corresponding year previous totals. Link and early grower feed output rose far beyond the levels ever seen before with production increasing by a third or 2,100 tonnes, up to 8,400 tonnes. There were smaller but not insignificant increases of: 800 tonnes in pig growing feed, up 2.6 per cent to 31,900 tonnes; 600 tonnes in pig starters and creep feed, up 13.3 per cent to 5,100 tonnes; and 400 tonnes in pig protein concentrates, up 67 per cent to 1,000 tonnes. Both pig breeding feed and pig finishing feed rose to historically high levels, with pig breeding feed’s output of 39,400 tonnes being unmatched since 2002 and pig finishing feed’s production of 86,200 tonnes being the highest total for the month since 1998. These totals were a respective 4,100 tonnes or 11.6 per cent and 6,400 tonnes or 8.0 per cent greater than their year earlier outputs. Surpassing the 500,000 tonnes mark for only the second time in
January on record, total poultry feed production, including integrated poultry units, of 582,000 tonnes, was not only 96,300 tonnes or 19.8 per cent larger than its year earlier counterpart but also the highest ever total for the month under review. Unsurprisingly, the 10 year average for the month was also exceeded by 118,500 tonnes or 22.7 per cent. Other than in poultry protein concentrates, whose production
remained steady at 400 tonnes, all other areas of poultry feed production rose from 2019 levels. Layer feed and broiler feed grew substantially beyond their year earlier totals, with the former increasing by 14,200 tonnes or 15.5 per cent to 105,900 tonnes (the first time 100,000 tonnes has been reached in this subsector in January), and the latter by 21,700 tonnes or 11.9 per cent to 204,800 tonnes (the first time 200,000 tonnes has been reached in this subsector in this month). Feed production in integrated poultry units also rose by 48,200 tonnes or 31.1 per cent to 203,000 tonnes. A 53.6 per cent or 3,700 tonne increase to 10,600 tonnes saw turkey feed recover from the record low total of a year earlier while a 19.5 per cent or 5,500 tonne growth in poultry breeding and rearing feed brought production to a record high for the period of 33,700 tonnes. All other poultry feed arrested a downturn which had seen production fall below year earlier levels for seven consecutive month as the current total, of 10,900 tonnes was 1,300 tonnes or 13.5 per cent greater than its corresponding output of 2019. Finally, chick rearing feed advanced 1,700 tonnes or 15.5 per cent beyond its year previous total, reaching 12,700 tonnes of production. Having fallen below year earlier levels for the past 14 months
in a row, total sheep feed production began 2020 in a more positive fashion by surpassing its 2019 output by 2,200 tonnes or 2.4 per cent. Furthermore, the 94,800 tonnes produced in January was 3,100 tonnes or 3.3 per cent higher than the decade long average for the month under review. Despite the positive overall outlook, numerous subsectors of
sheep feed production failed to meet their year previous outputs. Sheep protein concentrates dropped by 100 tonnes, falling to 700 tonnes; blends for breeding sheep fell from 4,500 tonnes to 4,200 tonnes, a 6.7 per cent decline and finally compounds for growing and finishing sheep decreased by 1,600 tonnes or 3.9 per cent to 39,900 tonnes. However, these reductions were more than compensated for
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by a 3,400 tonnes or 8.5 per cent increase in compounds for breeding sheep, up to 43,200 tonnes. Additionally, blends for growing a finishing sheep grew beyond year previous levels by 700 tonnes or 11.5 per cent to 6,800 tonnes. In growing to its highest output in 12 years, total horse feed
production surpassed its year earlier total by 4,200 tonnes or 26.9 per cent to reach 19,800 tonnes. The 10 year average for the month of 16,500 tonnes was also outstripped by 3,300 tonnes or 18.2 per cent.
Total other feed was the only sector whose production could not
better its year earlier levels. Plunging by almost a quarter from 2019, January’s total of 27,500 tonnes was both 900 tonnes below its year previous total and 300 tonnes or 1.1 per cent below average of the last 10 Januaries, of 27,800 tonnes. Because of the fact that January 2020 is a five week period,
drawing firm conclusions about how the year has begun is difficult. Everything else being equal, when comparing a five week period to previous four week periods, a 25 per cent increase in production in any sector or subsector could be said to be the equivalent of zero change. But of course, everything else is not equal, given that seasonal trends and market conditions always dictate that production is on a rising or falling plane over the period of time under consideration. It would certainly be true to say, though, that the overall increase of just over 10 per cent across all production in the five week period for January 2020 compared to the four week period in January 2019, and the approximately 15 per cent increase relative to the ten year average for the month, actually represents a decrease on a like-for-like basis.
NORTHERN IRELAND November 2019 Production Overview Total production of compounds, blends and concentrates during the month of November 2019 in Northern Ireland was 207,300 tonnes. Whilst this was only the third time that November feed output had exceeded 200,000 tonnes, it was the lowest production had been since 2016 and was 3,200 tonnes or 1.5 per cent lower than the total amassed a year previously. However, in spite of the recent downturn, 2019’s total was a significant 13,900 tonnes or 6.9 per cent greater than the 10 year average for the month. Total feed production during the month of November 2019 was made up of: 53.2 per cent cattle and calf feed, 31.5 per cent poultry
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