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Wheat price UK Prices UK farmers received for wheat · Defra index (2020 = 100) · August 2026
118.6 index points
+15.6% vs a year earlier +6.1% vs July
Latest official month · August 2026 Source: Defra, Agricultural Price Index · checked 13 Nov 2026, 05:32
- Feed wheat index 120.0
- Bread-making wheat index 111.7
- World wheat price in £ £184.14
In August 2026, Defra's index of the prices UK farmers received for wheat stood at 118.6 (2020 = 100), +6.1% on July and +15.6% on a year earlier. Feed wheat: 120.0 (+17.9% on a year). Bread-making wheat: 111.7 (+5.1% on a year). The IMF world wheat benchmark was £184.14 per tonne in September 2026.
In August 2026, Defra's index of the prices UK farmers received for wheat stood at 118.6 (2020 = 100), +6.1% on July and +15.6% on a year earlier. Feed wheat: 120.0 (+17.9% on a year). Bread-making wheat: 111.7 (+5.1% on a year). The IMF world wheat benchmark was £184.14 per tonne in September 2026.
This page follows the wheat price UK farmers receive using official, openly published figures only. The headline series is the Agricultural Price Index from the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra), which tracks the prices paid to farmers for feed wheat, bread-making wheat and other milling wheat every month. Alongside it you will find the world wheat price converted into pounds per tonne, so you can see how British wheat prices sit against the international market.
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Wheat price UK: latest official figures
The table shows the latest UK wheat prices as Defra index readings for all wheat, feed wheat, bread-making wheat and other milling wheat, with all cereals for comparison. Each figure is set against the month before and the same month a year earlier. The index is based on 2020 = 100, so a reading of 120 means farmers were paid about a fifth more for that crop than on average in 2020.
Prices received by UK farmers · August 2026 (2020 = 100)
| Type | LatestAug 2026 | Month before | A year earlier |
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| All wheat | 118.6 | 111.9 +6.1% | 102.6 +15.6% |
| Feed wheat | 120.0 | 113.6 +5.7% | 101.8 +17.9% |
| Bread-making wheat | 111.7 | 108.5 +2.9% | 106.2 +5.1% |
| Other milling wheat | 119.6 | 114.5 +4.4% | 103.0 +16.1% |
| All cereals | 121.2 | 113.7 +6.6% | 106.3 +14.0% |
Index points, 2020 average = 100: a reading of 120 means farmers received 20% more for that crop than on average in 2020. The arrows show the percentage change to the latest month. Source: Defra Agricultural Price Index (accredited official statistics, Open Government Licence v3.0); recent months are provisional and may be revised.
Defra publishes each month’s figures roughly two months later and revises recent months as late returns come in, so the newest reading can change slightly. We pick up revisions automatically.
Wheat price UK trend since 2014
The chart shows how the wheat price UK farmers are paid has moved since 2014. Choose feed wheat, bread-making wheat, other milling wheat or all cereals, and switch between one, three and five years or the full series. The dashed line marks the 2020 average, which makes it easy to see when prices ran above or below that level.
Each point is Defra's published index for that month; the dashed line marks the 2020 average (100).
View the last 12 months as a table
| Month | All wheat |
|---|---|
| August 2026 | 118.6 |
| July 2026 | 111.9 |
| June 2026 | 109.5 |
| May 2026 | 110.1 |
| April 2026 | 105.8 |
| March 2026 | 102.1 |
| February 2026 | 99.8 |
| January 2026 | 101.0 |
| December 2025 | 102.6 |
| November 2025 | 103.7 |
| October 2025 | 101.3 |
| September 2025 | 101.3 |
World wheat price in pounds per tonne
The UK both exports and imports wheat, so the wheat price UK farmers receive follows the world market closely. Below is the International Monetary Fund’s monthly world wheat benchmark, converted from US dollars to pounds at the Federal Reserve’s average exchange rate for the same month. Use the buttons to read it per tonne, per 25 kg bag, per hundredweight or per kilogram.
A monthly international export benchmark, converted to pounds at the US Federal Reserve's average exchange rate for the same month. It is not a UK farm or delivered price and not a futures quote; UK prices also depend on the domestic harvest, quality, haulage and demand from mills and feed compounders.
Wheat prices today in the UK: weekly prices and wheat futures
Traders quote UK grain prices in pounds per tonne, either ex-farm (collected from the farm) or delivered to a mill, port or feed compounder. These weekly prices are collected by AHDB, the levy board for British farming. For wheat futures, UK traders use the ICE UK Feed Wheat contract in London, also priced in pounds per tonne, which buyers and growers use to fix prices months ahead. The links below take you to those sources.
Weekly UK prices in £ per tonne
- AHDB Corn Returns – average ex-farm prices and volumes for wheat, barley and oats, published every Monday.
- AHDB UK delivered prices – weekly delivered prices for feed and bread wheat, published on Fridays.
- ICE UK Feed Wheat Futures – the London futures contract, priced in pounds per tonne.
AHDB's terms do not allow its weekly prices to be republished on other websites without permission, and futures quotes are licensed by the exchange, so we link to them instead of copying them. The figures on this page are the openly licensed official series.
Price of a bag of wheat: tonne, bag and cwt converter
Merchants and farmers trade wheat by the tonne, while smallholders, poultry keepers and home millers often buy wheat by the bag. Type any price to see it per tonne, per 25 kg bag, per hundredweight and per kilogram. A tonne fills forty 25 kg bags, so a bag holds one fortieth of the tonne price before cleaning, bagging and delivery are added.
- Per tonne (1,000 kg)—
- Per 25 kg bag—
- Per cwt (112 lb)—
- Per kg—
1 tonne = 1,000 kg = 40 bags of 25 kg · 1 cwt (UK hundredweight) = 112 lb = 50.8 kg. The converter changes units only; a bagged retail price also includes cleaning, packing and delivery.
British wheat at a glance
Wheat is the UK’s largest arable crop, which is why the wheat price UK growers receive matters across the rural economy. According to Defra’s final 2025 production figures, the UK harvested about 12.0 million tonnes of wheat from 1.7 million hectares, with an average yield of 7.2 tonnes per hectare. Most of it is winter wheat, sown in autumn and harvested from late July into August, and the largest share is grown in the east and south of England.
Milling groups: from bread wheat to feed wheat
UK flour millers sort varieties into four groups. Group 1 varieties are the most consistent bread-making wheats and earn the highest premiums; Group 2 have bread-making potential; Group 3 are soft wheats used for biscuits, cakes and pastry; and Group 4 are grown mainly for animal feed, distilling and bioethanol. That is why Defra reports bread-making, other milling and feed wheat separately.
What moves grain prices in the UK
The size and quality of the harvest
A wet autumn that delays drilling, a dry spring or rain at harvest can cut yields or lower quality. When less wheat meets milling specifications, the gap between bread-making and feed wheat prices tends to widen.
World markets and sterling
UK prices are linked to Europe and the wider world through trade. A large Black Sea, European or North American crop tends to weigh on prices, and a weaker pound makes imported wheat dearer and British exports more competitive.
Demand from feed, milling and bioethanol
Flour milling and livestock feed are the two biggest home uses of UK wheat. Demand from bioethanol plants and distilleries can also shift the balance, especially for feed wheat.
Tips for farmers, buyers and home bakers
- Use the year-on-year change in the wheat price UK index to judge whether this season’s prices are high or low, rather than a single month’s move.
- Check the specification behind any quote: protein, Hagberg falling number and specific weight all affect the premium for milling wheat.
- Compare a merchant’s price with the weekly AHDB figures linked above, allowing for haulage to your farm or yard.
- If you buy whole wheat or flour by the bag, store it cool and dry; our notes on how to store flour apply to any wheat flour.
Data sources and methodology
To keep the wheat price UK figures on this page accurate, we collect them automatically from the publishers below and store every release with its date. Before a figure is shown it must pass basic checks, so a broken file or a misplaced digit is rejected rather than published.
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Defra Agricultural Price Index (wheat) Up to date
Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra), UK Government – Accredited official statistics, Open Government Licence v3.0
Index (2020 = 100) of the prices UK farmers receive for wheat: all wheat, bread-making, other milling and feed wheat, and all cereals.
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IMF wheat benchmark in £ (via FRED) Up to date
International Monetary Fund (wheat price) and US Federal Reserve (US$/£ exchange rate), both distributed by the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (FRED)
Monthly IMF global wheat price converted from US dollars to pounds per tonne at the Federal Reserve’s monthly average exchange rate. Not a UK market price.
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IMF Global price of Wheat (via FRED) Up to date
International Monetary Fund, Primary Commodity Prices; distributed by the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (FRED)
Monthly average international wheat export benchmark in US dollars per metric ton. Not a futures quote and not a UK price.
- UK wheat prices are Defra’s Agricultural Price Index, accredited official statistics published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- World price in pounds is the IMF Primary Commodity Prices wheat series divided by the US Federal Reserve’s monthly average US dollar to pound exchange rate, both taken from FRED. It is a currency conversion of an international benchmark, not a UK price.
- Weekly prices and futures are linked rather than shown, because AHDB’s terms and the exchange’s licence do not allow them to be republished here.
- No estimates. We never turn an index into a price in pounds, fill gaps or predict prices.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the price of wheat in the UK?
In August 2026, Defra's index of the prices UK farmers received for wheat stood at 118.6 (2020 = 100), +6.1% on July and +15.6% on a year earlier. Feed wheat: 120.0 (+17.9% on a year). Bread-making wheat: 111.7 (+5.1% on a year). The IMF world wheat benchmark was £184.14 per tonne in September 2026. For the latest weekly prices in pounds per tonne, see the AHDB links in the section on weekly prices above.
Why is the UK wheat price shown as an index?
Defra’s index is the official, openly licensed measure of what UK farmers are paid for wheat. Weekly prices in pounds are published by AHDB under terms that do not allow other websites to reproduce them, so we show the index and link to AHDB for the weekly figures.
What is the difference between feed wheat and milling wheat?
Milling wheat meets the protein, falling number and specific weight standards that flour mills need for bread, biscuits and cakes, and it usually earns a premium. Feed wheat goes mainly into animal feed and bioethanol.
How many 25 kg bags are in a tonne of wheat?
Forty. One tonne is 1,000 kg, so a 25 kg bag is one fortieth of a tonne. A UK hundredweight is 112 lb, or about 50.8 kg.
How often is this page updated?
The wheat price UK figures are checked automatically every day, and new figures appear as soon as Defra or the IMF publish them, usually once a month. Data last checked 13 November 2026, 05:32; latest Defra month August 2026; latest world benchmark September 2026.
Can I buy or sell wheat through BlackWheat.org?
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