# AHDB releases first UK cereal balance sheets for 2026/27

> The UK's AHDB published its first cereal balance sheets for 2026/27 covering wheat and barley. It estimates UK wheat production at 12.074 Mt, up 116 Kt year on year, while total availability falls to 16.338 Mt due to very low opening stocks of 1.514 Mt.

- Date: 2026-11-15 · published 2026-11-15T09:06:12.225Z
- Category: report · region UK · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/100988-ahdb-releases-first-uk-cereal-balance-sheets-for-2026-27
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md)

## Why it matters

Tighter opening stocks and a lack of rain across southern England keep UK wheat supply below its five-year average, which supports feed grain prices and the relative cost of wheat in animal feed rations.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bullish ▲
- BARLEY: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2026-05-20 | [USDA releases first cut of the 2026/27 global wheat balance sheet… - Grain Brokers Australia](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19238-usda-releases-first-cut-of-the-2026-27-global-wheat-balance-sheet-grain-brokers.md) | -1.5% | -1.6% |
| WHEAT | 2026-05-14 | [Markets React as USDA Releases First Look at 2026/27 Estimates](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19193-markets-react-as-usda-releases-first-look-at-2026-27-estimates.md) | +0.7% | -4.2% |
| WHEAT | 2022-03-25 | [Farming News - AHDB releases its latest 2021/22 UK cereal supply and demand estimates](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42339-farming-news-ahdb-releases-its-latest-2021-22-uk-cereal-supply-and-demand.md) | +1.7% | -9.1% |
| WHEAT | 2024-10-24 | [Tighter wheat and barley balance sheets in 2024/25: Grain market daily \| AHDB](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27936-tighter-wheat-and-barley-balance-sheets-in-2024-25-grain-market-daily-ahdb.md) | +0.3% | -1.4% |
| WHEAT | 2026-01-27 | [COCERAL in its first forecast for 2026 expects a decrease in the grain harvest in Europe.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20990-coceral-in-its-first-forecast-for-2026-expects-a-decrease-in-the-grain-harvest.md) | +0.6% | +4.5% |

## Sources

- agriland.ie: https://www.agriland.ie/farming-news/ahdb-releases-first-uk-cereal-balance-sheets-for-2026-27/

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