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Kingshay Dairy Costings - Organic

Published 25 April 12

Kingshay Organic Production

• Average daily yield increased by 0.5 litres/cow (2.2%) between January and February to 22.8 litres/cow. This is an increase of 0.3 litres/cow (1.3%) year on year.
• Average butterfat levels stood at 4.13% in February 2012, up 0.4 percentage points from January and 0.12 percentage points higher than the February 2011 figure.
• Average protein levels increased 0.03 percentage points between January and February to 3.28%. This figure is 0.08 percentage points higher than February 2011.
• The average organic milk price was reported at 34.66ppl in February, 0.21ppl (0.6%) more than the previous month and 1.7ppl (5.2%) higher than the previous year.

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Source: Kingshay

Annual Rolling Averages

Annual rolling results showed that there was an increase of 99 litres per cow (1.5%) in the average yield for the 12 months to February, to a total of 6,925 litres per cow. Average butterfat levels have increased by 0.04 percentage points to 3.99%, whilst protein levels were down 0.01% point to 3.24%. The average milk price increased by 1.15ppl (3.7%) from the previous year to 32.16ppl in February 2012. 

Source: Kingshay         

The tables above show the average performance of Organic herds using the Kingshay Dairy Manager recording system. The figures in the tables should be examined with care as the sample, due to sample size and are not necessarily representative of all UK Organic herds. For more detailed information or to contact Kingshay click here.