite the drop in overall production, layer and breeder feed


reached their highest ever levels, with the current output of 26,100 tonnes surpassing the year earlier yield by 1,200 tonnes or 4.8 per cent. In contrast, at 2,300 tonnes, turkey and other feed production had fallen to record lows, dropping 1,000 tonnes or 30.3 per cent from a year previously. There was also a 500 tonnes or 18.1 per cent decrease in chick rearing feed to 2,200 tonnes and the sector was rounded off by a substantial 11,300 tonnes or 25.7 per cent reduction in the production of broiler feed, whose total fell to 32,600 tonnes. Total sheep feed fell below the 3,300 tonnes from a year earlier


which, incidentally, is the same total as the 10 year average for June. This left the 2,900 tonnes produced in the month 400 tonnes or 12.1


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