Weekly Average Price Survey

AHDB ceased production of the potato Weekly Average Price Survey (WAPS) in July 2021. Historical data is summarised below

Additional information

What was WAPS?

The Weekly Average Price Survey provided indicators of the week by week direction of ex-farm prices.

Survey outputs

The survey provided two average prices (in £ per tonne) which are defined as follows:-

GB weekly average price – an average of free-buy and contract purchases bought direct from growers in the past week across all market sectors
GB weekly free-buy price – an average of free-buy purchases only bought direct from growers in the past week across all market sectors

Survey sample

A sample of 22 purchasing companies, including grower groups, provide volume and value data relating to free-buy and contract purchases made from growers.

Annual audits

Due to the importance placed on the data, AHDB Potatoes periodically reviewed the systems used so as to ensure reliability and credibility of output.

The following guidelines were applied by all audited purchaser contributors so as to ensure a consistent approach WAPS guidelines.