What does this weekly UK food and farm price table measure?

It tracks weekly prices across the UK agricultural chain, including the GB Standard Pig Price, supermarket red meat retail cuts, regional hay and straw, and Defra wholesale prices for home-grown fruit and vegetables.

What units are used across these UK food and agricultural series?

Prices are reported in pounds or pence per kilogram, pounds per tonne for hay and straw, pounds per head, or total carcase weight in kilograms depending on the commodity.

Which types of produce and forage are covered?

Coverage includes apples, soft fruit and seasonal vegetables, beef, lamb and pork cuts, as well as big square and pick-up baled wheat, barley and seed hay across British regions.

How far back does this UK food and farm price dataset go?

The dataset compiles continuous weekly and daily agricultural market series collected by AHDB and Defra since 2014.

UK weekly food and farm prices

Name: UK weekly food and farm prices
Creator: Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB); Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra)

Weekly prices along the UK food chain, from the farm gate to the supermarket shelf: the GB Standard Pig Price abattoirs pay for pigs with throughput and carcase measures, the retail prices of beef, lamb and pork cuts, hay and straw prices by region, and the wholesale prices of home-grown fruit and vegetables at the main markets (AHDB, Defra).

Source: Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB); Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra)Last updated: Sep 28, 2026, 15:59Curated by Bui Thanh PhucAbout this data ↓

Indicator	28-09-2026	19-09-2026	14-09-2026	12-09-2026	05-09-2026	31-08-2026	29-08-2026	22-08-2026	17-08-2026	15-08-2026	08-08-2026	03-08-2026	01-08-2026	25-07-2026	20-07-2026	18-07-2026	11-07-2026	06-07-2026	04-07-2026	27-06-2026	22-06-2026	20-06-2026	13-06-2026	08-06-2026	06-06-2026	30-05-2026	25-05-2026	23-05-2026	16-05-2026	11-05-2026
Standard Pig Price, throughput and carcase measures (AHDB)7
SPP sampled throughput		51,123		50,565	48,946		50,052	49,370		49,779	49,344		48,769	51,625		50,123	50,130		49,672	51,105		50,357	50,229		49,664	50,219		53,045	52,536
SPP price, EU specification		180.84		180.4	180.16		180.15	178.39		179.51	178.26		180.41	178.34		179.7	177.97		178.73	177.98		178.07	177.98		177.88	180.2		178.47	179.6
SPP price, UK specification		177.81		177.38	177.13		177.1	175.36		176.44	175.21		177.32	175.3		176.63	174.95		175.7	174.96		175.05	174.99		174.88	177.18		175.49	176.62
Average carcase weight		91.86		92.26	91.63		90.88	90.75		90.02	89.9		89.79	90.13		89.62	90.55		90.92	90.93		90.71	92.04		91.81	92.22		92.68	93.15
Average backfat probe		11.51		11.53	11.54		11.36	11.32		11.33	11.17		11.18	11.3		11.33	11.42		11.49	11.45		11.47	11.58		11.5	11.47		11.73	11.62
SPP throughput by weight band9
SPP price by weight band9
Supermarket red meat prices by cut (AHDB)3
Beef7
Lamb7
Pork9
Hay and straw prices by region (AHDB)13
Great Britain6
England and Wales6
South Wales6
South East Scotland3
North East6
East Yorkshire5
North Midlands5
East Midlands4
Central Midlands6
East counties6
South East6
South5
South West3
Wholesale prices of home-grown fruit and vegetables (Defra)4
Fruit21
Vegetables sold by weight40
Vegetables sold by the head7
Lettuce, little gem	0.88		0.83			0.86			0.8			0.81			0.78			0.76			0.78			0.82			0.8			0.89

Latest reading

Beef standard mince stood at 653.37 Pence per kg in Sep 26, 2026. That is unchanged from Sep 19, 2026 and −4.6% from a year earlier. The series on this page is weekly and runs from Sep 7, 2019 to Sep 26, 2026. Source: Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB); Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra).

Latest: 653.37 Pence per kg; Sep 26, 2026
vs previous period: 0.0%; Sep 19, 2026
vs a year earlier: −4.6%

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Frequently asked questions

What does this weekly UK food and farm price table measure?: It tracks weekly prices across the UK agricultural chain, including the GB Standard Pig Price, supermarket red meat retail cuts, regional hay and straw, and Defra wholesale prices for home-grown fruit and vegetables.
What units are used across these UK food and agricultural series?: Prices are reported in pounds or pence per kilogram, pounds per tonne for hay and straw, pounds per head, or total carcase weight in kilograms depending on the commodity.
Which types of produce and forage are covered?: Coverage includes apples, soft fruit and seasonal vegetables, beef, lamb and pork cuts, as well as big square and pick-up baled wheat, barley and seed hay across British regions.
How far back does this UK food and farm price dataset go?: The dataset compiles continuous weekly and daily agricultural market series collected by AHDB and Defra since 2014.