Feed Production Update
By Ryan Mounsey
GREAT BRITAIN December Production Update – Total production of compounds, blends and concentrates, including integrated poultry units, during the month of December 2018 was unable to match the record outputs seen a year previously, with production falling by 12,900 tonnes or 1.0 per cent and amounting to 1,308,800 tonnes. This total was, however, 69,200 tonnes or 5.6 per cent greater than the 10 year average for December. Total feed production during December 2018 was made up of:
43.9 per cent poultry feed, 33.4 per cent cattle and calf feed, 13.0 per cent pig feed, 5.2 per cent sheep feed, 3.1 per cent other feed and 1.4 per cent horse feed. Despite falling behind last year’s production, the 437,100 tonnes
of cattle and calf feed output was still the second highest total this millennium. Dropping by 7,100 tonnes or 1.6 per cent since December 2017, 2018’s total was nevertheless 18,600 tonnes or 4.4 per cent above the 10 year average for the month. In contrast with the prevailing trend, both cattle protein
concentrates and all other cattle compounds surpassed their year earlier counterparts. Cattle protein concentrates did so by 1,900 tonnes or 23.2 per cent to reach 10,100 tonnes whilst all other cattle compounds did so by 600 tonnes or 0.8 per cent to reach 77,700 tonnes. An insignificant drop of 0.3 per cent was witnessed in compounds for dairy cows with the total reducing by 600 tonnes to 201,500 tonnes. Total calf feed fell to 18,900 tonnes from 23,800 tonnes a year previously, a reduction of 4,900 tonnes or 20.6 per cent. Finally, blends for dairy cows and all other cattle blends recorded declines of 2,300 tonnes or 2.4 per cent and 1,900 tonnes or 5.1 per cent, to fall to 93,200 tonnes and 35,600 tonnes respectively.
For the eighth month in succession, pig feed production fell below
its year earlier output. December pig feed output reached 170,100 tonnes in 2018, 4,900 tonnes or 2.8 per cent below the levels achieved a year previously. However, the latest December’s production did exceed the 10 year average for the period by 9,500 tonnes or 5.9 per cent. The main change observed within pig feed production in December
was that of a 9,200 tonnes or 10.1 per cent decrease in pig finishing feed, with levels reaching 81,700 tonnes. This was compounded by an 1,800 tonnes or 18.0 per cent drop in link/early grower feed to 8,200 tonnes, and a 500 tonnes or 9.6 per cent reduction in pig starters and creep feed to 4,700 tonnes. These figures were enough to offset the 4,300 tonnes increase in pig growing feed to 35,200 tonnes and the 2,000 tonnes increase in pig breeding feed to 38,800 tonnes, the former rising by 13.9 per cent and the latter by 5.4 per cent. Total poultry feed production, including IPUs, was at record levels
for the month of December. The 574,800 tonnes produced outstripped the previous year’s total by 8,900 tonnes or 1.6 per cent and was one of only two sectors of feed to surpass year earlier levels. Furthermore, the 10 year average for the month under review, of 535,900 tonnes, was significantly bettered by 38,900 tonnes or 7.3 per cent. Poultry breeding and rearing feed remained locked at its production
rate from 2017 at 33,400 tonnes, whilst chick rearing feed and turkey feed saw respective minor rises of 200 tonnes and 100 tonnes, bringing their December 2018 totals to 13,300 tonnes and 13,600 tonnes. Broiler feed production underwent a considerable 18,100 tonne growth from year previous levels, raising its output to 204,700 tonnes, an increase of 9.7 per cent. At 108,200 tonnes, layer feed production increased by a less marked 4,700 tonnes or 4.5 per cent while all other poultry feed grew significantly by 1,200 tonnes or 10.2 per cent to 13,000 tonnes. Continuing from the downturn seen in November, sheep feed
production for December was 10,800 tonnes or 13.8 per cent below the levels achieved in 2017. The 67,700 tonnes of output for the month was also behind the 10 year average for the period under review, sitting 1,500 tonnes or 2.2 per cent below the mean and making it and horse feed the only sectors to fall behind this measure. All categories of sheep feed plunged considerably from the
year previous output. The biggest tonnage reduction was seen in compounds for growing and finishing sheep, whose total fell 6,900 tonnes or 15.7 per cent to 37,200 tonnes. Proportionately, the largest drop was recorded in blends for breeding sheep where a 32.0 per cent drop was observed with production falling 800 tonnes to 1,700 tonnes. Compounds for breeding sheep, at 20,600 tonnes, fell 1,800 tonnes or 8.0 per cent short of the year earlier total, while blends for growing and finishing sheep dropped 1,200 tonnes or 13.5 per cent to 7,700 tonnes of production. Total horse feed production in December saw a 1,300 tonnes
or 6.5 per cent drop in production from year earlier levels to 18,800 tonnes. In addition, horse feed production also fell 1,800 tonnes or 8.7 per cent below the 10 year average for the month. At 40,200 tonnes, other feed production had increased by 2,100 tonnes or 5.5 per cent from the December of 2017. A more significant
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