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Kingshay Dairy Costings - National
Published 10 September 10
Kingshay National Dairy Costings
Monthly Results
- Average daily yield decreased by 0.8 litres/cow between June and July to 26.0 litres/cow.
- Average butterfat in July 2010 was 0.01 of percentage point less than the previous year at 3.88%
- The average milk price of 24.82ppl in July was 1.17ppl up on the average price in June.
Average daily yields for farms using Kingshay costings declined between June and July from 26.8 litres/cow to 26.0 litres/cow, a decrease of 0.8 litres/cow (3.0%). However the average for July is 0.7 litres/cow (2.8%) higher when compared to the same month last year.
Average Butterfat levels rose between June and July from 3.82% to 3.88%, an increase of 0.06 of a percentage point. Compared to the previous year, the July average is 0.01 of a percentage point down on July 2009.
The average milk price for Kingshay farms in July stood at 24.82ppl, an increase of 1.17ppl (4.9%) compared to June. Against the previous year, the July price was 0.40ppl (1.6%) more than July 2009.
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Monthly results for: |
June 2010 |
July 2010 |
July 2009 |
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Yield per cow in milk (litres/day) |
26.8 |
26.0 |
25.3 |
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Butterfat (%) |
3.82 |
3.88 |
3.89 |
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Protein (%) |
3.20 |
3.17 |
3.18 |
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Bactoscan (000) |
24 |
25 |
23 |
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Cell count (000) |
190 |
193 |
203 |
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Milk Price (ppl) |
23.65 |
24.82 |
24.42 |
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Concentrate use per litre (Kg/litre) |
0.27 |
0.29 |
0.29 |
Rolling Annual Averages
Rolling annual data for the 12 months to July showed a 176 litres per cow increase in the average milk yield to 7,972 litres per cow, equivalent to an increase of 2.3%. Over the period, butterfat levels remained at the same level of 4.04% and protein levels increased by 0.01 percentage points to 3.25%. The milk price fell by 1.36ppl (5.3%) from 25.86ppl to 24.50ppl in the 12 month period ending July.
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Rolling annual averages to: |
July 2010 |
July 2009 |
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Yield per cow (litres) |
7,796 |
7,972 |
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Butterfat ( %) |
4.04 |
4.04 |
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Protein (%) |
3.24 |
3.25 |
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Milk Price (ppl) |
25.86 |
24.50 |
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Concentrate use per litre (kg/litre) |
0.32 |
0.32 |
The tables above show the average performance of herds using the Kingshay Dairy Manager recording system. When using Kingshay data, it must be noted that a certain amount of caution should be taken. Although the sample size Kingshay use to collect the data is relatively large, it does not necessarily reflect the trends and performance of UK dairy herds. It is also worth noting that retrospective adjustments to the data may also occur. For more detailed information or to contact Kingshay click here.