UK's milk production drops to its lowest level in seven years

Cow Milk

Dairy

United Kingdom

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Published Mar 15, 2024

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Great Britain's milk production has seen a consistent decline over the past six months, with a 1.1% drop in February compared to the previous year. This is due to lower milk yields, even though the size of the cattle herd has remained the same. Dairy farmers are facing financial challenges due to increasing input and energy costs. Additionally, adverse weather conditions have hindered the ability to send livestock out to pasture, further impacting milk production.

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The fact that the quantity of milk supplied appears to be fairly stable over the entire milking year is due to greater production in the first months of the milking year. Over the past six months, milk production in Great Britain has also been smaller every month than a year earlier. In February that decrease amounted to 1.1%. Despite the fact that February had one more day in this leap year than in 2023. The volume shrinkage can be attributed to lower milk yields, because the cattle herd itself is hardly shrinking, reports the agricultural board AHDB. Milk prices have picked up somewhat, but many dairy farmers still have great difficulty generating sufficient ...

Source: Boerderij