Farm-gate prices
UK Farm Prices
UK farm-gate prices and trends from official DEFRA statistics. Where DEFRA publishes an average price we show it (milk in pence per litre; vegetables and fruit in £ per tonne); for the remaining commodities we show the Agricultural Price Index (2020 = 100). Covers 34 commodities across cereals, livestock, dairy, fruit and vegetables. Latest data: July 2026.
Cereals
| Commodity | Avg farm-gate price | Index (2020=100) | Year on year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wheat | – | 111.9 | +7.9% |
| Feed Wheat | – | 113.6 | +12.5% |
| Milling (Breadmaking) Wheat | – | 108.5 | +0.6% |
| Barley | – | 117.4 | +5.9% |
| Feed Barley | – | 119 | +9.2% |
| Malting Barley | – | 116 | +1.6% |
| Oats | – | 110.1 | +3.2% |
Oilseeds & Industrial
| Commodity | Avg farm-gate price | Index (2020=100) | Year on year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oilseed Rape | – | 131 | +9.9% |
| Sugar Beet | – | 139.3 | +0% |
Livestock
| Commodity | Avg farm-gate price | Index (2020=100) | Year on year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cattle | – | 186.2 | -4.6% |
| Finished (Clean) Cattle | – | 179.6 | -5% |
| Sheep & Lambs | – | 172.5 | +8.9% |
| Pigs | – | 109.8 | -14.8% |
| Calves | – | 343.8 | +25.6% |
Dairy & Eggs
| Commodity | Avg farm-gate price | Index (2020=100) | Year on year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Milk | 36.9ppl | 122.4 | -19.6% |
| Eggs | – | 180.4 | +1.9% |
| Free-Range Eggs | – | 181.2 | +1.6% |
Poultry
| Commodity | Avg farm-gate price | Index (2020=100) | Year on year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken (Poultry Meat) | – | 105.4 | +1.5% |
| Turkey | – | 100 | +0% |
Fruit
| Commodity | Avg farm-gate price | Index (2020=100) | Year on year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dessert Apples | £1,014/t | 126.9 | +4.6% |
| Cooking Apples | £726/t | 90.7 | +1.8% |
| Pears | £932/t | 119.8 | +42.9% |
| Strawberries | £4,423/t | 106.4 | -22.5% |
| Raspberries | £12,264/t | 127.8 | -0.4% |
Vegetables
| Commodity | Avg farm-gate price | Index (2020=100) | Year on year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Potatoes | – | 124.6 | -17.6% |
| Carrots | £265/t | 138.6 | +15% |
| Cabbages | £633/t | 132.8 | +5.4% |
| Cauliflowers | £791/t | 122.6 | +26.1% |
| Lettuce | £2,455/t | 148.9 | +31.7% |
| Onions | £524/t | 94.9 | -32% |
| Mushrooms | – | 116.7 | +0% |
| Tomatoes | – | 120.9 | -15.8% |
Other
Average prices are UK annual farm-gate averages; the index shows movement relative to the 2020 average (= 100), not an absolute price. Source: DEFRA Agricultural Price Indices, UK milk prices and Horticulture Statistics, Crown copyright, published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.