Analysis from Kingshay’s dairy costings service for July 2025 highlights continued positive performance trends. The margin over purchased feed per cow remained strong at £221/cow, which is 18% higher than the same month last year, supported by stable milk prices and lower feed costs.
July 2025 milk from forage averaged 8.2 litres/cow/day, a 2% decrease compared with July 2024. The prolonged dry weather and lack of grass growth meant many farmers had to feed more concentrates to maintain production. This additional input contributed to higher overall milk yields, which rose by 3% year-on-year to 26.6 litres/cow/day.
July milk prices have remained steady, averaging 43.92ppl, 9% higher than the same month last year. Concentrate prices averaged £302/tonne.
Rolling trends for the year ending July 2025 include -
- Concentrate use per cow was up 5.5% compared to last year at 2,949kg/cow.
- Margin over purchased feed per litre was up 22.5% on last year to 32.76ppl.
- Bulk cell counts decreased to 151 (‘000).
- Yields averaged 8,596 litres per cow, increasing by 1.6% compared to the 12 months ending July 2024.
- Milk from forage was down 7% compared to the preceding 12 months to 2,446 litres per cow, providing 29% of total yield.
- Purchased feed costs were 11.49ppl, a decrease of 1.5% compared to last year, with concentrate prices of £305/tonne compared to £324/tonne in the previous year.
- Milk price was 15.2% higher than the preceding 12 months at 44.25ppl.
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