Poor Grass Quality Contributes to UK Milk Deliveries Fall
UK - British milk deliveries seem to have fallen off a cliff, according to AHDB Dairy daily deliveries data, with average production for the two weeks ending 2 July down ten per cent on last year.
15 July 2016
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The levy board said it appears the trend in production is a combination of poor grass quality and the lack of supplement feeding.
The weather has been rather erratic which has allowed for good grass growth, albeit with a bit of a late start to the season. However, it has been suggested that quality in a number of areas across the UK has not been great.
As well as this, in order to cut costs, farmers have been cutting or stopping supplement feeding.
On a positive side, the drop in production could improve the balance between supply and demand sooner than expected and provide support to prices. However, any significant change to feeding has the potential to lead to fertility issues which could impact production for the remainder of this and most of next year.
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