Produced each year, the AHDB Recommended Lists for cereals and oilseeds publications are based on the analysis of hundreds of UK trials conducted across several years. This archive page hosts previous versions of the RL.

From Aardvark to Zuton, use this interactive tool to reveal the years when a variety was first and last listed on the Recommended Lists (RL).

The RL 2024/25 tables were released online on 27 November 2023.

The booklet edition (PDF) was released on 12 January 2024.

AHDB no longer produces the second (summer) edition.

The online RL 2023/24 tables were first released on 28 November 2022.

The first (winter) edition of the RL 2023/24 booklet was released on 6 January 2023.

The second (summer) edition of the RL 2023/24 booklet was released on 12 May 2023.

RL 2022/23 was launched online on 29 November 2021. The booklet editions were released on 10 January 2022 (winter edition) and 16 May 2022 (summer edition).

Recommended Lists for cereals and oilseeds 2019/20 (summer edition)

Winter wheat Recommended List (pdf) (xls)

Winter wheat Candidates (pdf) (xls)

Winter wheat not added to the Recommended List (pdf) (xls)

Wheat sown mid-November to late January – supplementary data (pdf) (xls)

Spring wheat (for spring sowing) Recommended List (pdf) (xls)

Spring wheat Candidates (pdf) (xls)

Winter barley Recommended List (pdf) (xls)

Winter barley Candidates (pdf) (xls)

Spring barley Recommended List (pdf) (xls)

Spring barley Candidates (pdf) (xls)

Winter oats Recommended List (pdf) (xls)

Spring oats Recommended List (pdf) (xls)

Winter oilseed rape Recommended List (pdf) (xls)

Winter oilseed rape Candidates (pdf) (xls)

Winter oilseed rape not added to the Recommended List (no table)

Spring oilseed rape Descriptive List (pdf) (xls)

Spring linseed Descriptive List (pdf) (xls)

Winter triticale Descriptive List (pdf) (xls)

Winter rye Descriptive List (pdf) (xls)

Recommended Lists for cereals and oilseeds 2018/19 (summer edition)

Winter wheat Recommended List (pdf) (xls)

Winter wheat Candidates (pdf)

Winter wheat not added to the Recommended List (pdf) (xls)

Wheat sown mid-November to late January – supplementary data (pdf) (xls)

Spring wheat (for spring sowing) Recommended List (pdf)

Spring wheat Candidates (pdf) (xls)

Winter barley Recommended List (pdf) (xls)

Winter barley Candidates (pdf) (xls)

Spring barley Recommended List (pdf) (xls)

Spring barley Candidates (pdf) (xls)

Winter oats Recommended List (pdf) (xls)

Spring oats Recommended List (pdf) (xls)

Winter oilseed rape Recommended List (pdf) (xls)

Winter oilseed rape Candidates (pdf) (xls)

Winter oilseed rape not added to the Recommended List (pdf) (xls)

Spring oilseed rape Descriptive List (pdf) (xls)

Spring linseed Descriptive List (pdf) (xls)

Winter triticale Descriptive List (pdf) (xls)

Winter rye Descriptive List (pdf) (xls)

Recommended Lists for cereals and oilseeds 2017/18 (summer edition)

Winter wheat Recommended List (pdf) (xls)

Winter wheat Candidates (pdf) (xls)

Winter wheat not added to the Recommended List (pdf) (xls)

Wheat sown mid-November to late January – supplementary data (pdf) (xls)

Spring wheat (for spring sowing) Recommended List (pdf) (xls)

Winter barley Recommended Lists (pdf) (xls)

Winter barley Candidates (pdf) (xls)

Spring barley Recommended List (pdf) (xls)

Spring barley Candidates (pdf) (xls)

Winter oats Recommended List (pdf) (xls)

Spring oats Recommended List (pdf) (xls)

Winter oilseed rape Recommended List – East/West (pdf) (xls)

Winter oilseed rape Recommended List ­– North (pdf) (xls)

Winter oilseed rape Candidates (pdf) (xls)

Winter oilseed rape not added to the AHDB Recommended List (pdf) (xls)

Spring oilseed rape Descriptive List (pdf) (xls)

Spring linseed Descriptive List (pdf) (xls)

Winter triticale Descriptive List (pdf) (xls)

Winter rye Descriptive List (pdf) (xls)

Recommended Lists for cereals and oilseeds 2016/17 (summer edition)

Winter wheat Recommended List (pdf) (xls)

Winter wheat Candidates (pdf) (xls)

Winter wheat not added to the Recommended List (pdf) (xls)

Wheat sown mid-November to late January – supplementary data (pdf) (xls)

Spring wheat (for spring sowing) Recommended List (pdf) (xls)

Winter barley Recommended List (pdf) (xls)

Winter barley Candidates (pdf) (xls)

Spring barley Recommended List (pdf) (xls)

Spring barley Candidates (pdf) (xls)

Winter oats Recommended List (pdf) (xls)

Spring oats Recommended List (pdf) (xls)

Winter oilseed rape Recommended List – East/West (pdf)

Winter oilseed rape Recommended List – North (pdf)

Winter oilseed rape Candidates – East/West (pdf) (xls)

Winter oilseed rape Candidates – North (pdf) (xls)

Spring oilseed rape Descriptive List (pdf) (xls)

Spring linseed Descriptive List (pdf) (xls)

Winter triticale Descriptive List (pdf) (xls)

Winter rye Descriptive List (pdf) (xls)

Recommended Lists for cereals and oilseeds 2015/16 (summer edition)

Winter wheat Recommended List (pdf) (xls)

Winter wheat Candidates (pdf) (xls)

Winter wheat not added to the Recommended List (pdf) (xls)

Spring wheat (for late autumn sowing) Recommended List (pdf) (xls)

Spring wheat (for spring sowing) Recommended List (pdf) (xls)

Winter barley Recommended List (pdf) (xls)

Winter barley Candidates (pdf) (xls)

Spring barley Recommended List (pdf) (xls)

Spring barley Candidates (pdf) (xls)

Spring barley not added to the AHDB Recommended List (pdf) (xls)

Winter oats Recommended List (pdf) (xls)

Spring oats Recommended List (pdf) (xls)

Winter oilseed rape Recommended List – East/West (pdf) (xls)

Winter oilseed rape Recommended List – North (pdf) (xls)

Winter oilseed rape Candidates – East/West (pdf) (xls)

Winter oilseed rape Candidates – North (pdf) (xls)

Winter oilseed rape not added to the Recommended List – East/West (pdf) (xls)

Winter oilseed rape not added to the Recommended List – North (pdf) (xls)

Spring oilseed rape Descriptive List (pdf) (xls)

Spring linseed Descriptive List (pdf) (xls)

Winter triticale Descriptive List (pdf) (xls)

Winter rye Descriptive List (pdf) (xls)

Recommended Lists for cereals and oilseeds 2014/15 (summer edition)

Winter wheat Recommended List (pdf) (xls)

Wheat sown mid-November to late January – supplementary data (pdf) (xls)

Spring wheat (for spring sowing) Recommended List (pdf) (xls)

Winter barley Recommended List (pdf) (xls)

Spring barley Recommended List (pdf) (xls)

Winter oats Recommended List (pdf) (xls)

Spring oats Recommended List (pdf) (xls)

Winter oilseed rape Recommended List – East/West (pdf) (xls)

Winter oilseed rape Recommended List – North (pdf) (xls)

Spring oilseed rape Descriptive List (pdf) (xls)

Spring linseed Descriptive List (pdf) (xls)

Winter triticale Descriptive List (pdf) (xls)

Winter rye Descriptive List (pdf) (xls)

Recommended Lists for cereals and oilseeds 2013/14 (summer edition)

Winter wheat Recommended List (pdf) (xls)

Wheat sown mid-November to late January – supplementary data (pdf) (xls)

Spring wheat (for spring sowing) Recommended List (pdf) (xls)

Winter barley Recommended List (pdf) (xls)

Spring barley Recommended List (pdf) (xls)

Winter oats Recommended List (pdf) (xls)

Spring oats Recommended List (pdf) (xls)

Winter oilseed rape Recommended List – East/West (pdf) (xls)

Winter oilseed rape Recommended List – North (pdf) (xls)

Spring oilseed rape Descriptive List (pdf) (xls)

Spring linseed Descriptive List (pdf) (xls)

Winter triticale Descriptive List (pdf) (xls)

Winter rye Descriptive List (pdf) (xls)

Recommended Lists for cereals and oilseeds 2012/13 (summer edition)

Winter wheat Recommended List (pdf) (xls)

Wheat sown mid-November to late January – supplementary data (pdf) (xls)

Spring wheat (for spring sowing) Recommended List (pdf) (xls)

Winter barley Recommended List (pdf) (xls)

Spring barley Recommended List (pdf) (xls)

Winter oats Recommended List (pdf) (xls)

Spring oats Recommended List (pdf) (xls)

Winter oilseed rape Recommended List – East/West (pdf) (xls)

Winter oilseed rape Recommended List – North (pdf) (xls)

Spring oilseed rape Descriptive List (pdf) (xls)

Spring linseed Descriptive List (pdf) (xls)

Winter triticale Descriptive List (pdf) (xls)

Winter rye Descriptive Lists (pdf) (xls)

Recommended Lists for cereals and oilseeds 2011/12 (summer edition)

Winter wheat Recommended List (pdf) (xls)

Wheat sown mid-November to late January – supplementary data (pdf) (xls)

Spring wheat (for spring sowing) Recommended List (pdf) (xls)

Winter barley Recommended List (pdf) (xls)

Spring barley Recommended List (pdf) (xls)

Winter oats Recommended List (pdf) (xls)

Spring oats Recommended List (pdf) (xls)

Winter oilseed rape Recommended List – East/West (pdf) (xls)

Winter oilseed rape Recommended List – North (pdf) (xls)

Spring oilseed rape Descriptive List (pdf) (xls)

Spring linseed Descriptive List (pdf) (xls)

Winter triticale Descriptive List (pdf) (xls)

Winter rye Descriptive Lists (pdf) (xls)

Winter wheat Recommended List (pdf) (xls)

Wheat sown mid-November to late January – supplementary data (pdf) (xls)

Spring wheat (for spring sowing) Recommended List (pdf) (xls)

Winter barley Recommended List (pdf) (xls)

Spring barley Recommended List (pdf) (xls)

Winter oats Recommended List (pdf) (xls)

Spring oats Recommended List (pdf) (xls)

Winter oilseed rape Recommended List – East/West (pdf) (xls)

Winter oilseed rape Recommended List – North (pdf) (xls)

Spring oilseed rape Descriptive List (pdf) (xls)

Spring linseed Descriptive List (pdf) (xls)

Winter triticale Descriptive List (pdf) (xls)

Winter rye Descriptive Lists (pdf) (xls)

Winter wheat Recommended List (pdf) (xls)

Wheat sown mid-November to late January – supplementary data (pdf) (xls)

Spring wheat (for spring sowing) Recommended List (pdf) (xls)

Winter barley Recommended List (pdf) (xls)

Spring barley Recommended List (pdf) (xls)

Winter oats Recommended List (pdf) (xls)

Spring oats Recommended List (pdf) (xls)

Winter oilseed rape Recommended List – East/West (pdf) (xls)

Winter oilseed rape Recommended List – North (pdf) (xls)

Spring oilseed rape Descriptive List (pdf) (xls)

Spring linseed Descriptive List (pdf) (xls)

Winter triticale Descriptive List (pdf)

Winter rye Descriptive Lists (pdf) (xls)

Winter wheat Recommended List (pdf) (xls)

Wheat sown mid-November to late January – supplementary data (pdf) (xls)

Spring wheat (for spring sowing) Recommended List (pdf) (xls)

Winter barley Recommended List (pdf) (xls)

Spring barley Recommended List (pdf) (xls)

Winter oats Recommended List (pdf) (xls)

Spring oats Recommended List (pdf) (xls)

Winter oilseed rape Recommended List (pdf) (xls)

Spring oilseed rape Descriptive List (pdf) (xls)

Spring linseed Descriptive List (pdf) (xls)

Winter triticale Descriptive List (pdf) (xls)

Winter rye Descriptive Lists (pdf) (xls)

Winter wheat Recommended List (pdf) (xls)

Wheat sown mid-November to late January – supplementary data (pdf) (xls)

Spring wheat (for spring sowing) Recommended List (pdf) (xls)

Winter barley Recommended List (pdf) (xls)

Spring barley Recommended List (pdf) (xls)

Winter oats Recommended List (pdf) (xls)

Spring oats Recommended List (pdf)

Winter oilseed rape Recommended List (pdf) (xls)

Spring oilseed rape Descriptive List (pdf)

Spring linseed Descriptive List (pdf)

Winter triticale Descriptive List (pdf)

Winter rye Descriptive Lists (pdf)

Winter wheat Recommended List (pdf) (xls)

Wheat sown mid-November to late January – supplementary data (pdf) (xls)

Spring wheat (for spring sowing) Recommended List (pdf) (xls)

Winter barley Recommended List (pdf) (xls)

Spring barley Recommended List (pdf) (xls)

Winter oats Recommended List (pdf) (xls)

Spring oats Recommended List (pdf) (xls)

Winter oilseed rape Recommended List (pdf) (xls)

Spring oilseed rape Descriptive List (pdf)

Spring linseed Descriptive List (pdf)

Winter triticale Descriptive List (pdf)

Winter rye Descriptive Lists (pdf)

Winter wheat Recommended List (pdf) (xls)

Wheat sown mid-November to late January – supplementary data (pdf) (xls)

Spring wheat (for spring sowing) Recommended List (pdf) (xls)

Winter barley Recommended List (pdf) (xls)

Spring barley Recommended List (pdf) (xls)

Winter oats Recommended List (pdf) (xls)

Spring oats Recommended List (pdf) (xls)

Winter oilseed rape Recommended List (pdf) (xls)

Spring oilseed rape Descriptive List (pdf)

Spring linseed Descriptive List (pdf)

Winter triticale Descriptive List (pdf)

Winter rye Descriptive Lists (pdf)

Winter wheat Recommended List (pdf) (xls)

Wheat sown mid-November to late January – supplementary data (pdf) (xls)

Spring wheat (for spring sowing) Recommended List (pdf) (xls)

Winter barley Recommended List (pdf) (xls)

Spring barley Recommended List (pdf) (xls)

Winter oats Recommended List (pdf) (xls)

Spring oats Recommended List (pdf) (xls)

Winter oilseed rape Recommended List (pdf) (xls)

Spring oilseed rape Descriptive List (pdf)

Spring linseed Descriptive List (pdf)

Winter triticale Descriptive List (pdf)

Winter rye Descriptive Lists (pdf)