DairyCo
Welcome to DairyCo
Press Archive
- January 2011
- December 2010
- November 2010
- October 2010
- September 2010
- August 2010
- July 2010
- June 2010
- May 2010
- April 2010
- March 2010
- February 2010
- January 2010
- December 2009
- November 2009
- October 2009
- September 2009
- August 2009
- July 2009
- June 2009
- May 2009
- April 2009
- March 2009
- February 2009
- January 2009
- December 2008
- October 2008
- September 2008
- August 2008
- July 2008
- June 2008
- May 2008
Dairy industry latest statistics – new pocketbook for 2010
Published 14 September 10
The latest dairy statistics pocketbook issued by DairyCo, provides the industry with a raft of independent facts and figures. Dairy statistics: an insider's guide 2010 offers revised information for the UK, and highlights quantitative data for the EU and the world.
DairyCo senior analyst Arnaud Haye says: "The pocketbook provides information stretching from the farmgate to consumers - it's become an essential tool for the industry and is used by the media and farmer groups as a basis for informed debate."
As for last year, some detailed information on how UK farmers' input costs have varied during 2009 is provided; details of how commodity markets in the UK, EU and across the world changed during the past year; and figures showing where UK advertising expenditure on dairy products stood during 2009/10.
Production statistics show a continued decline in the number of litres of milk delivered to dairies which fell to 12.8 billion litres during 2009/10 - the lowest volume produced in the UK in almost 40 years.
Prices also feature with the average annual farmgate price falling to 23.71ppl in 2009. Figures also show the number of UK dairy farmers continued to fall - from 17,060 in 2008 to 16,404 in 2009. On the other hand average yields rose from 6943 litres in 2008 to 7084 litres in 2009 and average herd size increased slightly to 113.
Mr Haye says: "The pocketbook has been extremely well received in previous years and again this year we've sent a copy to every British dairy farmer. It means they will have the answers at their fingertips to the most frequently asked questions about the dairy industry in the UK and the rest of the world."
Dairy statistics: an insider's guide 2010 is available for downloading from the DairyCo website or can be ordered by calling DairyCo publications on 02476 478702.
Ends
Date: September 2010