date:Mar 11, 2014
While compound feed prices are well below their peak of about one year ago, it is sobering to note that they are 87, 76 and 97 per cent higher, respectively, for cattle/calf, pigs and poultry rations than at the start of 2006, writes Jackie Linden.
In the latest quarter for which data are available - October to December 2013 - the average price per tonne for cattle/calf feed was 238, while pig feed averaged 260 and poultry feed cost 274, according to Animal Feed Statistics for Great Britain fro