Wheat Price in the United Kingdom
Latest available price
18.11 EUR/100kg
The United Kingdom is traditionally one of Europe's three largest wheat producers, alongside France and Germany. Source: UK Government (Defra).
+8.6% vs. EU-27 (average). Higher than 18 of 23 other reporting EU countries (2019).
The United Kingdom is the world's 14th-largest producer (1.8% of global output, FAOSTAT 2023). The United Kingdom is the world's 20th-largest exporter (0.6% of global exports, FAOSTAT 2023).
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How this year compares, month by month, to the typical pattern of recent years for the selected region.
Notable price events
- 2007-08 global food price crisis — Drought in major exporting countries, combined with several governments restricting exports to protect domestic supply and growing demand for biofuel crops, pushed wheat, rice and corn to what were then record prices within about a year - triggering food riots in over 30 countries.
- Russia's invasion of Ukraine — Russia's February 2022 invasion cut off two of the world's largest wheat and corn exporters and most of its sunflower oil supply almost overnight, while sanctions and blocked Black Sea shipping routes hit Russian fertilizer exports too - sending prices sharply higher within days across all four commodities at once, a rare case of one event moving so many markets simultaneously.
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Price data table
Recent prices
| Period | Price (EUR/100kg) | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 18.11 | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 18.49 | +11.3% |
| 2017 | 16.62 | +13.2% |
| 2016 | 14.68 | -13.7% |
| 2015 | 17.01 | -11.9% |
| 2014 | 19.31 | -12.0% |
| 2013 | 21.95 | – |