Exports account for nearly a quarter of the UK's wheat and barley production. HGCA actively promotes UK wheat, barley and oats abroad and informs UK growers, traders and plant breeders of overseas buyers' needs. This section includes the Exporters Directory, with details of UK exporters, harvest quality surveys and variety updates.
Exports account for nearly a quarter of the UK's wheat and barley production. Growers with easy access to ports have a great market opportunity. Find out more about the requirements of export markets here
ukp and uks are the UK's wheat export brands. They make it easier to market UK milling wheat overseas. Click here for more information
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Supply & Demand
Monthly Defra forecasts of cereal supply and demand for the UK
Export Statistics
Figures are provided for trade with EU (Intrastat) and Non-EU (Extrastat) countries respectively.
UK Cereal Quality Survey
2008 HGCA Cereal Quality Results
Chopin Alveograph and Wet Gluten Survey
2008 British Cereal Exports CA & WG survey results
HGCA Recommended Lists
The HGCA Recommended List for 2009/20010 is now available and includes details on recommended varieties for UK wheat, barley and oilseed rape crops.
Export brands for UK wheat
Wheat varieties have been recommended for inclusion in the brands which are integrated in the HGCA Recommended List. Click the link above for further information on selecting UK wheat.
UK Wheat Branding Guidelines 2009
20 March 2009
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Bread Baking Workshop Report 2007/08
15 February 2009
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Chopin Alveograph and Wet Gluten survey 2008
20 November 2008
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Opportunities for UK milling wheat
There are still opportunities for this season's UK milling wheat on overseas markets according to last week's HGCA export mission. Wheat buyers from Spain, Portugal, Italy, Netherlands, Germany, Belgium, Tunisia, and Algeria took part in a series of visits and meetings designed to show the quality of UK wheat.
5 Sep 2008 to 31 Jul 2009