What is the price of poppy seeds in United Kingdom (UK)?

As of January 2024, poppy seeds in United Kingdom (UK) is US$ 2.85 per kg (US$ 1.29 / lb) (2.29 GBP), sourced from UN Comtrade (unit value).

Poppy Seeds Price in United Kingdom (UK) - June 2026 Market Prices (Updated Monthly)

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Poppy Seeds Prices in United Kingdom (UK)

US$ 2.85 / kg

US$ 1.29 / lb · 1.04 GBP / lb

2.29 GBP / kg

MoM ▲ 19.6% YoY ▲ 19.6%

Checked: Jun 10, 2026

Price as of: January 2024

Source: UN Comtrade (unit value)

Variety	Market level	Price (US$/kg)	Price (US$/lb)	Local (GBP)	MoM	YoY	Source
-	Export (unit value)	2.85	1.29	2.29	▲ 19.6%	▲ 19.6%	UN Comtrade (unit value)

As of June 2026, the poppy seeds price in United Kingdom (UK) available is US$ 2.85 per kg (US$ 1.29 / lb) (2.29 GBP, 1.04 GBP / lb), up 19.6% year-on-year.

The United Kingdom exported US$1,322,666 worth of poppy seeds in 2025, ranking #10 among 36 global exporters and accounting for 0.8% of world exports. Export value declined by 26.1% year-on-year. The UK is a net exporter of poppy seeds. The latest export unit value is US$2.8523 per kg.

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Poppy Seeds Price History & Trend

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Production, Exports, Imports & HS Codes - poppy seeds in United Kingdom (UK)

Exports UN Comtrade · 2025

In 2025, United Kingdom (UK) exported $1.3M of poppy seeds▼ 26.1% YoY. That ranks #10 worldwide (0.8% of global exports).

$1.3M

Export value

#10 / 36

World rank

0.8%

Global share

Export value by year (US$)

Export volume by year

Top poppy seeds exporters worldwide UN Comtrade · 2025

#1 Czech Republic $64.8M · 41.5%
#2 Hungary $23.6M · 15.1%
#3 Slovakia $16.9M · 10.8%
#4 Turkey $15.6M · 10%
#5 Netherlands $12.3M · 7.8%

Annual export data United Kingdom (UK) · UN Comtrade

Year	Export value (US$)	Volume	Avg price/kg
2025	$1.3M	-	-
2024	$1.8M	627.4 t	$2.85
2023	$2M	857.8 t	$2.39
2022	$2.1M	912.4 t	$2.33
2021	$3.2M	-	-
2020	$2.6M	1.3 kt	$1.97

HS Code

poppy seeds is traded under Harmonized System code 1207.91. Trade figures above are compiled for this HS heading.

Sources: trade & HS - UN Comtrade. Values are official reported figures.

United Kingdom (UK) poppy seeds - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes

The amount of poppy seeds exported by United Kingdom (UK) in 2020 was 1,297 metric tonnes. In 2019 United Kingdom (UK) shipped 2,044 tonnes of poppy seeds. For 2019 alone, the interest in United Kingdom (UK) poppy seeds (oil seeds category) has climbed, recording a change of 407.196 pc compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, poppy seeds' exports went up by 214.95 pc netting the country US$4.65m for the year 2019. United Kingdom (UK)'s poppy seeds exports are categorised as:

Poppy seeds, whether or not broken (HS code 120791)

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United Kingdom (UK) poppy seeds export values

In 2019, United Kingdom (UK) sold poppy seeds with a value of 4.65m USD, an improvement of 149.33% from 2018's total poppy seeds export of 1.865m USD. The yearly increase in value of United Kingdom (UK) poppy seeds between 2017 to 2018 was 17.443 per cent.

The per year variation in the quantity of United Kingdom (UK)'s poppy seeds exports between 2017 and 2019 was 214.95 percent compared to a variation of 407.196% in the period between 2018 and 2019.

United Kingdom (UK)'s share of the world's total poppy seeds' exports in 2019 was 1.2 pc. The country holds position 15 in world exports of poppy seeds.

Export markets for United Kingdom (UK) poppy seeds ( in '000$ )

United Kingdom (UK)'s best performing destinations for poppy seeds are Hungary, the Netherlands, US, Ireland and Italy.

Import/Export Trends

United Kingdom (UK) is a net importer of poppy seeds. The annual growth of United Kingdom (UK) poppy seeds in value between 2015 to 2019 was 6%, per year, while annual growth in quantity for the same period was 15%, per annum.

United Kingdom (UK) brought in 1,960 tonnes of poppy seeds in 2019.

Poppy Seeds Prices Across Europe

Compare the latest poppy seeds prices in other Europe countries:

Italy$6.38/kg Moldova$6.76/kg Bulgaria$5.98/kg Netherlands$2.31/kg Estonia$8.53/kg Portugal$5.08/kg Romania$4.40/kg Croatia$3.56/kg Ukraine$2.26/kg Hungary$1.80/kg Belarus$3.90/kg Bosnia and Herzegovina$6.45/kg Spain$1.29/kg Austria$2.27/kg Slovakia$2.45/kg

Other Oil Seeds Prices in United Kingdom (UK)

Latest prices for other oil seeds in United Kingdom (UK):

Cotton Seeds$1.54/kg Linseed (Flax)$0.90/kg Sesame Seeds$4.59/kg Sunflower Seeds$3.03/kg Melon Seeds$15.31/kg Mustard Seeds$3.05/kg Safflower$4.74/kg

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