Get the latest variety data for cereals and oilseeds: download the new RL (2024/25)
The AHDB Recommended Lists for cereals and oilseeds (RL) publications and resources provide information on yield and quality performance, agronomic features and market options to assist with variety selection.
Variety-specific highlights (all varieties)
RL archive (previous editions)
Release dates
The RL 2024/25 tables were released online on 27 November 2023.
The booklet edition (PDF) was released on 12 January 2024.
Hard copies will be available to order later this month.
RL tables
Quick links
Online tables
Wheat
Winter wheat
Winter wheat recommended list 2024/25 (pdf)
Winter wheat recommended list 2024/25 (xls)
Winter wheat candidate list (harvest 2024)* (pdf)
Winter wheat candidate list (harvest 2024)* (xls)
Winter wheat not added to the recommended list 2024/25** (pdf)
Winter wheat not added to the recommended list 2024/25** (xls)
*Updated 26 February 2024.
**Varieties grown in trials in 2023 but not added to the list.
How do winter wheat varieties perform when sown very late?
Supplementary report on very-late-sown winter wheat (2019–23)
Spring wheat
Spring wheat recommended lists 2024 (pdf)
Spring wheat recommended lists 2024 (xls)
Spring wheat candidate list (harvest 2024)* (pdf)
Spring wheat candidate list (harvest 2024)* (xls)
*Updated 18 January 2024.
Barley
Winter barley
Winter barley recommended list 2024/25 (pdf)
Winter barley recommended list 2024/25* (xls)
Winter barley candidate list (harvest 2024)* (pdf)
Winter barley candidate list (harvest 2024)* (xls)
Winter barley not added to the recommended list 2024/25** (pdf)
Winter barley not added to the recommended list 2024/25** (xls)
*Updated 26 February 2024.
**Varieties grown in trials in 2023 but not added to the list.
Spring barley
Spring barley recommended list 2024 (pdf)
Spring barley recommended list 2024* (xls)
Spring barley candidate list (harvest 2024)* (pdf)
Spring barley candidate list (harvest 2024)* (xls)
Spring barley not added to the recommended list 2024** (pdf)
Spring barley not added to the recommended list 2024** (xls)
*Updated 26 February 2024.
**Varieties grown in trials in 2023 but not added to the list.
Related information
Malting Barley Committee web page
UK malting industry statistics
Malting Barley Committee approved list (harvest 2024)
Agrochemicals for use on cereals for malting and brewing
MAGB members’ wish list for grain nitrogen levels in 2024 barley crop purchases
MAGB malting barley harvest review for 2023
Oats
Winter oats
Winter oats recommended list 2024/25 (pdf)
Winter oats recommended list 2024/25 (xls)
Spring oats
Spring oats recommended list 2024 (pdf)
Spring oats recommended list 2024 (xls)
Spring oats not added to the recommended list 2024** (pdf)
Spring oats not added to the recommended list 2024** (xls)
*Updated 6 December 2023
**Varieties grown in trials in 2023 but not added to the list.
Oilseed rape
Winter oilseed rape highlights
Winter oilseed rape recommended list 2024/25 (pdf)
Winter oilseed rape recommended list 2024/25 (xls)
Winter oilseed rape regional rankings recommended list 2024/25 (pdf)
Winter oilseed rape regional rankings recommended list 2024/25 (xls)
Winter oilseed rape candidate list (harvest 2024)* (pdf)
Winter oilseed rape candidate list (harvest 2024)* (xls)
Winter oilseed rape not added to the recommended list 2024/25** (pdf)
Winter oilseed rape not added to the recommended list 2024/25** (xls)
*Updated 26 February 2024.
**Varieties grown in trials in 2023 but not added to the list.
Other crops (descriptive lists)
Spring oilseed rape
Spring oilseed rape descriptive list 2024 (pdf)
Spring oilseed rape descriptive list 2024 (xls)
Spring linseed
What’s new in the spring linseed list 2024? (video)
Spring linseed descriptive list 2024* (pdf)
Spring linseed descriptive list 2024* (xls)
Winter triticale
Winter triticale descriptive list 2024/25 (pdf)
Winter triticale descriptive list 2024/25 (xls)
Winter rye
Winter rye descriptive list 2024/25* (pdf)
Winter rye descriptive list 2024/25* (xls)
*Updated 18 January 2024.
Further information
RL harvest results
Access the latest information from AHDB Recommended List trials, including sowing lists and harvest result data. Or sign up to harvest results – our e-newsletter sent out regularly during harvest.
RL app and variety selection tool
Adding value to the online tables and booklet, our RL app provides a powerful and pint-sized way to deliver variety data to your fingertips.
Use the variety selection tool to navigate RL trial data, make comparisons and identify the most promising varieties for your unique situation.
RL news
RL videos
RL trial update
Paul Gosling, who manages the RL at AHDB, provided an RL trial update at the AHDB Agronomy Conference (7 December 2023). His presentation is available to watch on YouTube.
Use the quick links, below, to watch specific parts of the presentation.
How to use the verticillium stem stripe ratings (video)
Understanding the new verticillium stem stripe ratings in the Recommended Lists (RL)
Does RL data back up pod shatter resistance claims? (news)
Septoria tritici and ‘genetic potential’ (video)
RL trials and septoria: a changing view of genetic potential (news)
Also...
How do winter wheat varieties perform when sown very late? (news)
RL review
Find out about the RL review and how it will help to improve the variety trialling project.
Understanding and using the RL
What are the types of list? What does ‘scope of recommendation’ mean? How are yields and disease ratings calculated? Our 'using the RL' page answers these questions (and more) to help you get the most out of the lists.
Produced each year, the RL publications are based on the analysis of hundreds of UK trials conducted across several years. Explore our 'project and protocols' page for information on the trials and the decision-making process, including the reasons for adding and removing varieties from RL.
RL archive (previous editions)
When is the RL updated?
The online tables are released first (November/December).
The booklet (hard copy and PDF) is released in January.
RL strategy
We want the RL to feature varieties that help all businesses – from farmers to end users – maintain and improve the productivity and competitiveness of the UK grain supply chain. However, RL users are diverse, the production environment is changing, and the budget is limited. Find out how our five-year strategy aims to maintain the delivery of relevant, independent variety data.
Varieties and genetics research
Learn how AHDB supports pre-breeding research to help deliver novel and improved traits to the varieties of the future.
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