United Kingdom: Poultry feed production edged up in November

Published 2024년 1월 12일

Tridge summary

Poultry feed production in November 2023 was higher than in November 2022, driven by a rise in feed for laying hens and turkeys. The production of poultry feed by both IPUs and GB compounders remains below the five-year average, due to challenges faced by the industry such as high costs and impacts from Avian Flu. There was also a slight rise in pig feed production and a decrease in total cattle and sheep feed production, with AHDB forecasting a slight increase in the use of cereal as animal feed this season.

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Sign up to receive the Weekly Market Report and Grain Market Daily from AHDB. More poultry feed was produced in November 2023 than in November 2022, by GB animal feed compounders and UK Integrated Poultry Units (IPUs). A total of 473 Kt of poultry feed was produced in November, virtually unchanged from October 2023 but 5.7% higher than November 2022. The main driver was a rise in production of feed for laying hens (+6.4% year-on-year) and turkeys (+31.5%). Meanwhile, production of feed for broilers only rose marginally year-on-year (+0.1%). However, it’s important to note that production of poultry feed by both IPUs and GB compounders remains well back on the five-year average. The poultry industry has been facing challenges of margins squeezed by high costs, with impacts from Avian Flu as well last season. If sustained, the edge up in poultry feed production in November could signal at least a more stable picture, or perhaps the very beginnings of a small recovery. There also ...

Source: Ahdb