2018’s output. In addition, the current total was 3,600 tonnes or 8.7 per cent lower than the 10 year average for September. September largely followed the pattern seen across the rest of


the year throughout Great British feed production. The pig feed sector continues to surpass year earlier production with poultry feed managing to reach record levels. In direct contrast, both the cattle and sheep feed divisions continue to lag behind their long term averages as they have done throughout the year to date.


Third Quarter Review Total production of compounds, blends and concentrates, including integrated poultry units, during the third quarter of 2019 amounted to 3,264,500 tonnes, a shortfall of 176,600 tonnes or 5.1 per cent when compared to the record high total for the period from a year earlier. Despite this sizeable decrease, 2019’s Q3 return was still the second highest for the timeframe and 79,900 tonnes or 2.5 per cent above the 10 year average for the quarter. Total feed production during the third quarter of 2019 was made


up of: 50.2 per cent poultry feed, 27.9 per cent cattle and calf feed, 14.8 per cent pig feed, 3.3 per cent other feed, 2.7 per cent sheep feed and 1.1 per cent horse feed. 2019’s third quarter cattle and calf feed production could not keep


pace with the record total amassed a year previously. The 911,900 tonnes of output fell 129,100 tonnes or 12.4 per cent below 2018’s production and also dropped below 2017’s return for the same period. Furthermore, having surpassed just two of the previous 10 Q3 outputs, 2019’s total was 25,100 tonnes or 2.7 per cent lower than the 10 year average for the quarter. All sectors of cattle and calf feed fell below the amounts they had


achieved in 2018, the majority doing so by a large margin. Protein concentrates for cattle and calf’s came closest to replicating its year previous production, falling just 400 tonnes or 1.8 per cent short at 21,800 tonnes. In contrast, the largest drop was witnessed in all other cattle feed whose production, at 125,200 tonnes, was 48,500 tonnes or 27.9 per cent below its 2018 third quarter output. The dairy component also experienced significant reductions in production when compared to the corresponding period a year earlier. Compounds for dairy cows dropped from 535,200 tonnes to 507,500 tonnes, a fall of


27,700 tonnes or 7.2 per cent, whilst blends for dairy cows dropped from 190,400 tonnes to 165,400 tonnes, a fall of 25,00 tonnes or 13.1 per cent. A 25.6 per cent decrease in all other cattle blends brought the output down by 19,400 tonnes to 56,300 tonnes and finally all calf feed fell to its lowest production rate for the third quarter since 2011at 35,900 tonnes. The only sector to better its year earlier Q3 total was pig feed.


Reaching its highest output since 2000, total pig feed advanced 39,200 tonnes or 8.9 per cent to 482,300 tonnes. The current return was also 49,700 tonnes or 10.9 per cent greater than the mean of the last 10 third quarters. This overall growth was reflected across the constituents of the pig


feed sector. Pig protein concentrates bettered year earlier output by 200 tonnes, rising to 2,900 tonnes along with pig starters and creep feed which had increased by 1,400 tonnes or 10.0 per cent to 15,400 tonnes. A growth of 16.7 per cent or 4,100 tonnes was recorded in link and early grower feed, up to 27,700 tonnes with pig growing feed following suit and increasing 3,300 tonnes or 4.1 per cent beyond 2018’s Q3 output. The sector was rounded off with significant growth from the two largest elements of the pig feed sector. Pig breeding feed at 107,400 tonnes, grew by 8,100 tonnes or 8.2 per cent and pig finishing feed, at 244,500 tonnes, had grown by 22,100 tonnes or 9.9 per cent. Total poultry feed fell just 0.4 per cent short of 2018’s record


output for the quarter. The 1,638,400 tonnes of production was 6,200 tonnes lower than a year previously but was 77,400 tonnes or 4.8 per cent greater than the 10 year average for Q3. Although the sector as a whole could not reach the levels achieved


a year earlier, three subsectors reached record heights for the quarter in 2019. Most eye-catching was the 92.3 per cent or 1,200 tonnes increase to 2,500 tonnes of poultry protein concentrates but there was also a 0.3 per cent or 1,600 tonnes growth of broiler feed to 544,400 tonnes and a 0.4 per cent or 1,200 tonne increase to 283,600 tonnes. Poultry breeding and rearing feed was the only other subdivision to advance beyond its year previous third quarter return; it did so by 2,500 tonnes or 3.0 per cent to reach 87,600 tonnes. Whilst this was not a record for the period it had only been surpassed once, in 2015, and even then only by 100 tonnes. However, these increases were offset by a 8,100 tonnes or 1.6 per cent decrease in integrated poultry units production which fell to its lowest ever output for the quarter of 516,300 tonnes. There were also drops of 2,800 tonnes and 1,600 tonnes from both turkey feed and all other poultry feed, respective decreases of 5.1 per cent to 52,000 tonnes and 1.3 per cent to 118,200 tonnes. The sector was rounded off with a 200 tonnes reduction in chick rearing feed to 34,700 tonnes. Third quarter sheep feed for 2019 dropped a sizeable 54,700


tonnes or 38.1 per cent to slide to 88,800 tonnes of production. Even though the current Q3 bettered six totals out of the past 10 years, it nevertheless sat 2,700 tonnes or 3.0 per cent below the average for the same period, thanks largely to a couple of very strong returns from the latter part of the decade. In spite of the substantial reduction in sheep feed in the quarter


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