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Dairy Costings Focus Report

2023

Kingshay’s Dairy Costings Focus Report for 2023 includes analyses of herd performance, health costs and margin over purchased feed data ranked by a variety of different factors, such as production system and region, along with milk yield and herd size bands. The twelfth annual report also includes milk price and feed cost trends up to the year ending March 2023, along with the usual analysis of herd data from Organic, Channel Island and Crossbred herds using our Dairy Manager costings service. Additional trends from Kingshay’s Health Manager service are discussed, including fertility trends and cow leaving reasons. We have also included a new section analysing Heifer Trends.

Note: Data tables from the report may be reproduced in part or in full by the Press in conjunction with an article and with credit to the source as Kingshay.

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2022

Kingshay are pleased to release the eleventh annual edition of the Dairy Costings Focus Report. This includes analysis of health costs and margin over purchased feed data ranked by a variety of different factors, such as production system and region, along with milk yield and herd size bands. Also included are milk price and feed cost trends up to March 2022, along with the usual analysis of herd data from Organic, Channel Island and Crossbred herds using our Dairy Manager costings service. Additional trends from Kingshay’s Health Manager service are highlighted, including fertility and cow leaving reasons.

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2021

The tenth annual edition of Kingshay’s Dairy Costings Focus Report includes an in-depth analysis of production system margins, allowing producers to compare to other similar herds. Also included are milk price trends up to March 2021, along with the usual analysis of herd data ranked by yield from forage, region, milking frequency, yield band and herd size from herds using the Dairy Manager costings service. Additional trends from Kingshay’s Health Manager service are highlighted, including fertility and cow leaving reasons, along with a section on antimicrobial usage. This year we have also included a section on Crossbred herds.

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Kingshay are pleased to release its ninth annual Dairy Costings Focus Report. The report this year includes an in-depth analysis of production system margins, allowing producers to compare to similar herds. Also included is an analysis of milk price trends to March 2020, ranking data by yield from forage, region, milking frequency, yield band and herd size of herds using the Dairy Manager costings service. Along with additional results from Kingshay’s Health Manager service, including fertility and cow leaving reasons, there is also a new section on antimicrobial usage.

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Note: Data tables from the report may be reproduced in part or full by the Press in conjunction with an article and with credit to the source as Kingshay Dairy Manager.

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Kingshay’s Dairy Manager celebrates 20 years of costings and is pleased to release its eighth annual Dairy Costings Focus Report. The report reviews milk price trends to March 2019, ranking data by yield from forage, region, milking frequency, yield band and herd size from nearly 2,000 Dairy Manager herds. The report also includes an interesting insight into production trends - the large get larger. Along with additional results from Kingshay’s Health Manager service, including fertility and cow leaving reasons.

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Kingshay’s seventh edition of the annual Dairy Costings Focus Report reviews milk price trends to March 2018 and ranks data by feed cost, yield from forage, region, yield band and herd size from Dairy Manager. The report also includes additional results from Kingshay’s Health Manager service, including fertility and cell counts.

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2017

Kingshay’s sixth edition of the annual Dairy Costings Focus Report reviews milk price trends to March 2017 and ranks data by feed cost, yield from forage, region, yield band and herd size from Dairy Manager. The report also includes additional results from Kingshay’s Health Manager service, including fertility and cell counts.

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Kingshay’s fifth edition of the annual Dairy Costings Focus Report reviews milk price trends to March 2016 and ranks data by feed cost, yield from forage, region, yield band and herd size from Dairy Manager. The report also includes additional results from Kingshay’s Health Manager service, including fertility and cell counts.

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Kingshay’s fourth edition of the Annual Dairy Costings Focus Report reviews milk price trends to March 2015 and ranks data by feed costs, yield from forage, region, yield band and herd size from Dairy Manager, with additional results from Kingshay’s Health Manager service, including fertility and cell counts.

Download the 2015 report here.

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Kingshay’s third edition of the Annual Dairy Costings Focus Report reviews 10 year trends to March 2014 and ranks data by yield from forage, margin per litre and per cow, region, yield band, herd size and calving pattern from Dairy Manager, with additional results from Kingshay’s Health Manager service, including fertility and cell counts.

View 2014 Dairy Costings Focus Report

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Kingshay’s second edition of the Annual Dairy Costings Focus Report analyses data to March 2013 comparing the 2012-2013 year, hit by poor forage conditions, with the previous year.

This report evaluates herds using our Dairy Manager costings service and examines key trends and performance indicators with a focus on Herd Health. It highlights the difficulties many farmers have faced over the last year in maintaining production levels and profitability against a background of high costs, moderate milk prices and some of the most challenging weather conditions ever experienced.

View 2013 Dairy Costings Focus Repo