# GB milk deliveries: Milk deliveries in October drop 4% year-on-year as producer margins are eroded

> Great Britain’s milk deliveries averaged 33.97 million litres per day in October, with total volume down 4% year-on-year but 1% above the five-year average. AHDB attributes the expected production decline to falling milk prices and rising input costs; dry autumn conditions enabled some late forage production, though its quality is expected to be lower.

- Date: 2026-11-10 · published 2026-11-10T18:17:09.923Z
- Category: report · region United Kingdom · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/92116-gb-milk-deliveries-milk-deliveries-in-october-drop-4-year-on-year-as-producer
- Commodities: [Milk (Class III)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/MILK.md), [Alfalfa Hay](https://feedsoft.ai/c/ALFALFA.md), [Grass Hay](https://feedsoft.ai/c/GRASSHAY.md)

## Why it matters

Reduced milk output tightens dairy supply and may support milk prices, while lower-quality forage and higher input costs add pressure to producers and could affect feed demand.

## Read by commodity

- MILK: bullish ▲
- ALFALFA: neutral
- GRASSHAY: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| MILK | 2017-03-01 | [Milk prices, margins held in January -  \| Ag Proud](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5044-milk-prices-margins-held-in-january-ag-proud.md) | -5.5% | -6.2% |
| MILK | 2022-06-03 | [Dairy Margin Watch: May - Dairy Producer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40944-dairy-margin-watch-may-dairy-producer.md) | +0.4% | -7.8% |
| MILK | 2021-09-11 | [USDA outlook reduces milk production estimates, forecasts better margins - Progressive Dairy \| Ag Proud](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45074-usda-outlook-reduces-milk-production-estimates-forecasts-better-margins.md) | +0.1% | +8.7% |
| MILK | 2024-03-25 | [Terrain \| Margins Improve, but Not Enough to Spur Milk Production Growth](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31204-terrain-margins-improve-but-not-enough-to-spur-milk-production-growth.md) | -0.4% | -5.1% |
| MILK | 2022-02-09 | [U.S. milk production was slightly below that of a year ago](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42726-u-s-milk-production-was-slightly-below-that-of-a-year-ago.md) | +0.5% | +8.9% |

## Sources

- ahdb.org.uk: https://ahdb.org.uk/news/gb-milk-deliveries-milk-deliveries-in-october-drop-4-year-on-year-as-producer-margins-are-eroded

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