Levy Payer Data Centre

Levy-payers who are registered on this website from the home page can access real-time potato market information in Great Britain on areas, varieties, yields, production and prices.

This data centre features information gathered from a stratified sample of 350 growers from the annual Potato Council Grower Panel Survey. Plus data from 500 weekly market information contacts and national planting return data.

To view the latest market prices by sector and variety in an interactive table.

To view and interactive map of growing areas and varieties.

To view planted areas by variety, market sector, county or GB region

To view Weekly Average Price Survey (WAPS) historic data. (This show two overall indexes, the WAPS Index and the WAPS Free-Buy Index. These prices are summarised from returns made each week by contributing merchants covering 40-50% of movements. It is a top-line economic indicator of the potato industry and is also used by the Eurex Potato Futures market as a settlement price for London Potatoes.)

To view the Earlies market report – showing historic prices, clearance and yields by country week by week from may to july

To view a graphical comparison of variety and market price trends