United Kingdom: Oilseeds and Products Annual

Marketing Year (MY) 2025/26 is forecast to see record low plantings of rapeseed oilseeds (rapeseed) in the United Kingdom (UK), down below 250 thousand hectares, with production falling below 750 thousand metric tons. Growers have become disillusioned with rapeseed after suffering from low yields, poor growing conditions, and pest pressures in previous years and have consequently turned to alternative land uses with more reliable returns, such as guaranteed contractual payments from UK agri-environment schemes. Recovering livestock numbers in MY 2025/26, particularly for pigs and poultry, are forecast to drive higher feed demand for both rapeseed and soybean meal.