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Produced each year, the AHDB Recommended Lists for cereals and oilseeds publications are based on the analysis of hundreds of UK trials conducted across several years. This archive page hosts previous versions of the RL.
Variety index tool
From Aardvark to Zuton, use this interactive tool to reveal the years when a variety was first and last listed on the Recommended Lists (RL).
Archived booklets and online tables
The RL 2025/26 tables were released online on 2 December 2024. The booklet edition (PDF) was released on 13 January 2025.
Booklet
Recommended Lists for cereals and oilseeds 2025/26
Online tables
Winter wheat recommended list 2025/26 (xls)
Winter wheat candidate list for harvest 2025 (xls)
Winter wheat not added to the recommended list 2025/26 (xls)
Spring barley recommended list 2025 (xls)
Spring barley candidate list (harvest 2025) (xls)
Spring barley not added to the recommended list 2025 (xls)
Winter oats recommended list 2025/26 (xls)
Spring oats recommended list 2025 (xls)
Spring oats not added to the recommended list 2025 (xls)
Winter oilseed rape recommended list 2025/26 (xls)
Winter oilseed rape regional rankings recommended list 2025/26 (xls)
Winter oilseed rape candidate list (harvest 2025) (xls)
Winter oilseed rape not added to the recommended list 2025/26 (xls)
The RL 2024/25 tables were released online on 27 November 2023. The booklet edition (PDF) was released on 12 January 2024. AHDB no longer produces the second (summer) edition.
Booklet
Recommended Lists for cereals and oilseeds 2024/25
Online tables
Winter wheat recommended list 2024/25 (xls)
Winter wheat candidate list (harvest 2024) (xls)
Winter wheat not added to the recommended list 2024/25 (xls)
Spring wheat recommended lists 2024 (xls)
Spring wheat candidate list (harvest 2024) (xls)
Winter barley recommended list 2024/25 (xls)
Winter barley candidate list (harvest 2024) (xls)
Winter barley not added to the recommended list 2024/25 (xls)
Spring barley recommended list 2024 (xls)
Spring barley candidate list (harvest 2024) (xls)
Spring barley not added to the recommended list 2024 (xls)
Winter oats recommended list 2024/25 (xls)
Spring oats recommended list 2024 (xls)
Spring oats not added to the recommended list 2024 (xls)
Winter oilseed rape recommended list 2024/25 (xls)
Winter oilseed rape regional rankings recommended list 2024/25 (xls)
Winter oilseed rape candidate list (harvest 2024) (xls)
Winter oilseed rape not added to the recommended list 2024/25 (xls)
Spring oilseed rape descriptive list 2024 (xls)
Spring linseed descriptive list 2024 (xls)
The online RL 2023/24 tables were first released on 28 November 2022. The first (winter) edition of the RL 2023/24 booklet was released on 6 January 2023. The second (summer) edition of the RL 2023/24 booklet was released on 12 May 2023.
Booklet
Recommended Lists for cereals and oilseeds 2023/24 (summer edition)
Online tables
Winter wheat recommended list 2023/24 (xls)
Winter wheat candidate list (harvest 2023) (xls)
Winter wheat not added to the recommended list 2023/24 (xls)
Spring wheat recommended lists 2023 (xls)
Spring wheat candidate list (harvest 2023) (xls)
Spring wheat not added to the recommended list 2023 (xls)
Winter barley recommended list 2023/24 (xls)
Winter barley candidate list (harvest 2023) (xls)
Winter barley not added to the recommended list 2023/24 (xls)
Spring barley recommended list 2023 (xls)
Spring barley candidate list (harvest 2023) (xls)
Spring barley not added to the recommended list 2023 (xls)
Winter oats recommended list 2023/24 (xls)
Spring oats recommended list 2023 (xls)
Winter oilseed rape regional rankings recommended list 2023/24 (xls)
Winter oilseed rape recommended list 2023/24 (xls)
Winter oilseed rape candidate list (harvest 2023) (xls)
Winter oilseed rape not added to the recommended list 2023/24 (xls)
Spring oilseed rape descriptive list 2023 (xls)
Spring linseed descriptive list 2023 (xls)
RL 2022/23 was launched online on 29 November 2021. The booklet editions were released on 10 January 2022 (winter edition) and 16 May 2022 (summer edition).
Booklet
Recommended Lists for cereals and oilseeds 2022/23 (summer edition)
Online tables
Winter wheat recommended list 2022/23 (xls)
Winter wheat candidate list harvest 2022 (xls)
Winter wheat not added to the recommended list (2022–23) (xls)
Spring wheat recommended lists 2022 (xls)
Spring wheat candidate list harvest 2022 (xls)
Winter barley recommended list 2022/23 (xls)
Winter barley candidate list harvest 2022 (xls)
Winter barley not added to the recommended list (2022–23) (xls)
Spring barley recommended list 2022 (xls)
Spring barley candidate list harvest 2022 (xls)
Spring barley not added to the recommended list (2022) (xls)
Winter oats recommended list 2022/23 (xls)
Spring oats recommended list 2022 (xls)
Winter oilseed rape regional rankings recommended list 2022/23 (xls)
Winter oilseed rape recommended list 2022/23 (xls)
Winter oilseed rape candidate list (harvest 2022) (xls)
Winter oilseed rape not added to the recommended list (2022–23) (xls)
Spring oilseed rape descriptive list 2022 (xls)
Spring linseed descriptive list 2022 (xls)
Booklet
Recommended Lists for cereals and oilseeds 2021/22 (summer edition)
Online tables
Winter wheat Recommended List 2021/22 (xls)
Winter wheat Candidates (harvest 2021)* (xls)
Winter wheat not added to the Recommended List** (xls)
Spring wheat (for spring sowing) Recommended Lists 2021 (xls)
Spring wheat Candidates (harvest 2021)* (xls)
Winter barley Recommended List 2021/22 (xls)
Winter barley Candidates (harvest 2021)* (xls)
Winter barley not added to the Recommended List** (xls)
Spring barley Recommended List 2021 (xls)
Spring barley Candidates (harvest 2021)* (xls)
Spring barley not added to the Recommended List** (xls)
Winter oats Recommended List 2021/22 (xls)
Spring oats Recommended List 2021 (xls)
Winter oilseed rape Recommended List 2021/22 regional rankings (xls)
Winter oilseed rape Recommended List 2021/22 (xls)
Winter oilseed rape not added to the Recommended List** (xls)
Winter oilseed rape Candidates (harvest 2021)* (xls)
Spring oilseed rape Descriptive List 2021 (xls)
Spring linseed Descriptive List 2021 (xls)
Booklet
Recommended Lists for cereals and oilseeds 2020/21 (summer edition)
Online tables
Winter wheat Recommended List 2020/21(xls)
Winter wheat Candidates (harvest 2020) (xls)
Winter wheat not added to the Recommended List (xls)
Spring wheat (for spring sowing) Recommended Lists 2020 (xls)
Spring wheat Candidates (harvest 2020) (xls)
Winter barley Recommended List 2020/21 (xls)
Winter barley Candidates (harvest 2020) (xls)
Spring barley Recommended List 2020 (xls)
Spring barley Candidates (harvest 2020) (xls)
Winter oats Recommended List 2020/21 (xls)
Spring oats Recommended List 2020 (xls)
Winter oilseed rape Recommended List 2020/21 (xls)
Winter oilseed rape Candidates (harvest 2020) (xls)
Spring oilseed rape Descriptive List 2020 (xls)
Spring linseed Descriptive List 2020 (xls)
Booklet
Recommended Lists for cereals and oilseeds 2019/20 (summer edition)
Online tables
Winter wheat Recommended List (xls)
Winter wheat not added to the Recommended List (xls)
Wheat sown mid-November to late January – supplementary data (xls)
Spring wheat (for spring sowing) Recommended List (xls)
Winter barley Recommended List (xls)
Winter barley Candidates (xls)
Spring barley Recommended List (xls)
Spring barley Candidates (xls)
Winter oats Recommended List (xls)
Spring oats Recommended List (xls)
Winter oilseed rape Recommended List (xls)
Winter oilseed rape Candidates (xls)
Spring oilseed rape Descriptive List (xls)
Spring linseed Descriptive List (xls)
Booklet
Recommended Lists for cereals and oilseeds 2018/19 (summer edition)
Online tables
Winter wheat Recommended List (xls)
Winter wheat not added to the Recommended List (xls)
Wheat sown mid-November to late January – supplementary data (xls)
Winter barley Recommended List (xls)
Winter barley Candidates (xls)
Spring barley Recommended List (xls)
Spring barley Candidates (xls)
Winter oats Recommended List (xls)
Spring oats Recommended List (xls)
Winter oilseed rape Recommended List (xls)
Winter oilseed rape Candidates (xls)
Winter oilseed rape not added to the Recommended List (xls)
Spring oilseed rape Descriptive List (xls)
Spring linseed Descriptive List (xls)
Booklet
Recommended Lists for cereals and oilseeds 2017/18 (summer edition)
Online tables
Winter wheat Recommended List (xls)
Winter wheat not added to the Recommended List (xls)
Wheat sown mid-November to late January – supplementary data (xls)
Spring wheat (for spring sowing) Recommended List (xls)
Winter barley Recommended Lists (xls)
Winter barley Candidates (xls)
Spring barley Recommended List (xls)
Spring barley Candidates (xls)
Winter oats Recommended List (xls)
Spring oats Recommended List (xls)
Winter oilseed rape Recommended List – East/West (xls)
Winter oilseed rape Recommended List – North (xls)
Winter oilseed rape Candidates (xls)
Winter oilseed rape not added to the AHDB Recommended List (xls)
Spring oilseed rape Descriptive List (xls)
Spring linseed Descriptive List (xls)
Booklet
Recommended Lists for cereals and oilseeds 2016/17 (summer edition)
Online tables
Winter wheat Recommended List (pdf) (xls)
Winter wheat Candidates (pdf) (xls)
Winter wheat not added to the Recommended List (pdf) (xls)
Wheat sown mid-November to late January – supplementary data (pdf) (xls)
Spring wheat (for spring sowing) Recommended List (pdf) (xls)
Winter barley Recommended List (pdf) (xls)
Winter barley Candidates (pdf) (xls)
Spring barley Recommended List (pdf) (xls)
Spring barley Candidates (pdf) (xls)
Winter oats Recommended List (pdf) (xls)
Spring oats Recommended List (pdf) (xls)
Winter oilseed rape Recommended List – East/West (pdf)
Winter oilseed rape Recommended List – North (pdf)
Winter oilseed rape Candidates – East/West (pdf) (xls)
Winter oilseed rape Candidates – North (pdf) (xls)
Spring oilseed rape Descriptive List (pdf) (xls)
Spring linseed Descriptive List (pdf) (xls)
Booklet
Recommended Lists for cereals and oilseeds 2015/16 (summer edition)
Online tables
Winter wheat Recommended List (pdf) (xls)
Winter wheat Candidates (pdf) (xls)
Winter wheat not added to the Recommended List (pdf) (xls)
Spring wheat (for late autumn sowing) Recommended List (pdf) (xls)
Spring wheat (for spring sowing) Recommended List (pdf) (xls)
Winter barley Recommended List (pdf) (xls)
Winter barley Candidates (pdf) (xls)
Spring barley Recommended List (pdf) (xls)
Spring barley Candidates (pdf) (xls)
Spring barley not added to the AHDB Recommended List (pdf) (xls)
Winter oats Recommended List (pdf) (xls)
Spring oats Recommended List (pdf) (xls)
Winter oilseed rape Recommended List – East/West (pdf) (xls)
Winter oilseed rape Recommended List – North (pdf) (xls)
Winter oilseed rape Candidates – East/West (pdf) (xls)
Winter oilseed rape Candidates – North (pdf) (xls)
Winter oilseed rape not added to the Recommended List – East/West (pdf) (xls)
Winter oilseed rape not added to the Recommended List – North (pdf) (xls)
Spring oilseed rape Descriptive List (pdf) (xls)
Spring linseed Descriptive List (pdf) (xls)
Booklet
Recommended Lists for cereals and oilseeds 2014/15 (summer edition)
Online tables
Winter wheat Recommended List (pdf) (xls)
Wheat sown mid-November to late January – supplementary data (pdf) (xls)
Spring wheat (for spring sowing) Recommended List (pdf) (xls)
Winter barley Recommended List (pdf) (xls)
Spring barley Recommended List (pdf) (xls)
Winter oats Recommended List (pdf) (xls)
Spring oats Recommended List (pdf) (xls)
Winter oilseed rape Recommended List – East/West (pdf) (xls)
Winter oilseed rape Recommended List – North (pdf) (xls)
Spring oilseed rape Descriptive List (pdf) (xls)
Spring linseed Descriptive List (pdf) (xls)
Booklet
Recommended Lists for cereals and oilseeds 2013/14 (summer edition)
Online tables
Winter wheat Recommended List (pdf) (xls)
Wheat sown mid-November to late January – supplementary data (pdf) (xls)
Spring wheat (for spring sowing) Recommended List (pdf) (xls)
Winter barley Recommended List (pdf) (xls)
Spring barley Recommended List (pdf) (xls)
Winter oats Recommended List (pdf) (xls)
Spring oats Recommended List (pdf) (xls)
Winter oilseed rape Recommended List – East/West (pdf) (xls)
Winter oilseed rape Recommended List – North (pdf) (xls)
Spring oilseed rape Descriptive List (pdf) (xls)
Spring linseed Descriptive List (pdf) (xls)
Booklet
Recommended Lists for cereals and oilseeds 2012/13 (summer edition)
Online tables
Winter wheat Recommended List (pdf) (xls)
Wheat sown mid-November to late January – supplementary data (pdf) (xls)
Spring wheat (for spring sowing) Recommended List (pdf) (xls)
Winter barley Recommended List (pdf) (xls)
Spring barley Recommended List (pdf) (xls)
Winter oats Recommended List (pdf) (xls)
Spring oats Recommended List (pdf) (xls)
Winter oilseed rape Recommended List – East/West (pdf) (xls)
Winter oilseed rape Recommended List – North (pdf) (xls)
Spring oilseed rape Descriptive List (pdf) (xls)
Spring linseed Descriptive List (pdf) (xls)
Booklet
Recommended Lists for cereals and oilseeds 2011/12 (summer edition)
Online tables
Winter wheat Recommended List (pdf) (xls)
Wheat sown mid-November to late January – supplementary data (pdf) (xls)
Spring wheat (for spring sowing) Recommended List (pdf) (xls)
Winter barley Recommended List (pdf) (xls)
Spring barley Recommended List (pdf) (xls)
Winter oats Recommended List (pdf) (xls)
Spring oats Recommended List (pdf) (xls)
Winter oilseed rape Recommended List – East/West (pdf) (xls)
Winter oilseed rape Recommended List – North (pdf) (xls)
Spring oilseed rape Descriptive List (pdf) (xls)
Spring linseed Descriptive List (pdf) (xls)
Booklet
Winter wheat Recommended List (pdf) (xls)
Online tables
Wheat sown mid-November to late January – supplementary data (pdf) (xls)
Spring wheat (for spring sowing) Recommended List (pdf) (xls)
Winter barley Recommended List (pdf) (xls)
Spring barley Recommended List (pdf) (xls)
Winter oats Recommended List (pdf) (xls)
Spring oats Recommended List (pdf) (xls)
Winter oilseed rape Recommended List – East/West (pdf) (xls)
Winter oilseed rape Recommended List – North (pdf) (xls)
Spring oilseed rape Descriptive List (pdf) (xls)
Spring linseed Descriptive List (pdf) (xls)
Booklet
Winter wheat Recommended List (pdf) (xls)
Online tables
Wheat sown mid-November to late January – supplementary data (pdf) (xls)
Spring wheat (for spring sowing) Recommended List (pdf) (xls)
Winter barley Recommended List (pdf) (xls)
Spring barley Recommended List (pdf) (xls)
Winter oats Recommended List (pdf) (xls)
Spring oats Recommended List (pdf) (xls)
Winter oilseed rape Recommended List – East/West (pdf) (xls)
Winter oilseed rape Recommended List – North (pdf) (xls)
Spring oilseed rape Descriptive List (pdf) (xls)
Spring linseed Descriptive List (pdf) (xls)
Winter triticale Descriptive List (pdf)
Booklet
Winter wheat Recommended List (pdf) (xls)
Online tables
Wheat sown mid-November to late January – supplementary data (pdf) (xls)
Spring wheat (for spring sowing) Recommended List (pdf) (xls)
Winter barley Recommended List (pdf) (xls)
Spring barley Recommended List (pdf) (xls)
Winter oats Recommended List (pdf) (xls)
Spring oats Recommended List (pdf) (xls)
Winter oilseed rape Recommended List (pdf) (xls)
Spring oilseed rape Descriptive List (pdf) (xls)
Spring linseed Descriptive List (pdf) (xls)
Booklet
Winter wheat Recommended List (pdf) (xls)
Online tables
Wheat sown mid-November to late January – supplementary data (pdf) (xls)
Spring wheat (for spring sowing) Recommended List (pdf) (xls)
Winter barley Recommended List (pdf) (xls)
Spring barley Recommended List (pdf) (xls)
Winter oats Recommended List (pdf) (xls)
Spring oats Recommended List (pdf)
Winter oilseed rape Recommended List (pdf) (xls)
Spring oilseed rape Descriptive List (pdf)
Spring linseed Descriptive List (pdf)
Winter triticale Descriptive List (pdf)
Winter rye Descriptive Lists (pdf)
Booklet
Winter wheat Recommended List (pdf) (xls)
Online tables
Wheat sown mid-November to late January – supplementary data (pdf) (xls)
Spring wheat (for spring sowing) Recommended List (pdf) (xls)
Winter barley Recommended List (pdf) (xls)
Spring barley Recommended List (pdf) (xls)
Winter oats Recommended List (pdf) (xls)
Spring oats Recommended List (pdf) (xls)
Winter oilseed rape Recommended List (pdf) (xls)
Spring oilseed rape Descriptive List (pdf)
Spring linseed Descriptive List (pdf)
Winter triticale Descriptive List (pdf)
Winter rye Descriptive Lists (pdf)
Booklet
Winter wheat Recommended List (pdf) (xls)
Online tables
Wheat sown mid-November to late January – supplementary data (pdf) (xls)
Spring wheat (for spring sowing) Recommended List (pdf) (xls)
Winter barley Recommended List (pdf) (xls)
Spring barley Recommended List (pdf) (xls)
Winter oats Recommended List (pdf) (xls)
Spring oats Recommended List (pdf) (xls)
Winter oilseed rape Recommended List (pdf) (xls)
Spring oilseed rape Descriptive List (pdf)
Spring linseed Descriptive List (pdf)
Winter triticale Descriptive List (pdf)
Winter rye Descriptive Lists (pdf)
Booklet
Winter wheat Recommended List (pdf) (xls)
Online tables
Wheat sown mid-November to late January – supplementary data (pdf) (xls)
Spring wheat (for spring sowing) Recommended List (pdf) (xls)
Winter barley Recommended List (pdf) (xls)
Spring barley Recommended List (pdf) (xls)
Winter oats Recommended List (pdf) (xls)
Spring oats Recommended List (pdf) (xls)
Winter oilseed rape Recommended List (pdf) (xls)
Spring oilseed rape Descriptive List (pdf)
Spring linseed Descriptive List (pdf)
Winter triticale Descriptive List (pdf)
Winter rye Descriptive Lists (pdf)
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