There was a 100 tonnes drop of pig growing feed down to 4,000
tonnes, but all other categories of pig feed surpassed their year earlier output. The main bulk of the sector’s increase from a year earlier was made up by pig finishing feed, which, at 10,200 tonnes of output, rose by 1,500 tonnes or 17.2 per cent from the previous December. Pig link and early grower feed grew 300 tonnes to 3,400 tonnes, a rise of 9.7 per cent, while pig breeding feed and pig starter and creep feed both recorded 100 tonne increases, growing to 3,400 tonnes and 2,600 tonnes respectively. The 72,400 tonnes of poultry feed production outperformed the
same month a year previous by 6,300 tonnes or 9.5 per cent, although it could not breach the record high set in December 2016. Nevertheless, the 10 year average of for the month under review was significantly exceeded by 7,700 tonnes or 11.9 per cent. Whilst chick rearing feed levels remained unchanged from a year
earlier at 2,400 tonnes of production, all other components of poultry feed progressed from the outputs achieved in the preceding December. Turkey and other poultry feed saw the biggest proportional increase of 42.3 per cent, rising 1,110 tonnes to 3,700 tonnes. Broiler feed production climbed to 39,500 tonnes, surpassing the prior December’s total of 36,600 tonnes by 2,900 tonnes or 7.9 per cent. Finally, layer and breeder feed witnessed a rise of 2,400 tonnes or 9.8 per cent to attain 26,900 tonnes of output for the month. Production of sheep feed in December fell dramatically below the
levels amassed a year previously. The 4,440 tonnes of output in the month under review was a notable 1,700 tonnes or 27.9 per cent down on 2017’s total. Furthermore, 2018’s December sheep feed total was a considerable 1,200 or 21.4 per cent down on the 10 year average for the month of 5,600 tonnes. All subsectors of sheep feed fell below year earlier totals. Breeding
sheep compounds and growing and finishing sheep compounds both saw declines of 700 tonnes, with the former falling 30.4 per cent to 1,600 tonnes and the latter falling 33.3 per cent to 1,400 tonnes. Coarse mixes and blends for sheep fell by a less significant amount, the 1,500 tonnes of production representing a decrease of 200 tonnes or 11.8 per cent. Total other feed production followed the same pattern as sheep
feed with December’s total dipping below both the year earlier output and the 10 year average for the month. The 7,500 tonnes of output fell 800 tonnes or 9.6 per cent below the year previous total and the 10 year average of 7,700 tonnes was also missed by 200 tonnes or 2.6 per cent.
Fourth Quarter and Year End Overview Total production of compounds, blends and concentrates during the fourth quarter of 2018 amounted to 666,400 tonnes, a 4,200 tonnes or 0.6 per cent drop from the previous year’s record final quarter output of 670,600 tonnes. Despite this, 2018’s Q4 return was still the second highest total on record and was 84,900 tonnes or 14.6 per cent greater than the 10 year average for the period under review. The year-end feed production total for Northern Ireland reached 2,601,600 tonnes,
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