⁕ Cull cow prices in April increased marginally compared to March, with dairy-sired cull values rising 0.2p/kg to average 86.48p/kg, according to a report by AHDB Dairy.
Throughputs rose to 8,318 head in April, an increase of 1,828 head on March figures.
However, compared with April 2015, prices were well back, down 16.B9p/kg, while throughputs had increased by 855 head.
Beef-sired cull cows fared slightly better, with values rising 076p/kg in April 2016 on March prices, to average 113.?5p/kg.
Throughputs increased by 458 head to 4,801, in the same period.
Compared with April 2015, prices in April 201G were down 13.52p/kg while throughputs stood 334 head lower.
UK daily milk deliveries continued a downward trend in the two weeks to 21 May, averaging 43.5m litres a day, 2.3% lower than the same period last year, said the report.
However, this was still 2.3% higher compared to the three-year average of 42.5m litres a day.
In the same period, GB daily deliveries averaged 36.4m litres, 2.4% down on last year, but still 2.2% higher than the three-year average of 35.6m litres a day.
MILK PRICE LEAGUE TABLE (March)
1. Price shown is a combination of both A&B prices
2. Included is a 0.50ppl bonus which farmers get when they signed up with the Promar costings survey.
3. These contracts will receive a 13th payment, the forecast for this is approximately 0.78ppl from 30 March 2015 and approximately D73ppl from 1 February 2016.
4. Milk prices listed above will vary according to the amount of milk that is required by each retailer; additional milk will be paid for at the standard liquid milk contract price; the milk price above assumes that all litres produced are sold into the dedicated milk pools.
Please note retailer price supplements are included where applicable.
DAIRY COMMODITY PRICES
DAIRY CATTLE
CULL COWS – AUCTION VALUES
REARING CALVES
STORE CATTLE
UK ENTITLEMENTS
Sources: Townsend Chartered Surveyors
CURRENCY WATCH
VEGETABLES
RETAIL MEAT
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Source: AHDB except feed wheat and oilseed rape, which are collected by Farmers Weekly
HAY AND STRAW
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STRAIGHTS Wednesday
1 June 201G
Source: KWTrident