The Data and Analysis Team

The Data and Analysis Team (D&A) engage with hundreds of data providers and process millions of lines of data each year to produce critical information for the UK agricultural industry.

Joanne Cook heads up our D&A team which covers the Beef, Lamb, Pork, Dairy, Cereals and Oilseeds sectors.  

We produce the weekly deadweight prices from abattoirs slaughtering cattle and sheep across Great Britain.

The cattle survey provides an overview of the prices paid for the most common classifications on the EUROP grid at both regional and national level. 

The sheep survey shows an indicative price for prime sheep that are classified on the EUROP grid and fall within the SQQ weight band.

We also collect and publish a range of third-party information relating to prices, slaughterings, trade and production.

We produce the Standard Pig Price (SPP) and All Pig Price (APP), which involves processing the prices of approximately 150,000 pigs each week with the SPP series being the most frequently quoted price-reporting measure for the GB pig industry. As well as the price, the series show weight, probe and lean meat percentage information.

We also collect and publish a range of third-party information relating to prices, slaughterings, trade and production. 

Dairy data

We produce a range of Dairy market information. The Milk Price Calculator is one of our flagship tools that lets users compare prices across a range of contracts by inputting their own information. This allows them to see where changes can be made to achieve the best milk price possible. The team also produce vital weekly milk production estimates, which are a key indicator for the industry.

We also collect and publish a range of third-party information relating to prices, trade and production.

We process data for cereals and oilseeds, running several primary price surveys including Corn Returns (which dates back to 1882) and feed ingredient prices. We also collect data from third party sources to give more information to our levy payers, including price data for markets overseas and trade data.

The cereal usage surveys we run show the volume of animal feed produced by manufacturers in GB and the amount of raw materials used in this process. They also show the amount of cereals used by flour millers, brewers maltsters and distillers and oat millers in the UK.

As well as the day-to-day data collection and dissemination, we run a number of larger surveys: The Planting and Variety survey for cereals and oilseeds which gives an indication of planted areas for the upcoming harvest. The Cereal Quality Survey which shows key parameters of wheat and barley quality. The Merchants, Ports, and Coops stocks survey which shows the volume of cereal stocks held in the UK at the end of February and June.

We also collect and publish a range of third-party information relating to prices and trade.

We also produce a bespoke monthly GB fertiliser price series and collate a range of third party information relating to farm expenses.