# Great Britain Milk Deliveries Fall 4% in October as Dairy Farmer Margins Come Under Pressure

> AHDB data show Great Britain milk deliveries totalled 1,053.24 million litres in October 2026, down 4% year on year but 1% above the five-year average. AHDB's October forecast puts 2026/27 milk supply at about 12.74 billion litres, a 2.2% decline from the previous milk year, as cow numbers and forage availability fall.

- Date: 2026-11-12 · published 2026-11-13T06:15:33.468Z
- Category: report · region Europe · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/97274-great-britain-milk-deliveries-fall-4-in-october-as-dairy-farmer-margins-come
- Commodities: [Milk (Class III)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/MILK.md)

## Why it matters

Lower UK milk supply and squeezed farm margins tighten dairy availability, which can support dairy prices and reduce demand for dairy-derived feed ingredients. The effect on global feed markets is modest given the scale of UK output.

## Read by commodity

- MILK: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| MILK | 2019-09-19 | [U.S. milk production growth remains small in August - Progressive Dairy \| Ag Proud](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57060-u-s-milk-production-growth-remains-small-in-august-progressive-dairy-ag-proud.md) | +0.1% | +2.0% |
| MILK | 2020-11-14 | [October brought another surge in negative PPDs - Progressive Dairy \| Ag Proud](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50302-october-brought-another-surge-in-negative-ppds-progressive-dairy-ag-proud.md) | +0.0% | -31.7% |
| 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 | 2022-08-23 | [EU dairy prices at record levels; farmers' margins remain tight
						 \| The Cattle Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40042-eu-dairy-prices-at-record-levels-farmers-margins-remain-tight-the-cattle-site.md) | +0.2% | -1.0% |
| MILK | 2019-11-01 | [No September DMC indemnity payments as margin jumps - Progressive Dairy \| Ag Proud](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4108-no-september-dmc-indemnity-payments-as-margin-jumps-progressive-dairy-ag-proud.md) | -0.8% | +1.4% |

## Sources

- dairynews7x7.com: https://dairynews7x7.com/news/great-britain-milk-deliveries-fall-4

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