Dairy Costings Focus Report
2019
Kingshay’s Dairy Manager celebrates 20 years of costings and is pleased to release its eighth annual Dairy Costings Focus Report. The report reviews milk price trends to March 2019, ranking data by yield from forage, region, milking frequency, yield band and herd size from nearly 2,000 Dairy Manager herds. The report also includes an interesting insight into production trends - the large get larger. Along with additional results from Kingshay’s Health Manager service, including fertility and cow leaving reasons.
Note: Data tables from the report may be reproduced in part or full by the Press in conjunction with an article and with credit to the source as Kingshay Dairy Manager.
2018
Kingshay’s seventh edition of the annual Dairy Costings Focus Report reviews milk price trends to March 2018 and ranks data by feed cost, yield from forage, region, yield band and herd size from Dairy Manager. The report also includes additional results from Kingshay’s Health Manager service, including fertility and cell counts.
2017
Kingshay’s sixth edition of the annual Dairy Costings Focus Report reviews milk price trends to March 2017 and ranks data by feed cost, yield from forage, region, yield band and herd size from Dairy Manager. The report also includes additional results from Kingshay’s Health Manager service, including fertility and cell counts.
2016
Kingshay’s fifth edition of the annual Dairy Costings Focus Report reviews milk price trends to March 2016 and ranks data by feed cost, yield from forage, region, yield band and herd size from Dairy Manager. The report also includes additional results from Kingshay’s Health Manager service, including fertility and cell counts.
2015
Kingshay’s fourth edition of the Annual Dairy Costings Focus Report reviews milk price trends to March 2015 and ranks data by feed costs, yield from forage, region, yield band and herd size from Dairy Manager, with additional results from Kingshay’s Health Manager service, including fertility and cell counts.
Download the 2015 report here.
2014
Kingshay’s third edition of the Annual Dairy Costings Focus Report reviews 10 year trends to March 2014 and ranks data by yield from forage, margin per litre and per cow, region, yield band, herd size and calving pattern from Dairy Manager, with additional results from Kingshay’s Health Manager service, including fertility and cell counts.
View 2014 Dairy Costings Focus Report
2013
Kingshay’s second edition of the Annual Dairy Costings Focus Report analyses data to March 2013 comparing the 2012-2013 year, hit by poor forage conditions, with the previous year.
This report evaluates herds using our Dairy Manager costings service and examines key trends and performance indicators with a focus on Herd Health. It highlights the difficulties many farmers have faced over the last year in maintaining production levels and profitability against a background of high costs, moderate milk prices and some of the most challenging weather conditions ever experienced.