Merchants’ ex-farm buying-in straw prices (£/t) supplied by the British Hay & Straw Merchants Association.
Trade comment: Very mixed outlook over the country. Some areas reporting diminishing stocks and others saying straw suddenly coming into the market.
| Area | Barley straw | Wheat straw |
| North East | 75 (-8) | 65 (-8) |
| East Yorkshire | 77 (=) | 66 (=) |
| North Midlands | 75 (=) | 70 (=) |
| East Midlands | 75 (=) | 65 (+5) |
| Central Midlands | 75 (=) | 65 (=) |
| Eastern Counties | 70 (=) | 60 (=) |
| South-east | 70 (=) | 65 (=) |
| South | 76 (=) | 69 (=) |
| South-west | 90 (=) | 80 (=) |
| South Wales | 85 (=) | 75 (=) |
| SE Scotland | 85 (=) | 80 (=) |