Global milk forecasts slip
CHAROLLAIS females met a strong trade across the board at the High Flyers sale at Hereford, where Kelsobased breeder, Jim Neil, Runningburn, produced the top two sellers at 2600gns and 2200gns.
His best, Springhill Untouchable gimmer daughter is of a Wernfawr-bred female by Brettles Sherman and sold scanned for twins to Springhill Adonis, to Graham Foster, of the Springhill flock from Ardstraw, Co Tyrone, Northern Ireland.
Her ET sister made 2200gns, having caught the eye of Jason Henderson for his Carrichue flock, Limavady, Co Londonderry, Northern Ireland.
Mr Neil also took 1400gns for a gimmer by Wernfawr Special Edition, bred from a Wernfawr female by FFrwd out
SALE LEADER at 2600gns from Jim Neil’s Runningburn flock from Kelso
Tyrone. She sold carrying twins again to Adonis, to Graham Foster.
First time vendors RG and RA Jones and Sons of the Robleston flock from Haverfordwest, also came up with the goods, selling a gimmer by Arbryn Tonto, out of a home-bred female by Rhaeadr Real Deal, for 2150gns. She sold scanned for twins to Loanhead Washington to Gareth Lee for his recently established Calogale flock, Kidwelly, Carmarthenshire, who also went to 1900gns and 1850gns for a pair of ET gimmers from the same home by Skyefall Virgil Van Dijk.
Mr Lee also bought a substitute gimmer from Arwyn Thomas, Whitland, Carmarthenshire, at 2000gns. Another by Arbryn Tonto, she is out of a home-bred female by Shamrock Northern Star.
Ewe lambs peaked at 2000gns from David and Paul Curran’s Wernfawr flock from Brecon, Powys. She is by Logie Durno Wall St, out of a Glyn Coch Night To Remember-sired home-bred ewe and sold to the Prestleigh flock of Tom Newth, Shepton Mallet, Somerset.
David and Jonathan Norman, Cockermouth, took 1250gns for a Kirkhouse ewe lamb by Kirkhouse Optimus, of a home-bred female by Kirkhouse Robinson. The buyer was RJ Tindall, Wetherby, West Yorks.
AFTER two consecutive increases in September, the Global Dairy Trade overall price index followed its usual trend for 2022, falling 4.6% to US$3723/t at the October 18, event.
This follows a 3.5% decline earlier in the month, but two consecutive increases in September.
Since March 15, 12 out of the 15 timings have seen a decline in the overall price index, which according to those in the know, has been driven by reduced worldwide demand.
Although the platform trades products to and from multiple countries, the biggest driver is product going from Oceania to China, and particularly that of whole milk powder.
According to AHDB, Chinese imports have been notably down this year, due to a combination of reduced demand as a result of some strict covid restrictions, and improvements in domestic supply and self-sufficiency.
There are other reports suggesting South-east Asian buyers bought less than expected in October, as they are already well stocked for the final quarter of the year and can afford to wait for further price drops.
Global milk production is also expected to drop by 0.5% in 2022 across the key producing regions according to the latest forecasts. This is in line with expectations earlier in the year, although there have been shifts in individual outlooks.