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GB animal feed production
Updated 05 February 2026
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 compounders
Usage
| Thousand tonnes | Dec 25 | Change on year (month) | Jul 25 to Dec 25 | Change on year (month) |
| Wheat | 277.1 | -3.5% | 1,531.9 | -2.9% |
| Barley | 125.7 | 4.2% | 641.4 | 5.7% |
| Oats | 6.1 | 41.9% | 29.9 | 73.8% |
| Whole and flaked maize | 40.6 | -15.1% | 226.3 | -1.8% |
| Oilseed rape cake and meal | 81.9 | 17.5% | 394.1 | 19.0% |
| Soya cake and meal | 112.7 | -4.9% | 637.0 | 1.1% |
| Sunflower cake and meal | 31.7 | 0.0% | 156.1 | -14.4% |
| Other oilseed cake and meal | 30.6 | 0.3% | 168.9 | 5.0% |
| Other usage | 333.4 | -0.4% | 1,798.7 | 2.0% |
| Total usage | 1,039.8 | -0.5% | 5,584.3 | 1.5% |
Production
| Thousand tonnes | Dec 25 | Change on year (month) | Jul 25 to Dec 25 | Change on year (month) |
| Total cattle and calf feed | 447.0 | 6.8% | 2,236.5 | 7.0% |
| Compounds for dairy cows | 207.9 | 3.8% | 1,121.3 | 5.2% |
| Blends for dairy cows | 89.9 | -1.1% | 422.9 | -0.5% |
| Total pig feed | 167.9 | -6.1% | 881.2 | -5.1% |
| Pig growing compounds | 30.7 | -3.2% | 157.9 | -7.2% |
| Pig finishing compounds | 91.2 | -9.2% | 483.5 | -6.8% |
| Pig breeding compounds | 36.7 | -2.4% | 186.9 | -0.6% |
| Total poultry feed | 306.1 | -8.2% | 1,809.6 | -5.0% |
| Layers compounds | 97.5 | -0.8% | 505.3 | -4.7% |
| Broiler compounds | 155.4 | -12.7% | 912.8 | -5.6% |
| Total sheep feed | 74.8 | 2.7% | 359.1 | 18.8% |
| Compounds for breeding sheep | 14.2 | 10.1% | 36.0 | 6.5% |
| Compounds for growing and finishing sheep | 49.0 | 3.4% | 255.3 | 21.7% |
| Other feed | 63.5 | 4.4% | 386.2 | 8.7% |
| Total production | 1,059.3 | -0.5% | 5,672.6 | 1.6% |
GB integrated poultry units
Usage
| Thousand tonnes | Dec 25 | Change on year (month) | Jul 25 to Dec 25 | Change on year (month) |
| Wheat | 135.6 | 24.1% | 691.3 | 15.4% |
| Barley | 7.1 | -17.4% | 42.6 | -7.8% |
| Whole and flaked maize | * | * | * | * |
| Total usage | * | * | * | * |
Production
| Thousand tonnes | Dec 25 | Change on year (month) | Jul 25 to Dec 25 | Change on year (month) |
| Layers compounds | 10.2 | -3.8% | 57.5 | -7.3% |
| Broiler compounds | 193.9 | 22.2% | 961.3 | 15.5% |
| Turkey compounds | 17.9 | 10.5% | 102.7 | -2.8% |
| Total production | 243.8 | 17.9% | 1,245.7 | 11.8% |
*Insufficient sample to produce robust figure. This does not indicate no usage and/or production.
Totals may not match the sum of individual items due to rounding.
Additional information
Next update scheduled for 5 March 2026.
AHDB survey animal feed compounders and integrated poultry units (IPU) from across Great Britian and publish the datasets monthly.
| Month | Weeks* | Period start | Period end | Publish** |
| Jan | 4 | Sun 04 Jan 26 | Sat 31 Jan 26 | Thu 05 Mar 26 |
| Feb | 4 | Sun 01 Feb 26 | Sat 28 Feb 26 | Thu 02 Apr 26 |
| Mar | 5 | Sun 01 Mar 26 | Sat 04 Apr 26 | Thu 07 May 26 |
| Apr | 4 | Sun 05 Apr 26 | Sat 02 May 26 | Thu 04 Jun 26 |
| May | 4 | Sun 03 May 26 | Sat 30 May 26 | Thu 02 Jul 26 |
| Jun | 5 | Sun 31 May 26 | Sat 04 Jul 26 | Thu 06 Aug 26 |
| Jul | 4 | Sun 05 Jul 26 | Sat 01 Aug 26 | Thu 03 Sep 26 |
| Aug | 4 | Sun 02 Aug 26 | Sat 29 Aug 26 | Thu 01 Oct 26 |
| Sep | 5 | Sun 30 Aug 26 | Sat 03 Oct 26 | Thu 05 Nov 26 |
| Oct | 4 | Sun 04 Oct 26 | Sat 31 Oct 26 | Thu 03 Dec 26 |
| Nov | 4 | Sun 01 Nov 26 | Sat 28 Nov 26 | Thu 14 Jan 27 |
| Dec | 5 | Sun 29 Nov 26 | Sat 02 Jan 27 | Thu 04 Feb 27 |
* denotes the amount of weeks in the statistical month
** subject to revision
Information on how the data is collected and quality assured can be found here.
Please note, the summary tables on this webpage present a high-level selection of the usage and production categories published. To view all available categories, please download the full dataset.
The following are definitions of animal feed compounders and IPUs:
- An animal feed compounder processes raw materials and additives to manufacture feed for livestock and poultry. Animal feed compounders produce feed for various life stages to meet specific nutritional requirements. The feed that is produced can be in the form of compounds, blends, concentrates or straight grains. The feed is then sold and distributed to customers for use in their enterprises.
- An IPU is a vertically integrated enterprise that manages multiple stages of the poultry and/or egg production system. IPUs manufacture feed, using raw materials and additives, exclusively for use within their own enterprise.
Please note that the information on this page relates to usage and production in Great Britian. Animal feed statistics for Northern Ireland are produced by DAERA and are available here.
Information from these animal feed compounders and IPU surveys, together with human and industrial and cereal stocks datasets produced by AHDB, is used to underpin the AHDB UK cereals supply and demand estimates. Datasets produced by Defra, the Scottish Government, DAERA and HMRC are also critical in compiling these estimates.
All publications from the Defra Farming Statistics Team are available on GOV.UK, along with a publication release calendar listing all pre-announced dates for Defra’s farming statistics.
Contact us
This dataset was produced by our Data and Analysis Team. To find out more about the team, please visit the Data and Analysis team page.
For further information please email the team at cereals.mi@ahdb.org.uk
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