Contents tagged with BCMS
4 June 2025
The most recent British Cattle Movement Service (BCMS) data for April 2025 reports continued declines in total GB cattle numbers, suggesting further supply tightness on the horizon.
23 May 2025
As of 1 April 2025, the latest BCMS data shows that the GB milking herd stood at 1.62 million head, a decline of 0.9% year-on-year.
14 March 2025
The latest BCMS figures record the GB milking herd at 1.62 million head, as of the 1 January 2025.
6 December 2023
The total number of GB calf registrations in the first half of 2023 stood at 1.53 million head, a 2.1% reduction compared to the same period the previous year.
20 February 2024
The GB milking herd totalled 1.66 million head, a contraction of 13,500 head (0.8%) on October 2021.
22 February 2023
In the fourth quarter of 2022 (Oct-Dec), calf registrations to dairy dams reached 355,621 head according to BCMS data.
3 March 2023
The British Cattle Movement Service have released data up to January, showing a relatively small year-on-year decline of 0.8% (-13,000 head) in the GB milking herd, totalling 1.63 million head.
20 February 2024
Calf registrations to dairy dams reached 430,084 head for the third quarter of the year (Jul-Sep), according to BCMS data.
20 February 2024
The GB milking herd totalled 1.63 million head of cattle, a decrease of 17,000 head (1%) below July 2021, according to the latest data from British Cattle Movement Service.
7 September 2022
Total GB calf registrations for the first half of 2022 reached 1.56 million head, according to data from the British Cattle Movement Service.