Corporate information: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs – Statistics at Defra

We publish national and official statistics relating to the environment, rural communities, food, farming and biosecurity.




Detailed guide: State aid for agriculture and fisheries

Guidance on state aid rules in the UK’s agricultural and fisheries sector.




National Statistics: Latest agricultural price indices

The Agricultural Price Index (API) is a set of indices of the prices paid and received by UK farmers for agricultural goods and services.




National Statistics: Historical statistics notices on the number of cattle, sheep and pigs slaughtered in the UK, 2020

Previously published copies of the monthly National Statistics publication on the number of cattle, sheep and pigs slaughtered in the UK.




National Statistics: Historical statistics notices on poultry and poultry meat production, 2020

Previously published copies of the monthly National Statistics publications on the activity of UK hatcheries and UK poultry slaughterhouses