UK demand for animal feed falls to 17 12 months low

Newest projections point out that animal feed manufacturing ranges within the UK have continued to fall year-on-year, in keeping with newest figures launched by the Agricultural and Horticultural Commerce Board (AHDB).

This displays a discount in demand again to ranges beforehand recorded in 2016.

The AHDB figures additionally spotlight that the discount in cereal utilization inside compound livestock rations is critical and that this pattern is constant to collect momentum.

In response to the most recent figures for 2022/23, complete cereals demand for animal feed was estimated at 12.387Mt, down 162Kt from March’s estimate and 742Kt decrease on the 12 months.

The grain buying and selling 12 months commences on August 1 and ends on the next July 31.

In latest months, animal feed manufacturing has declined at a stronger price than initially anticipated throughout all sectors.

Primarily based on earlier estimates, poultry feed demand has additionally seen massive reductions which has been attributed to squeezed margins and the impression of Avian Flu.

Any restoration in poultry feed demand is no longer anticipated till subsequent season.

In the meantime cattle feed demand has additionally seen additional reductions because the final estimates in March mainly due to squeezed dairy margins.

Along with this ruminant feed demand is predicted to drop as producers maximise grazing and forage as a substitute.

The numerous declines seen this season for pig feed demand are anticipated to proceed for the rest of the season, as clear pig numbers fall additional. Cereal inclusions in animal feed rations stay down year-on-year.

Nevertheless, with grain costs falling in latest months, the distinction to the relative worth of protein meal has grow to be much less stark.

Whole UK wheat availability for 2022/23 is estimated at 18.585Mt, up 25Kt from March’s estimate, and 1.187Mt larger year-on-year.

The elevated availability from the final estimate in March is a results of wheat imports being revised up by 25Kt, to 1.200Mt. D

Wheat utilization in UK animal feed is forecast at 6.807Mt, down 139Kt from the March estimate and 435Kt decrease than 2021/22 ranges.

The discount seen from March’s estimate is because of additional falls in feed demand throughout all livestock sectors, particularly poultry.

There has additionally been barely larger ranges of barley and maize utilized in rations, on the expense of wheat, than beforehand anticipated. The decline on the 12 months is because of decrease complete animal feed demand and cereal inclusions in rations.

The forecast for wheat consumed farm stays unchanged from the final March estimate, however outlines barely decrease year-on-year as a result of excessive yielding grain gross sales from supported costs.

At 8.424Mt, complete barley availability within the UK is 5Kt larger for 2022/23 than March’s estimate, and 316Kt larger year-on-year.

The change from earlier estimates is a results of a slight enhance in forecast imports.

Regardless of the bottom stage of opening shares in 10 years, an increase in manufacturing led to elevated provide year-on-year.