The latest analysis of herds using Kingshay’s dairy costings service for May 2025 show that margin over purchased feed per cow remained 20% higher than the same month last year at £264/cow.
Early Spring 2025 was met with favourable spring grass growing conditions at turnout, in contrast to the previous wet spring. In spite of this, May milk from forage figures stayed similar at 10.4 litres/cow/day, compared to the same month last year – significantly lower than the 5 year average of 11.1 litres/cow/day.
May milk prices have remained steady, averaging 43.41ppl, 12% higher than the same month last year. Concentrate prices averaged £301/tonne, 3% lower than May 2024. The milk to feed price ratio is at its highest recording since 2001.
Rolling trends for the year ending May 2025 include -
- Concentrate use per cow was up 3.6% compared to last year at 2,921kg/cow.
- Margin over purchased feed per litre was up 22.3% on last year to 31.99 pence.
- Bulk cell counts decreased to 152 (‘000)
- Yields averaged 8,509 litres per cow, only dropping 0.5% compared to the 12 months ending May 2024.
- Milk from forage was down 8% compared to the preceding 12 months to 2,427 litres per cow, providing 29% of total yield.
- Purchased feed costs were 11.49ppl, a decrease of 3.1% compared to last year, with concentrate prices of £305/tonne compared to £328/tonne in the previous year.
- Milk price was 14.4% higher than the preceding 12 months at 43.48ppl.
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