Latest producer number figures show that there were 2,143 dairy farmers in September - 125 (5.5%) less than the previous year. All regions show a decline in the number of producers, the largest decline is seen in Dyfed where 61 dairy farmers have ceased production in the last year. The rate of decline in Welsh producers is larger than the 5.0% decrease in the number of English producers for the same period. For more information on English producer numbers, please click here.

It must be taken into account that DHI figures represent the number processed forms received each month. Due to time lags in processing the forms or time lags in farmers informing the DHI they have stopped producing, these figures may not provide an exact representation of the number of farmers that have ceased producing milk in a particular month.

Farmer Numbers in Wales

Source: DHI