The Agricultural Price Index (API) is a monthly publication that measures the price changes in agricultural outputs and inputs for the UK. The output series reflects the price farmers receive for their products (referred to as the farm-gate price). Information is collected for all major crops (for example wheat and potatoes) and on livestock and livestock products (for example sheep, milk and eggs). The input series reflects the price farmers pay for goods and services. This is split into two groups: goods and services currently consumed; and goods and services contributing to investment. Goods and services currently consumed refer to items that are used up in the production process, for example fertiliser, or seed. Goods and services contributing to investment relate to items that are required but not consumed in the production process, such as tractors or buildings.
A price index is a way of measuring relative price changes compared to a reference point or base year which is given a value of 100. The year used as the base year needs to be updated over time to reflect changing market trends. The latest data are presented with a base year of 2020 = 100. To maintain continuity with the current API time series, the UK continues to use standardised methodology adopted across the EU. Details of this internationally recognised methodology are described in the https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/products-manuals-and-guidelines/-/ks-bh-02-003" class="govuk-link">Handbook for EU agricultural price statistics.
Please note: The historical time series with base years 2000 = 100, 2005 = 100, 2010 = 100 and 2015 = 100 are not updated monthly and presented for archive purposes only. Each file gives the date the series was last updated.
For those commodities where farm-gate prices are currently unavailable we use the best proxy data that are available (for example wholesale prices). Similarly, calculations are based on UK prices where possible but sometimes we cannot obtain these. In such cases prices for Great Britain, England and Wales or England are used instead.
Next update: see the statistics release calendar.
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The API is a measure of the monthly price changes in agricultural outputs and inputs for the UK. The output series reflects the price farmers receive for their products, also referred to as farm gate price. Information is collected for all major crops (for example wheat and potatoes) and on livestock and livestock products (for example sheep, milk and eggs). The input series reflects the price farmers pay for goods and services. This is split into two groups: goods and services currently consumed; and goods and services contributing to investment. Goods and services currently consumed refer to items that are used up in the production process, for example fertiliser, or seed. Goods and services contributing to investment relate to items that are required but not consumed in the production process, such as tractors or buildings.
The current indices are based on the year 2015 =100. The methodology used is standardised across EU member states and is described in the http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/ramon/statmanuals/files/Handbook%20for%20EU%20Agricultural%20Price%20Statistics%202008.pdf" class="govuk-link">Handbook for EU Agricultural Price Statistics.
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The API is a measure of the monthly price changes in agricultural outputs and inputs for the UK. The output series reflects the price farmers receive for their products, also referred to as farm gate price. Information is collected for all major crops (for example wheat and potatoes) and on livestock and livestock products (for example sheep, milk and eggs). The input series reflects the price farmers pay for goods and services. This is split into two groups: goods and services currently consumed; and goods and services contributing to investment. Goods and services currently consumed refer to items that are used up in the production process, for example fertiliser, or seed. Goods and services contributing to investment relate to items that are required but not consumed in the production process, such as tractors or buildings.
The current indices are based on the year 2015 =100. The methodology used is standardised across EU member states and is described in the http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/ramon/statmanuals/files/Handbook%20for%20EU%20Agricultural%20Price%20Statistics%202008.pdf" class="govuk-link">Handbook for EU Agricultural Price Statistics.
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This statistic shows the average monthly output price of all agricultural products in the United Kingdom from January 2014 to June 2020. Outputs include crop products, animals and animal products. In June 2020, the average monthly price output amounted to 119.31 index points.
This publication gives previously published copies of the monthly National Statistics publication on.Agricultural Price Index (API) that showed figures for 2014. Each publication gives the figures available at that time. The figures are subject to revision each month as new information becomes available
The API is a measure of the monthly price changes in agricultural outputs and inputs for the UK. The output series reflects the price farmers receive for their products, also referred to as farm gate price. Information is collected for all major crops (for example wheat and potatoes) and on livestock and livestock products (for example sheep, milk and eggs). The input series reflects the price farmers pay for goods and services. This is split into two groups: goods and services currently consumed; and goods and services contributing to investment. Goods and services currently consumed refer to items that are used up in the production process, for example fertiliser, or seed. Goods and services contributing to investment relate to items that are required but not consumed in the production process, such as tractors or buildings.
The current indices are based on the year 2010 =100. The methodology used is standardised across EU member states and is described in the Handbook for EU Agricultural Price Statistics.
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This statistic shows the average annual output price of all crop products in the United Kingdom from 1994 to 2019. Outputs include cereals, barley, oats, potatoes and industrial crops. Over the period 2003 to 2013, total output prices have generally risen. In 2017, the output prices for crop products amounted to 122.5 Index points (2015 was set at 100 points).
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United Kingdom PPI: Agricultural: Output: Breadmaking Wheat data was reported at 270.014 2005=100 in May 2013. This records a decrease from the previous number of 276.380 2005=100 for Apr 2013. United Kingdom PPI: Agricultural: Output: Breadmaking Wheat data is updated monthly, averaging 145.194 2005=100 from Jan 2003 (Median) to May 2013, with 125 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 301.137 2005=100 in Dec 2012 and a record low of 92.207 2005=100 in Oct 2005. United Kingdom PPI: Agricultural: Output: Breadmaking Wheat data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United Kingdom – Table UK.I027: Producer Price Index: 2005=100: Agricultural: Output.
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United Kingdom PPI: Agri: Output: AA: SE: CC: Calves data was reported at 101.581 2015=100 in May 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 88.380 2015=100 for Apr 2018. United Kingdom PPI: Agri: Output: AA: SE: CC: Calves data is updated monthly, averaging 82.150 2015=100 from Jan 2015 (Median) to May 2018, with 41 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 122.388 2015=100 in Jun 2015 and a record low of 52.047 2015=100 in Oct 2017. United Kingdom PPI: Agri: Output: AA: SE: CC: Calves data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. The data is categorized under Global Database’s UK – Table UK.I023: Producer Price Index: 2015=100: Agricultural: Output.
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United Kingdom PPI: Agri: Output: CP: Cereals: Oats: Feeding data was reported at 120.153 2015=100 in May 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 111.927 2015=100 for Apr 2018. United Kingdom PPI: Agri: Output: CP: Cereals: Oats: Feeding data is updated monthly, averaging 104.438 2015=100 from Jan 2015 (Median) to May 2018, with 41 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 129.003 2015=100 in Jul 2017 and a record low of 92.740 2015=100 in Oct 2015. United Kingdom PPI: Agri: Output: CP: Cereals: Oats: Feeding data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. The data is categorized under Global Database’s UK – Table UK.I023: Producer Price Index: 2015=100: Agricultural: Output.
These data sets accompany the tables and charts in each chapter of the Agriculture in the United Kingdom publication. There is no data set associated with chapter 1 of the publication which provides an overview of key events and is narrative only.
This statistic shows the index of prices for fertilizers and soil improvers in the United Kingdom (UK) in the months from January 2020 to December 2024. Over this period of time, the price for these goods saw the lowest price index in July 2020 and experienced the highest price index in September 2022.
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United Kingdom PPI: Agricultural: Output: Feed Barley data was reported at 263.947 2005=100 in May 2013. This records a decrease from the previous number of 269.873 2005=100 for Apr 2013. United Kingdom PPI: Agricultural: Output: Feed Barley data is updated monthly, averaging 134.282 2005=100 from Jan 2003 (Median) to May 2013, with 125 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 285.341 2005=100 in Dec 2012 and a record low of 84.028 2005=100 in Sep 2004. United Kingdom PPI: Agricultural: Output: Feed Barley data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. The data is categorized under Global Database’s UK – Table UK.I027: Producer Price Index: 2005=100: Agricultural: Output.
This statistic shows the average monthly output price of all crop products in the United Kingdom from January 2014 to June 2020. Outputs include cereals, barley, oats, potatoes and industrial crops. In June 2020, monthly average output price amounted to 132.43 index points.
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United Kingdom PPI: Agricultural: Input: Buildings data was reported at 136.441 2005=100 in May 2013. This records a decrease from the previous number of 137.626 2005=100 for Apr 2013. United Kingdom PPI: Agricultural: Input: Buildings data is updated monthly, averaging 116.710 2005=100 from Jan 2003 (Median) to May 2013, with 125 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 137.626 2005=100 in Apr 2013 and a record low of 89.288 2005=100 in Jan 2003. United Kingdom PPI: Agricultural: Input: Buildings data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United Kingdom – Table UK.I026: Producer Price Index: 2005=100: Agricultural: Input.
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The United Kingdom: Crop production index (2004-2006 = 100): The latest value from 2022 is 94.3 index points, an increase from 90.1 index points in 2021. In comparison, the world average is 108.4 index points, based on data from 188 countries. Historically, the average for the United Kingdom from 1961 to 2022 is 86.7 index points. The minimum value, 54.3 index points, was reached in 1961 while the maximum of 105.4 index points was recorded in 1984.
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Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (annual % growth) in United Kingdom was reported at 1.1294 % in 2024, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. United Kingdom - Agriculture, value added (annual % growth) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.
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The United Kingdom: Value added in the agricultural sector as percent of GDP: The latest value from 2023 is 0.58 percent, a decline from 0.66 percent in 2022. In comparison, the world average is 9.91 percent, based on data from 166 countries. Historically, the average for the United Kingdom from 1990 to 2023 is 0.8 percent. The minimum value, 0.54 percent, was reached in 2005 while the maximum of 1.28 percent was recorded in 1994.
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PPI: Agri: Output: AA: SE: Sheep & Lambs: Ewes & Rams data was reported at 113.208 2015=100 in May 2018. This records a decrease from the previous number of 115.359 2015=100 for Apr 2018. PPI: Agri: Output: AA: SE: Sheep & Lambs: Ewes & Rams data is updated monthly, averaging 91.430 2015=100 from Jan 2015 (Median) to May 2018, with 41 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 127.847 2015=100 in Mar 2015 and a record low of 72.415 2015=100 in Oct 2017. PPI: Agri: Output: AA: SE: Sheep & Lambs: Ewes & Rams data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. The data is categorized under Global Database’s UK – Table UK.I023: Producer Price Index: 2015=100: Agricultural: Output.
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This release combines the UK egg packing station survey, the UK egg processor survey, the egg laying element of the UK hatcheries survey, together with other DEFRA statistics, Intrastat trade data and EU data. Source agency: Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Designation: National Statistics Language: English Alternative title: Egg Statistics Notice
If you require the data in a more accessible format, please contact julie.rumsey@defra.gsi.gov.uk
Data users: 1. The information in this notice is used by the UK government and the EU as evidence for assessing market conditions and evaluating agricultural policy. The farmgate price of UK eggs are required quarterly under Regulation EC 1165/2008 (Animal Production). 2. Representatives of the egg and poultry industry are also major users of the data. The data on egg production volumes and egg type are the key sector indicators for the British Egg Industry Council (BEIC) as they reflect the size of the national laying flock. The Home Grown Cereals Authority (HGCA), part of the Agricultural and Horticultural Development Board, rely on egg production data as a good indicator of the commercial layer flock and associated feed demand and hence grain usage by the sector. Our statistics are also often heavily referenced in industry publications such as “Poultry World”. Methodology: 3. Defra runs a quarterly survey of registered UK egg packing stations. It is a voluntary sample survey of 27 respondents that collects information on throughput by production type and prices of graded eggs and sales of ungraded eggs. The response rate is typically 100 per cent and the survey accounts for 75 per cent of eggs packed in the UK. The survey figures are raised up to give UK estimates using information on the number of commercial laying hens, average egg yields, average mortality rates, the proportion of UK eggs that go through packing stations. Throughput by egg type for packing stations not surveyed is calculated using data provided by packing stations responding to the survey. The raised figures are published in this statistics notice and the associated datasets. The figures in this notice therefore represent all Class A eggs passed over a grader in the UK, including seconds. The prices obtained on the survey are weighted according to the volume of eggs packed by each packing station to obtained average prices for the UK. From 2012, prices include any bonus payments paid to producers. The Egg Processor survey is a quarterly survey of all registered egg processors. It is a voluntary survey of 13 respondents run by Defra that collects information on the number of eggs bought by egg processors and the quantity of egg products produced. The response rate is typically 100 per cent . These figures come from HM Revenue and Customs, but are validated and adjusted if necessary prior to publication. The Standard Industrial Classification codes used to produce each table are given in the footnotes below the tables. 4. In tables that show numbers of eggs the units used are 'thousand cases'. There are 360 eggs in one case. 5. The data are subject to a variety of validation checks which identify inconsistencies in the data. All data are cleaned prior to publication. 6. The percentage changes shown are calculated using unrounded figures. Thus any percentage changes calculated using the published (rounded) figures may not equate exactly with the changes shown. Revisions policy: 7. Figures in this dataset are provisional and subject to revision. We will provide information about any revisions we make to previously published information in this dataset, and the associated statistics notice. Revisions could occur for various reasons including : a. if we have not received survey data from respondents we make an estimate based on their previous returns. These estimates will be replaced with actual survey data when it is received. b. survey respondents occasionally supply amended figures for previous periods. c. we may also revise the methodology used to raise the survey data to give UK totals. This quarter there are no revisions to previously published throughput figures
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United Kingdom PPI: Agricultural: Output: AA: AP: Eggs data was reported at 98.709 2010=100 in Mar 2018. This stayed constant from the previous number of 98.709 2010=100 for Feb 2018. United Kingdom PPI: Agricultural: Output: AA: AP: Eggs data is updated monthly, averaging 80.466 2010=100 from Jan 1988 (Median) to Mar 2018, with 363 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 133.907 2010=100 in Mar 2013 and a record low of 56.363 2010=100 in Oct 1999. United Kingdom PPI: Agricultural: Output: AA: AP: Eggs data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United Kingdom – Table UK.I025: Producer Price Index: 2010=100: Agricultural: Output.
The Agricultural Price Index (API) is a monthly publication that measures the price changes in agricultural outputs and inputs for the UK. The output series reflects the price farmers receive for their products (referred to as the farm-gate price). Information is collected for all major crops (for example wheat and potatoes) and on livestock and livestock products (for example sheep, milk and eggs). The input series reflects the price farmers pay for goods and services. This is split into two groups: goods and services currently consumed; and goods and services contributing to investment. Goods and services currently consumed refer to items that are used up in the production process, for example fertiliser, or seed. Goods and services contributing to investment relate to items that are required but not consumed in the production process, such as tractors or buildings.
A price index is a way of measuring relative price changes compared to a reference point or base year which is given a value of 100. The year used as the base year needs to be updated over time to reflect changing market trends. The latest data are presented with a base year of 2020 = 100. To maintain continuity with the current API time series, the UK continues to use standardised methodology adopted across the EU. Details of this internationally recognised methodology are described in the https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/products-manuals-and-guidelines/-/ks-bh-02-003" class="govuk-link">Handbook for EU agricultural price statistics.
Please note: The historical time series with base years 2000 = 100, 2005 = 100, 2010 = 100 and 2015 = 100 are not updated monthly and presented for archive purposes only. Each file gives the date the series was last updated.
For those commodities where farm-gate prices are currently unavailable we use the best proxy data that are available (for example wholesale prices). Similarly, calculations are based on UK prices where possible but sometimes we cannot obtain these. In such cases prices for Great Britain, England and Wales or England are used instead.
Next update: see the statistics release calendar.
Defra statistics: prices
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