Kingshay dairy costings

Updated 10 June 2026

Data is published by the the independent dairy specialists Kingshay on a monthly basis. It covers input costs, milk production and margins at a national level for conventional Holstein/Friesian herds. Other figures are also available by contacting Kingshay.

National monthly

Table 1. Kingshay Monthly Data (Current month to same month last year) including value and % change

Monthly			Apr-26	Apr-25	Change	% change
Stock and yields	Cows in herd	Number	232	232	0	0.0%
	Yield per cow in milk	Litres/day	29.4	28.7	0.7	2.4%
	Yield from forage per cow	Litres/day	11.1	9.3	1.8	19.4%
	% of total yield from forage	%	38%	32%	5%	-
Milk quality and prices	Butterfat	%	4.44	4.34	0.10	2.3%
	Protein	%	3.49	3.40	0.09	2.6%
	Bactoscan	000s	25	26	-1	-3.8%
	Cell count	000s	146	142	4	2.8%
	Milk price	ppl	33.75	44.19	-10.44	-23.6%
Feed	Concentrate use per litre	kg/litre	0.30	0.32	-0.02	-6.3%
	Concentrate price per tonne	£/tonne	295	306	-11	-3.6%
	All purchased feed cost	ppl	9.87	10.74	-0.87	-8.1%
Margins	MOPF per cow in herd	£/head	190	261	-71	-27.2%
Margins	MOPF per litre	ppl	23.88	33.45	-9.57	-28.6%

Source: Kingshay

Figure 1. Kingshay milk yield cow day graph by month (2024/2025, 2025/2026 and 2026/2027)

A line graph up to April 2026 for Kingshay Milk yield per cow graph last 3 years.

Source: Kingshay

The original Figure 1 and the data behind it can be found in the Excel download below.

Figure 2. Kingshay milk yield from forage/cow graph by month (2024/2025, 2025/2026 and 2026/2027)

A line graph up to April 2026 detailing Kingshay yield from forage per cow graph last 3 years.

Source: Kingshay

The original Figure 2 and the data behind it can be found in the Excel download below.

National annual

Table 2. Kingshay Annual Data (Current YTD to same YTD last year) including value and % change

Annual			Apr-26	Apr-25	Change	% change
Stock and yields	Cows in herd	Head	231	236	-5	-2.1%
	Yield per cow	Litres/cow	8,925	8,555	370	4.3%
	Yield from forage per cow	Litres/cow	2,675	2,453	222	9.1%
	% of total yield from forage	%	30%	29%	1%	-
Milk quality and prices	Butterfat	%	4.38	4.35	0.03	0.7%
	Protein	%	3.46	3.38	0.08	2.4%
	Milk price	ppl	41.02	43.44	-2.42	-5.6%
Feed	Concentrate use per litre	kg/litre	0.34	0.34	0.00	0.0%
	Concentrate price per tonne	£/tonne	298	307	-9	-2.9%
	All purchased feed cost	ppl	11.24	11.51	-0.27	-2.3%
Margins	MOPF per cow in herd	£	2,658	2,731	-73	-2.7%
Margins	MOPF per litre	ppl	29.78	31.92	-2.14	-6.7%

Source: Kingshay

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