Merchants’ ex-farm buying-in straw prices (£/t) supplied by the British Hay & Straw Merchants Association.
Trade comment: Spring barley has proved better than expected and, although wheat was variable, on the whole it is likely the overall yield will be average.
| Area | Barley straw | Wheat straw |
| North East | 95 (=) | 75 (=) |
| East Yorkshire | 87 (=) | 77 (=) |
| North Midlands | 90 (=) | 75 (=) |
| East Midlands | 83 (=) | 73 (=) |
| Central Midlands | 90 (=) | 80 (=) |
| Eastern Counties | 85 (-5) | 70 (-10) |
| South-east | 85 (=) | 70 (=) |
| South | 95 (=) | 86 (=) |
| South-west | 112 (=) | 98 (=) |
| South Wales | 100 (=) | 100 (=) |
| SE Scotland | 90 (=) | 85 (=) |