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GB animal feed production
Updated 16th May 2025
This information shows the volume of animal feed produced by manufacturers in GB and the amount of raw materials used in the process. It is updated each month and is used to produce the UK cereals supply and demand estimates.
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GB animal feed
Usage
| Thousand tonnes | Mar 25 | % change (1) | Jul 24 to Mar 25 | % change (1) |
| Wheat | 290.8 | -2.3% | 2,356.3 | -3.0% |
| Barley | 126.6 | 6.5% | 946.3 | 2.4% |
| Oats | 5.2 | 57.6% | 31.6 | -17.3% |
| Whole and flaked maize | 49.5 | 39.0% | 365.4 | 36.8% |
| Oilseed rape cake and meal | 76.9 | -0.5% | 533.7 | -5.8% |
| Soya cake and meal | 122.2 | 12.5% | 958.5 | 8.7% |
| Sunflower cake and meal | 37.2 | -1.8% | 282.8 | 6.3% |
| Other oilseed cake and meal | 36.6 | 3.7% | 257.3 | -9.4% |
| Other usage | 364.7 | 6.5% | 2,749.5 | 3.0% |
| Total Usage | 1,109.7 | 5.0% | 8,481.4 | 1.9% |
Production
| Thousand tonnes | Mar 25 | % change (1) | Jul 24 to Mar 25 | % change (1) |
| Total cattle and calf feed | 410.5 | 8.6% | 3,223.5 | 5.0% |
| Compounds for dairy cows | 195.5 | 2.2% | 1,599.1 | 0.6% |
| Blends for dairy cows | 87.2 | 11.1% | 670.4 | 8.9% |
| Total pig feed | 165.9 | -0.9% | 1,383.3 | -3.4% |
| Pig growing compounds | 27.6 | 0.0% | 247.8 | -2.6% |
| Pig finishing compounds | 91.6 | -2.7% | 770.4 | -3.4% |
| Pig breeding compounds | 37.5 | 1.1% | 287.6 | -6.8% |
| Total poultry feed | 334.6 | -0.7% | 2,801.0 | -1.2% |
| Layers compounds | 94.2 | -4.8% | 786.8 | 0.6% |
| Broiler compounds | 185.7 | 2.9% | 1,461.1 | -1.0% |
| Total sheep feed | 145.5 | 11.2% | 662.2 | 13.9% |
| Compounds for breeding sheep | 76.8 | 7.9% | 200.8 | 2.9% |
| Compounds for growing and finishing sheep | 55.7 | 15.1% | 365.7 | 19.7% |
| Other feed | 68.8 | 18.0% | 541.8 | 6.2% |
| Total production (2) | 1,125.3 | 5.0% | 8,611.8 | 2.2% |
GB integrated poultry units
Usage
| Thousand tonnes | Mar 25 | % change (1) | Jul 24 to Mar 25 | % change (1) |
| Wheat | 115.1 | -0.1% | 893.3 | -3.3% |
| Barley | 8.5 | 19.7% | 66.9 | -3.5% |
| Whole and flaked maize | * | * | * | * |
| Total usage | * | * | * | * |
* Insufficient sample to produce robust figure, this does not indicate no production/usage.
Production
| Thousand tonnes | Mar 25 | % change (1) | Jul 24 to Mar 25 | % change (1) |
| Layers compounds | 12.2 | -5.4% | 93.5 | -5.1% |
| Broiler compounds | 168.3 | 8.2% | 1,259.6 | -1.2% |
| Turkey compounds | 16.1 | -19.1% | 147.8 | -14.1% |
| Total production (2) | 217.7 | 3.7% | 1,671.1 | -2.8% |
(1) % change relates to the same period in the previous year.
(2) Selection of subcategories provided in the summary table. Please download the dataset to view all information.
In addition, due to rounding, totals may not agree with the sum of the individual items.
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Next update scheduled for 5th June 2025.
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