The 3,094,400 tonnes of production was 1.0 per cent down on 2018’s output, a fall of 32,400 tonnes. The current returns were, however, 125,100 tonnes above the 10 year average for the period, surpassing the mean of 2,969,300 tonnes by 4.2 per cent. The stand out figure from poultry feed production for the first half
of 2019 was the 238.9 per cent increase in protein concentrates for poultry which rose by 4,300 tonnes to 6,100 tonnes of output. Broiler feed also surpassed its year earlier equivalent, albeit by a proportionately less significant margin of 4.5 per cent, however, this still translated into a 47,400 tonne growth bringing production to 1,101,400. There were also small increases displayed by: chick rearing feed, up 600 tonnes to 68,200 tonnes; poultry breeding and rearing feed, up 900 tonnes to 174,200 tonnes; and all other poultry feed, up 1,200 tonnes to 131,200 tonnes. Conversely, integrated poultry units saw production drop 58,700 tonnes in comparison to the output at this stage a year previously, a 5.5 per cent fall to 1,018,800 tonnes. Layer feed output, at 553,600 tonnes for H1 2019, also couldn’t match year earlier production, falling 15,400 tonnes or 2.7 per cent below 2018 output. Lastly, turkey feed dropped to its lowest ever level for the first half of a year with production plummeting to 41,000 tonnes, a decrease of 14,900 tonnes or 26.7 per cent. Half year sheep feed production levels have fallen dramatically
below the output that was seen a year earlier. The 499,100 tonnes produced represented a fall below the 500,000 tonne mark for the first time since 2014 and was a significant 108,800 tonnes or 17.9 per cent down on 2018’s returns for the first six months of the year. 2019’s total was additionally a considerable 41,000 tonnes or 7.6 per cent lower than the 10 year average for the period. Only protein concentrates for sheep and lambs had increased
its production from the first half of the previous year, doing so by 900 tonnes or 31.0 per cent to reach 3,800 tonnes. Both compounds for
breeding sheep and compounds for growing and finishing sheep fell dramatically when compared to the first half of the year 2018. Compounds for breeding sheep did so by 72,700 tonnes or 24.3 per cent to arrive at 226,700 tonnes, the lowest ever level, whilst compounds for growing and finishing sheep dropped by 31,500 tonnes or 12.6 per cent to reach 218,700 tonnes. The sector was rounded off by a 3,800 tonnes or 10.2 per cent drop from 37,300 tonnes to 33,500 tonnes in blends for growing and finishing sheep and a 1,500 tonnes or 8.4 per cent drop from 17,900 tonnes to 16,400 tonnes in blends for breeding sheep. Horse feed output for the first half of the year dropped to its lowest
level since 1998, with the 84,500 tonnes of feed sitting 13,500 tonnes or 13.8 per cent lower than the production of a year previous. Once again, horse feed output couldn’t match the 10 year average for the time span of 92,800 tonnes, dropping 8,300 tonnes or 8.9 per cent below the total. At 206,100 tonnes, other feed production for the first six months of
2019 climbed to the second highest output on record, being surpassed only by the bumper year of 2017. The current total was 12,600 tonnes or 6.5 per cent higher that 2018’s returns and, moreover, stood 24,600 tonnes or 13.6 per cent above the 10 year average for the first half of the year. Despite it looking unlikely that Great British feed production in 2019
will surpass the record set a year earlier, it is still on course for another strong output. The ruminant/non-ruminant performance differences are still noticeable yet only sheep feed and horse feed could not better their 10 year average whilst pig feed production looks set to attain production levels not seen since the late 1990s. The overall picture is more favourable than the one displayed when viewing the second quarter in isolation however, one similarity is the outstanding output of protein concentrates which, whilst not at record levels, have comfortably surpassed the levels seen for many years.
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