time since records began, the 110,800 tonnes of production surpassed its nearest counterpart from 2017 by 8,400 tonne or 8.2 per cent and its year earlier output by 19,100 tonnes or 20.8 per cent. The 10 year average for the quarter was also exceeded by a sizable 27,800 tonnes or 33.5 per cent. At the current rate, 2019 feed production seems unlikely to match the
record output from 2018, however, performance was still strong enough to become the second highest total on record for a first quarter. Pig feed in particular is on course for a bumper year whilst other feed, after a slump in 2018, is set to surpass all other years in record. In contrast both the cattle and calf feed and sheep feed sectors are significantly down on a year earlier and in the case of sheep feed, falling below the general upward trend.
MARCH PRODUCTION UPDATE – GREAT BRITAIN Total production of compounds, blends and concentrates, including integrated poultry units, during the month of March 2019 did not come close to the record outputs seen a year previously, with production falling by 81,800 tonnes or 5.7 per cent to amount to 1,345,800 tonnes. The 10 year average for March, however, was exceeded by 31,600 tonnes or 2.4 per cent. Total feed production during the month was made up of: 42.3 per
cent poultry feed, 30.3 per cent cattle and calf feed, 12.4 per cent pig feed, 10.6 per cent sheep feed, 3.2 per cent other feed and 1.3 per cent horse feed. There was a drop of 16,600 tonnes of cattle and calf feed produced
in March 2019 when compared to the same month a year previously; this 3.9 per cent drop brought the total down to 407,800 tonnes. The current total was also only fractionally larger than the 10 year average for the month, being 600 tonnes or 0.2 per cent above it. Despite the general downturn since March 2018, both cattle protein
concentrates and compounds for dairy cows surpassed year previous output. Cattle protein concentrates did so by a significant 2,200 tonnes or 34.9 per cent to reach 8,500 tonnes whilst compounds for dairy cows grew by a less extensive 1,400 tonnes or 0.7 per cent to reach 197,100 tonnes. The bulk of the deficit seen from a year previously was made up of a 7,600 tonnes drop in blends for dairy cows to 84,600 tonnes and a 6,800 tonnes drop in total calf feed to 17,100 tonnes, respective decreases of 8.2 per cent and 28.5 per cent. All other cattle compounds slid from 72,900 tonnes to 70,400 tonnes, a decrease of 2,500 tonnes or 3.4 per cent from 2018 output, with the sector being rounded off by a 3,400 tonnes or 10.2 per cent drop in all other cattle blends, down to 30,100 tonnes. Total pig feed for March also dropped below year earlier production
levels, doing so by 2,100 tonnes or 1.3 per cent to fall to 166,300 tonnes of output. Nonetheless, the production of pig feed for March 2019 did surpass the 10 year average for the month by 12,300 tonnes or 8.0 per cent.
There was a 2,600 tonnes upturn in pig breed feed, where 39,200
tonnes of production represented a 7.1 per cent rise from year previous levels. Pig growing feed also surpassed March 2018 outputs, increasing by 1,100 tonnes or 3.7 per cent to reach 30,600 tonnes, as did pig protein concentrates, which had grown by 300 tonnes to 1,200 tonnes of output. Both pig starters and creep feed and link and early grower feed reported
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big proportional drops from year earlier levels, falling by 1,100 tonnes or 18.6 per cent and 1,900 tonnes or 20.2 per cent respectively to 4,800 tonnes and 7,500 tonnes. The remainder of the reduction from year previous levels was made up by a 3,000 tonnes drop in pig finishing feed to 83,100 tonnes, a fall of 3.5 per cent. Total poultry feed was also subject to significant losses from 2018
outputs, the 568,800 tonnes of feed produced was 32,900 tonnes or 5.5 per cent down on a year earlier. March’s return compared more favourably against the 10 year average for the month, which it outstripped by 20,900 tonnes or 3.8 per cent. The majority of poultry feed sectors actually surpassed their year
earlier levels. Compared to a 900 tonnes or 300 per cent increase in poultry protein concentrates to 1,200 tonnes, the rest of the increases were fairly minimal, with chick rearing feed growing 100 tonnes to 12,800 tonnes; all other poultry feed growing by 300 tonnes to 16,000 tonnes; poultry breeding and rearing feed up 1,700 tonnes or 5.4 per cent to 33,500 tonnes; and broiler chicken feed increasing by 2,700 tonnes or 1.3 per cent to 209,800 tonnes. However, all these combined were not enough to offset a 7,000 tonnes or 6.5 per cent decrease in layer feed to 101,200 tonnes. There were further big losses from a year previously in both turkey feed and integrated poultry units, with the first dropping by 4,700 tonnes or 42.3 per cent to 6,400 tonnes of production and the latter by 27,000 tonnes or 12.6 per cent to 187,800 tonnes. A 35,500 tonnes drop saw March 2019 sheep feed markedly down
on year previous outputs, with the 143,000 tonnes of production 19.9 per cent lower than 2018 returns. With only 2012’s production total falling below it in the past 10 years, it is unsurprising that 2019’s total fell well below the 10 year average for March, doing so by 13,100 tonnes or 8.4 per cent. All sectors of sheep feed failed to meet the levels reached a year
earlier. Compounds for breeding sheep were down by the biggest margin, dropping from 108,500 tonnes of production in 2018 to 84,400 tonnes of production in the current March, a fall of 24,100 tonnes or 22.2 per cent. Compounds for growing and finishing sheep also fell by a large amount, doing so by 8,500 tonnes or 15.4 per cent to hit 46,600 tonnes. Proportionately, there was also a significant decline in blends for breeding sheep, with the 5,300 tonnes of output being 1,600 tonnes or 23.2 per cent below March 2018 returns. The 17,300 tonnes of horse feed produced in March was the lowest
return for the month since 1998, falling 3,800 tonnes or 18.0 per cent below the year previous total. Furthermore, 2019’s output was 1,900
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