August 17, 2010

UK feed output up 10.7% in June

According to GB Animal Feed Statistical Notice for June 2010, total retail feed production in UK was 10.7% higher than in June 2009.

Among the highlights of the latest Defra notice are that in June 2010, the total retail production of animal feed in Great Britain was up 10.7% compared with June 2009, whilst 10.6% more raw materials were used for feed.

Total integrated feed production was 1.6% higher in June 2010 than the same month of the previous year.

For the period January to March 2010-the latest statistics available-quarterly average prices of animal feeding stuffs were the following (per tonne): cattle and calf feed, GBP181; pig feed, GBP210 and poultry feed, GBP209.