poultry feed as a whole rose to unparalleled levels. The 6,368,400 tonnes of output surpassed 2019’s production by 27,300 tonnes or 0.4 per cent. Moreover, the current year-end total was 295,400 tonnes or 4.8 per cent greater than the decade long average for a calendar year. Although the sector as a whole was at record production, only


integrated poultry feed, layer feed and chick rearing feed surpassed year previous output: integrated poultry units rose by 118,100 tonnes or 5.7 per cent to reach 2,194,300 tonnes; layer feed, at 1,190,100 tonnes, its highest ever return in for a calendar year, bettered 2019 production by 62,700 tonnes or 5.6 per cent; and chick rearing feed increased by 13,500 tonnes or 9.7 per cent to 153,200 tonnes. On the other hand, the sector’s largest component, broiler feed, experienced a drop in production of 96,000 tonnes or 4.4 per cent from 2019’s output and fell to 2,083,100 tonnes for the year. Poultry breeding and rearing feed dropped slightly from year earlier levels to 530,500, a 7,200 tonnes or 2.0 per cent decrease whereas, turkey feed production fell to its lowest recorded year-end output of 156,400 tonnes, a decline of 16,400 tonnes or 9.5 per cent in comparison to the year of 2019. All other poultry feed and poultry protein concentrates also fell significantly from year earlier production, the former did so by 43,100 tonnes or 15.5 per cent down to 235,500 tonnes and the latter did so by 4,800 tonnes or 48.5 per cent down to 5,100 tonnes. A 10,800 tonnes or 7.3 per cent increase brought total fourth


quarter sheep feed up to 158,100 tonnes. Moreover, the total under review bettered the 10 year average by 8,700 tonnes or 5.7 per cent.


Year-end total sheep feed rose sharply from a year previous in


2020. The total under review, of 791,500 tonnes, was 56,200 tonnes or 7.6 per cent greater than the output of 2019. However, 2020’s production was just 10,000 tonnes or 1.3 per cent above the average output for the last 10 years. Only protein concentrates for sheep fell below year earlier


production, the 5,900 tonnes of output was a notable 1,200 tonnes or 16.9 per cent down on a year previous. In contrast, blends for growing and finishing sheep increased by 31,400 tonnes or 8.4 per cent to 406,400 tonnes, the second highest year-end total on record behind 2018. Similarly, production of blends for growing and finishing sheep output for 2020 at 69,900 tonnes was at its second highest output behind 2018 but was nevertheless 2,600 tonnes or 3.9 per cent greater than a year earlier. Blends for breeding sheep surpassed year previous levels by the highest proportion; the 27,100 tonnes produced in 2020 was 4,400 tonnes or 19.4 per cent greater than in 2019. Finally, compounds for breeding sheep, whilst still at historically low levels, rose 19,300 tonnes or 7.3 per cent to 282,400 tonnes. Whilst horse feed production in the final quarter of 2020, at


48,000 tonnes, was 1,700 tonnes or 3.7 per cent greater than that of the corresponding timeframe a year earlier, it was not enough to surpass the 10 year average for the quarter. The current total was 2,500 tonnes or 5.1 per cent below the mean.


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At 174,200 tonnes, total horse feed production for the year 2020


rose sharply from a year previous, outpacing 2019’s output by 8,800 tonnes or 5.3 per cent. However, this increase was not enough to see it outstrip the average of the last 10 years, with the current output being 6,300 tonnes or 33.6 per cent below it. Total fourth quarter other feed fell below both its year earlier


production and the long term trend. The 102,500 tonnes amassed was the lowest for the period since 2014 and 5,200 tonnes or 4.8 per cent lower than year earlier returns. The total under review was an even greater 6,000 tonnes or 5.7 per cent below the 10 year Q4 average. Total other feed production in 2020 was the only sector to fall


below both its year earlier output and its long term average. The current output of 387,000 tonnes was at its lowest level since 2012 and 34,600 tonnes or 8.2 per cent down on the production of 2019. Furthermore, the total was 29,100 tonnes or 7.3 per cent shy of the average output for the past 10 years. Given how challenging the year 2020 has been for all industries,


the fact that Great British animal feed production was at its second highest level is testament to the sector’s resilience. Individually, all sectors, barring horse and other feed, had surpassed both their year earlier levels and stood above their 10 year averages, with horse feed bettering only its year previous output. There were some signs of production rates slowing throughout the final quarter of the year, particularly in the poultry feed sector and it will be interesting to see if this trend continues into 2021. However, despite all that has occurred throughout the past year, there is plenty of positivity being displayed from the animal feed production sector.


January 2021 Production Update Before beginning a comparison of the feed production figures for January it needs to be noted that January 2020 was comprised of a five week statistical period, whilst the corresponding month of 2021 contains only four weeks. It is therefore, unsurprising that outputs will most likely be down from a year earlier and a much more telling comparison can be made against the 10 year average for the month.


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