UK Compound Feed Production - July

According to the DEFRA, compound feed production in the UK (excluding Northern Ireland) was 694,000 MT in July, just 1% below the 699,000 MT produced in July 2008.

Cattle feed output was up 3.5% to 266,000 MT (from 257,000 MT), pig feed manufacture was down 7.5% at 110,000 MT (119,000 MT), and poultry feed down 5.3% to 251,000 MT (265,000 MT).

Of the raw materials used wheat accounted for the majority at 220,000 MT, 10.5% higher than the 199,000 MT used in 2008.

Barley usage was down 8.9% to 51,000 MT (from 56,000 MT) and corn usage sharply lower at 8,000 MT, down by almost two-thirds from 22,000 MT a year previously.

Rapeseed meal usage was steady at 44,000 MT, whilst soymeal inclusion fell 8.7% to 84,000 MT from 92,000 MT. Other raw materials included 24,000 MT (13,000 MT) of sunseed meal, 17,000 MT (12,000 MT) of sugar beet pulp pellets, and 16,000 MT (22,000 MT) of molasses.