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Chapter 8: Livestock

Updated 9 July 2026

Summary

• The value of beef and veal increased by 23% to £5.1 billion. Home-fed production decreased by 3.4% to 898 thousand tonnes.

• The value of pig meat increased by 0.7% to £1.8 billion. Home-fed production increased by 2.6% to 937 thousand tonnes.

• The value of mutton and lamb increased by 5.9% to £1.9 billion. Home-fed production increased by 1.9% to 282 thousand tonnes.

• The value of poultry meat increased by 0.6% to £3.4 billion. Home-fed production increased by 0.2% to 2.0 million tonnes.

• The value of milk and milk products increased by 12% to £7.0 billion. The volume of milk production for human consumption increased by 5.0% to 15.8 billion litres.

• The value of eggs for human consumption increased by 7.0% to £1.5 billion. Production increased by 5.2% to 1.1 billion dozen.

Meat production

Total value of meat production in 2025 increased by 9.8% from 2024, to £12.1 billion. With the total volume of meat production increasing by just 0.1% to 4.1 million tonnes, this increase in the value of production was primarily driven by increased beef prices.

Tables 8.1a to 8.1b - Meat production, 2023 to 2025

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Table 8.1a Home fed production (thousand tonnes)

Production	2023	2024	2025
Cattle	900	929	898
Pigs	885	913	937
Sheep	296	276	282
Poultry	1,976	1,996	2,001
Total production	4,057	4,115	4,117

Source: Latest cattle, sheep and pig slaughter statistics

Table 8.1b Value of production (£ million)

Value	2023	2024	2025
Cattle	3,804	4,139	5,084
Pigs	1,785	1,815	1,828
Sheep	1,559	1,763	1,867
Poultry	3,606	3,348	3,367
Total value	10,760	11,068	12,150

Source: Total Income from Farming in the UK

Notes:

1. Total value for meat production includes other animals that are not shown in the table.
2. Measures of home-fed production and value include animals raised and slaughtered in the UK, excluding any animals removed from the food chain.
3. Poultry production excludes offal.

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Cattle and calves: beef and veal

The value of beef and veal production increased by 23% from 2024 to £5.1 billion in 2025. This was driven by historically high deadweight cattle prices, which outweighed a 3.4% reduction in home-fed production to 898 thousand tonnes. UK cattle prices remained historically high throughout 2025, with ongoing tight supplies reflecting the impact of several years of herd contraction and constrained breeding on UK cattle supplies. Prime cattle deadweight prices averaged 647 pence per kilogram (p/kg) in 2025, an increase of 30% from 2024 and 50% above the five-year average.

The size of the beef herd decreased by 4.1% to 1.3 million head, continuing an ongoing trend of herd contraction over the last decade. An associated decrease of 4.3% in prime cattle slaughter was moderated by heavier carcase weights, particularly in the second half of the year as producers used more favourable feed conditions to maintain growth rates. There were no major weather‑related disruptions affecting turnout or housing so the 3.4% decrease in production largely reflects underlying structural constraints.

Trade patterns reflected the lower domestic production and elevated prices. Beef imports increased by 0.9%, to 309 thousand tonnes, driven by higher shipments from Australia and New Zealand following improved market access under Free Trade Agreements. Conversely imports from Ireland, the UK’s primary supplier, decreased as Irish supply tightened and the price differential narrowed. Beef export volumes increased slightly by 0.1%, to 142 thousand tonnes, with the EU remaining the primary destination and growth in some West African markets reflecting tighter global supplies. With home-fed production meeting 84% of new supply in 2025, the UK remains a net importer of beef and veal.

Tables 8.2a to 8.2d - Cattle and calves; beef and veal, 2023 to 2025

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Table 8.2a Population (thousand head at June)

Population	2023	2024	2025
Total cattle and calves	9,555	9,412	9,292
Dairy cows	1,836	1,836	1,849
Beef cows	1,407	1,344	1,290

Source: Livestock populations in the United Kingdom

Table 8.2b Production

Production	2023	2024	2025
Total home-fed marketings (thousand head)	2,784	2,857	2,728
Steers, heifers and young bulls	2,027	2,100	2,009
Calves	121	111	97
Cows and adult bulls	637	647	621
Average dressed carcase weight (kg): Steers, heifers and young bulls	342	343	346
Average dressed carcase weight (kg): Calves	81	78	91
Average dressed carcase weight (kg): Cows and adult bulls	309	310	310
Home fed production (dressed carcase weight, thousand tonnes)	900	929	898
Value of production (£ million)	3,804	4,139	5,084
Value of home-fed production	3,844	4,173	5,152
Change in work-in-progress	-21	-19	-58
Less imported livestock	19	15	10
Plus breeding animals exported	0	0	0
Subsidies (£ million)	40	41	42
Value of production at basic price (£ million)	3,844	4,181	5,126

Source: Latest cattle, sheep and pig slaughter statistics and Total Income from Farming in the UK

Table 8.2c Prices (pence per kilogram deadweight)

Prices	2023	2024	2025
Finished cattle: All prime cattle	476	497	647

Source: AHDB GB Deadweight Cattle Prices

Table 8.2d Supply and use (dressed carcase weight equivalent, thousand tonnes)

Supply and use	2023	2024	2025
Home-fed production	900	929	898
Imports from EU	268	281	244
Imports from the rest of the world	16	26	66
Exports to EU	115	122	124
Exports to the rest of the world	16	20	18
Total new supply	1,054	1,094	1,065
Home-fed production as % of new supply for use in the UK	85	85	84

Source: Latest cattle, sheep and pig slaughter statistics

Notes:

1. Measures of home-fed marketings, dressed carcase weights, production and value include animals raised and slaughtered in the UK, excluding any animals removed from the food chain.
2. Change in work-in-progress is a valuation of the change in work-in-progress of animals to be slaughtered.
3. Subsidies comprises the Scottish Beef Calf Scheme until 2014 and the Scottish Suckler Beef Support Scheme from 2015 onwards.
4. Value of production includes subsidies and taxes.
5. Imports from EU includes meat from imports of live finished animals.

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Pigs and pig meat

The value of home-fed pig meat production increased by 0.7% to £1.8 billion in 2025. This was the result of a 2.6% increase in production, which outweighed a small decrease in average prices for pig meat.

UK home-fed pig meat production strengthened in 2025, increasing by 2.6% from 2024 to 937 thousand tonnes. This was driven by a combination of higher average carcase weights and higher throughput, with home-fed clean pig slaughter up 1.8% on 2024, to 9.9 million head in 2025. The total pig population increased by 0.5% to 4.7 million head in 2025, while the female breeding herd decreased by 3.3% to 316 thousand head.

UK pig prices declined slightly from 2024 in the early part of 2025 but picked up by the spring, reaching a peak in the summer months before easing into autumn and early winter. The average price of pig meat in 2025 was 204 p/kg (deadweight), a slight decrease of 0.2% from 2024. UK pig producers’ margins recovered strongly after a near break‑even start to the year, in line with falling feed costs throughout the year.

Trade in pig meat remained fairly stable throughout 2025, with the Republic of Ireland and China the leading export destinations. By volume, the UK exported 146 thousand tonnes of pig meat in 2025 (up 3.6% from 2024) and imported 603 thousand tonnes (down 4.7% from 2024). With home-fed production meeting 67% of supply in 2025, the UK remains a net importer of pig meat.

Tables 8.3a to 8.3d - Pigs and pig meat, 2023 to 2025

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Table 8.3a Population (thousand head at June)

Population	2023	2024	2025
Total pigs	4,683	4,716	4,739
Sows in pig and other sows for breeding	290	285	277
Gilts in pig	48	43	39

Source: Livestock populations in the United Kingdom

Table 8.3b Production

Production	2023	2024	2025
Total home-fed marketings (thousand head)	9,783	10,000	10,163
Clean pigs	9,556	9,775	9,949
Sows and boars	227	225	214
Average dressed carcase weight (kg): Clean pigs	89	90	91
Average dressed carcase weight (kg): Sows and boars	143	150	152
Home-fed production dressed carcase weight (thousand tonnes)	885	913	937
Value of production (£ million)	1,785	1,815	1,828
Value of home-fed production	1,806	1,801	1,826
Change in work-in-progress	-21	14	2
Less imported livestock	[x]	[x]	[x]
Plus breeding animals exported	0	0	0

Source: Latest cattle, sheep and pig slaughter statistics and Total Income from Farming in the UK

Table 8.3c Prices (pence per kilogram deadweight)

Prices	2023	2024	2025
Clean pigs	217	204	204

Source: AHDB GB Deadweight Pig Prices

Table 8.3d Supply and use (dressed carcase weight equivalent, thousand tonnes)

Supply and use	2023	2024	2025
Home-fed production	885	913	937
Imports from EU	629	631	601
Imports from rest of the world	1	2	1
Exports to EU	82	77	76
Exports to rest of the world	71	63	70
Total new supply	1,362	1,404	1,394
Home-fed production as % of new supply for use in the UK	65	65	67

Source: Latest cattle, sheep and pig slaughter statistics

Notes:

1. Measures of home-fed marketings, dressed carcase weights, production and value include animals raised and slaughtered in the UK, excluding any animals removed from the food chain.
2. Change in work-in-progress is a valuation of the change in work-in-progress of animals to be slaughtered.
3. Imports from EU includes meat from imports of live finished animals.
4. Does not include meat offals or trade in preserved or manufactured meat products. Boneless meat has been converted to bone-in weights.
5. Trade figures relate to trade in fresh chilled and frozen meat. Trade figures also include salted and brine meat (e.g. ham and bacon). There is significant trade in processed meats (recorded in Chapter 16 of HMRC trade data), which are not recorded in the trade figures.
6. [x] means data is unavailable.

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Sheep and lambs: mutton and lamb

The value of mutton and lamb production increased by 5.9% from 2024, to £1.9 billion in 2025, driven by increases in both price and production.

In 2025, the UK sheep sector faced tight supplies, with a 0.7% decrease in the female breeding flock, and reduced forage from exceptionally dry conditions in parts of the UK. Prices were firm for much of the year but faced some pressure in spring, caused by a wider gap between Ramadan and Easter reducing the intensity of seasonal demand, and higher carry-over of old-season lambs adding to supply. Finished SQQ lamb prices (Standard Quality Quotation - lambs weighing 12 kg to 21.5 kg) averaged 710 p/kg in 2025, an increase of 2.4% from 2024 and 23% above the 5-year average.

Home-fed mutton and lamb production increased by 1.9% from 2024, to 282 thousand tonnes. Sheep and lamb slaughter numbers increased by 0.7% from 2024, despite a longer-term contraction in the national flock, with total sheep and lamb numbers falling by 1.7% to 30.5 million head in 2025.

Imports and exports of mutton and lamb both strengthened in 2025 and remained closely tied to EU market conditions. By volume, exports increased by 8.2% to 99 thousand tonnes, while imports increased by 3.4% to 91 thousand tonnes. Exports were strongly EU-focused, with 95% of exports being to EU destinations. In contrast, most import supplies came from non-EU sources such as New Zealand and, increasingly, Australia, due to implementation of the Free Trade Agreement. Domestic production currently accounts for 103% of consumption and so the UK is a net exporter of mutton and lamb.

Tables 8.4a to 8.4d - Sheep and lambs: mutton and lamb, 2023 to 2025

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Table 8.4a Population (thousand head at June)

Population	2023	2024	2025
Total sheep and lambs	31,803	31,017	30,484
Female breeding flock	15,438	14,882	14,780
Other sheep and lambs	16,365	16,135	15,704

Source: Livestock populations in the United Kingdom

Table 8.4b Production

Production	2023	2024	2025
Total home-fed marketings (thousand head)	14,412	13,343	13,348
Clean sheep and lambs	12,694	11,838	11,920
Ewes and rams	1,717	1,505	1,428
Clean sheep and lambs average dressed carcase weight (kg)	20	20	21
Ewes and rams average dressed carcase weight (kg)	26	27	26
Home-fed production dressed carcase weight (thousand tonnes)	296	276	282
Value of production (£ million)	1,559	1,763	1,867
Value of home-fed production	1,580	1,770	1,899
Change in work-in-progress	-21	-8	-32
Less imported livestock	0	0	0
Plus breeding animals exported	0	0	0
Subsidies	7	7	7
Value of production at basic prices	1,566	1,770	1,874

Source: Latest cattle, sheep and pig slaughter statistics and Total Income from Farming in the UK

Table 8.4c Prices (pence per kilogram dressed carcase weight)

Prices	2023	2024	2025
Finished sheep, Great Britain	578	693	710

Source: AHDB GB Deadweight Sheep Prices

Table 8.4d Supply and use (dressed carcase weight equivalent, thousand tonnes)

Supply and use	2023	2024	2025
Home-fed production	296	276	282
Imports from the EU	13	11	9
Imports from the rest of the world	48	77	82
Exports to the EU	91	87	94
Exports to the rest of the world	5	5	4
Total new supply	261	273	274
Home-fed production as % of new supply for use in the UK	113	101	103

Source: Latest cattle, sheep and pig slaughter statistics

Notes:

1. Measures of home-fed marketings, dressed carcase weights, production and value include animals raised and slaughtered in the UK, excluding any animals removed from the food chain.
2. Change in work-in-progress is a valuation of the change in work-in-progress of animals to be slaughtered.
3. Value of production includes subsidies and taxes.
4. Imports from the EU includes meat from imports of live finished animals.
5. Subsidies comprises Scottish Upland Sheep Support Scheme.
6. Finished sheep price is an unweighted average of weekly prices at representative markets.

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Poultry and poultry meat

The value of home-fed poultry meat production increased to £3.4 billion in 2025, an increase of 0.6% from 2024. This was the result of a small increase in production, which outweighed decreases in poultry prices.

Home-fed poultry meat production increased by 0.2% to 2.0 million tonnes, driven by a historically high output of 1.9 million tonnes for table chickens. Home-fed broiler slaughter numbers increased by 0.5%, with an 8.6 million head increase in the broiler population to 121.0 million birds. This increase, coupled with a 1.7% increase in broiler carcase weights to 2.4kg, drove the overall increase in production. Alongside this, the broiler sector continued its transition to lower stocking densities in response to retailer-led commitments to improve animal welfare outcomes.

Average producer prices for table chickens decreased by 4.1% to 145 p/kg (deadweight), which is largely attributed to key production costs stabilising following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The number of confirmed cases of avian influenza (AI) was lower in 2025 than in previous years, with the majority of cases occurring towards the end of the year. This had little impact on the Christmas poultry meat supply chain.

The UK remained a large net importer of poultry meat, with domestic production making up 80% of supply in 2025. The EU dominated trade flows, accounting for 83% of imports and 67% of exports. By volume imports increased by 8.6% to 700 thousand tonnes, while exports decreased by 1.4% to 212 thousand tonnes.

Tables 8.5a to 8.5d - Poultry and poultry meat, 2023 to 2025

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Table 8.5a Population (thousand head at June)

Population	2023	2024	2025
Total poultry	178,142	176,085	183,332
Table chickens	116,440	112,374	120,959
Laying and breeding fowl	53,792	54,612	53,935
Turkeys, ducks, geese and all other poultry	7,909	9,099	8,438

Source: Livestock populations in the United Kingdom

Table 8.5b Production

Production	2023	2024	2025
Slaughterings (millions):	1,171	1,200	1,208
Table chickens	1,158	1,156	1,161
Boiling fowls (culled hens)	39	25	30
Turkeys	9	9	7
Ducks & geese	9	11	10
Production (carcase weight thousand tonnes)	1,976	1,996	2,001
Chickens and other table fowls	1,799	1,833	1,860
Boiling fowls (culled hens)	59	34	37
Turkeys	96	102	79
Ducks & geese	22	27	25
Value of production (£ million):	3,606	3,348	3,367
Table chickens and boiling fowls	3,190	2,774	2,701
Turkeys, ducks, geese	252	295	308
Change in work-in-progress in fowls	-53	5	11
Exports of live poultry	186	212	280
Hatching eggs for export	80	112	121
Less live poultry imported	6	8	11
Less hatching eggs imported	43	43	43

Source: Latest poultry and poultry meat statistics and Total Income from Farming in the UK

Table 8.5c Prices (average producer prices, pence per kilogram dressed carcase weight)

Prices	2023	2024	2025
Chickens and other table fowls	177	151	145
Boiling fowls (culled hens)	10	10	10
Turkeys	182	201	272
Ducks	337	318	355
Geese	467	547	571

Table 8.5d Supply and use (dressed carcase weight equivalent, thousand tonnes)

Supply and use	2023	2024	2025
Production	1,976	1,996	2,001
Imports from the EU	585	584	584
Imports from the rest of the world	42	60	116
Exports to the EU	135	155	142
Exports to the rest of the world	63	60	69
Total new supply	2,405	2,426	2,489
Production as % of new supply for use in the UK	82	82	80

Source: Latest cattle, sheep and pig slaughter statistics

Notes:

1. Laying and breeding fowl includes hens and pullets kept mainly for producing eggs for eating.
2. Boiling fowls were included with table chickens until 1994.
3. Production excludes offal.
4. Change in work-in-progress is a valuation of the change in work-in-progress of animals to be slaughtered.
5. Trade figures relate to trade in fresh chilled and frozen meat. There is significant trade in processed meats (recorded in Chapter 16 of HMRC trade data), which are not recorded in the trade figures.

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Milk

The value of milk produced for human consumption increased by 12% from 2024, to £7.0 million in 2025, driven by increases in both price and production.

The UK average farmgate milk price (FGMP) rose by 6.8% from 2024, to 44 pence per litre (ppl), with prices in January 2025 up 19% from the previous year. This combined with low feed wheat prices to deliver firm on-farm margins and profitability, driving a marked increase in milk production throughout the year. Overall production of milk for human consumption increased by 5.0% from 2024, to 15.8 billion litres in 2025. Despite dry conditions in a number of UK milk production regions, milk deliveries remained strong through the summer period as impacted farmers compensated for reduced forage growth by feeding increased amounts of low cost purchased feeds. In addition to the high volumes of milk produced, the average solids content of that milk rose and further increased effective total production.

In the latter part of the year production in the EU, USA and New Zealand recovered, causing a rapid change from a position of undersupply to one of marked oversupply. As a result, dairy commodity values declined sharply from September 2025 followed by similar declines in UK FGMPs from November 2025 onwards. While UK milk production eased somewhat in the last months of 2025 in response to the sharp falls in FGMPs, it remained seasonally high. This minimal decline in production was likely the result of continued plentiful and cheap supplies of purchased feed combined with challenges in reducing herd numbers and individual cow yield on farms.

With domestic production comprising 105% of consumption, the UK remained a net exporter of liquid milk in 2025.

Tables 8.6a to 8.6d - Milk, 2023 to 2025

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Table 8.6a Population and yield

Population	2023	2024	2025
Dairy herd (annual average, thousand head)	1,840	1,845	1,850
Average yield per dairy cow (litres per annum)	8,206	8,261	8,643

Source: Livestock populations in the United Kingdom

Table 8.6b Production

Production	2023	2024	2025
Milk from the dairy herd (million litres)	15,097	15,237	15,991
Milk from the beef herd (million litres)	[x]	[x]	[x]
Raw milk leaving farm	14,865	15,004	15,751
Milk processed on farm	92	92	93
On farm use	139	140	147
Volume for human consumption	14,957	15,097	15,844
Value of production (£ million)	5,985	6,295	7,049
Raw milk leaving farm	5,872	6,176	6,923
Processed milk products from farm	58	61	62
On farm use	55	58	65
Subsidies	[x]	[x]	[x]
Less levies	[x]	[x]	[x]
Value of production at market prices (£ million)	5,985	6,295	7,049

Source: Latest UK milk prices and composition of milk and Total Income from Farming in the UK

Table 8.6c Prices (average milk producer prices, net of delivery charges (pence per litre))

Prices	2023	2024	2025
Farmgate price	39	41	44

Source: Latest UK milk prices and composition of milk

Table 8.6d Supply and use (million litres)

Supply and use	2023	2024	2025
Production (excludes on farm use from 2015)	14,957	15,097	15,844
Imports	91	108	108
Exports	830	829	829
Total new supply	14,218	14,376	15,123
For liquid consumption	6,018	6,101	6,096
For manufacture	7,865	7,835	8,499
Butter	404	384	405
Cheese	4,857	4,629	4,816
Cream	375	410	439
Yoghurt	384	429	523
Condensed milk	349	333	329
Milk powders	[x]	[x]	[x]
Other products	1,494	1,650	1,986
Dairy wastage and stock change	336	440	528
Other uses	132	133	139
Production as a % of new supply	105	105	105

Source: Latest UK milk prices and composition of milk

Notes:

1. The dairy herd is average size of the dairy herd across the whole year, rather than the size at a particular time of year. From 2005 the dairy herd was defined as dairy cows over two years of age with offspring. Until 2004 the dairy herd was defined as cows and heifers in milk plus cows in calf but not in milk, kept mainly for producing milk or rearing calves for the dairy herd.
2. Milk from dairy and beef herd excludes suckled milk. Milk from beef cows is no longer recorded after 2016 as it is no longer considered significant.
3. On farm use includes farmhouse consumption and milk fed to livestock.
4. Raw milk leaving farm is the value of raw milk sold to other businesses (dairies) for processing.
5. Processed milk products from farm is the value of milk and milk products processed on farm and sold direct to the consumer.
6. Condensed milk includes condensed milk used in the production of chocolate crumb and in the production of machine skimmed milk.
7. Other uses includes farmhouse consumption, milk fed to stock and on farm waste. Excludes suckled milk.
8. Prices exclude any retrospective bonuses made by purchasers with the exception of Northern Ireland data for 2023, where the disaggregated data is unavailable.
9. Prices including retrospective bonuses are no longer included in Table 8.6c because this data is unavailable from 2021 onwards.
10. [x] means data is unavailable.

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Hen eggs

The value of production of eggs produced for human consumption increased by 7.0% from 2024 to £1.5 billion in 2025. This was the result of increases in both production volumes and price, with average prices increasing for both enriched and free range eggs.

Production of eggs for human consumption increased by 5.2% to 1.1 million tonnes, with an increase of 840 thousand in the laying flock, to 42.7 million birds in 2025. Producer prices for packed eggs were broadly stable across 2025, supporting producer confidence in the sector and a steady and gradual increase in supply. The average price of eggs for human consumption across all production methods rose to 148 pence per dozen in 2025, an increase of 2.2% from the previous year. Avian influenza pressures persisted and remained a key operational risk, but the overall narrative for 2025 was continued growth rather than supply disruption.

Throughout 2025, the production mix showed continued movement towards cage-free systems, with a marked reduction in eggs being produced from enriched colony cage units and an increase in those being produced in free-range units. This was driven by producers transitioning to meet major retailers’ voluntary pledges to stop selling eggs from caged hens to improve hen welfare. The proportion of eggs from free range production systems increased from 69% in the last quarter of 2024 to 73% in the final quarter of 2025, while the proportion from enriched systems decreased from 20% to 16% over the same period. This has been accompanied by a continued increase since 2022 in laying chicks being placed on farm, as hatcheries and producers capitalise on the improved conditions for the sector and the retailer drive towards cage-free commitments.

The UK remained a net importer of eggs with domestic production making up 88% of consumption in 2025. Exports fell sharply in volume in 2025, with a decrease of 28% to 23 million dozen. Import volumes rose slightly in 2025, with an increase of 1.1% to 171 million dozen.

Tables 8.7a to 8.7d – Hen eggs, 2023 to 2025

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Table 8.7a Population (thousands at June)

Population	2023	2024	2025
Number of laying fowl	41,073	41,863	42,703

Source: Livestock populations in the United Kingdom

Table 8.7b Production

Production	2023	2024	2025
Volume of production (million dozen)	1,098	1,153	1,207
Eggs for human consumption	960	1,009	1,062
Eggs for hatching	124	128	129
Other	14	16	16
Value of production of eggs for human consumption (£ million)	1,003	1,360	1,456

Source: Latest UK egg statistics and Total Income from Farming in the UK

Table 8.7c Prices (pence per dozen)

Prices	2023	2024	2025
Average packer to producer price	133	144	148

Source: Latest UK egg statistics

Table 8.7d Supply and use (million dozen)

Supply and use	2023	2024	2025
UK production of eggs for human consumption	960	1,009	1,062
Eggs sold in shell	850	914	959
Eggs processed	111	95	103
Imports from the EU	165	167	150
Imports from the rest of the world	1	2	21
Exports to the EU	30	32	23
Exports to the rest of the world	1	0	0
Total new supply	1,096	1,146	1,209
Production as % of new supply for use in the UK	88	88	88

Source: Latest UK egg statistics

Notes:

1. Other eggs include hatching eggs for export and waste.
2. Eggs for hatching and hatching egg exports are not valued as they are included in the final value for poultry in Table 8.4.
3. Average packer to produce price represents the price paid by egg packers to egg producers in the United Kingdom and takes account of all egg systems - intensive, free range, barn and organic. Bonus payments are included.
4. Import and export figures include shell egg equivalent of whole (dried, frozen and liquid) egg, egg yolk and albumen.

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Revisions

Figures in these tables for 2025 are provisional and may be subject to revision.

Revisions have been made to previous data due to on-going revisions caused by estimated survey data being replaced with actual data when it is received; survey respondents supplying amended figures for previous survey periods; changes to data supplied by Scotland and Northern Ireland and amended administrative data; updates to trade data supplied by HMRC; and methodological changes.