Delivery of UK, European and International trade flow information

Descriptions

Our Economics and Analysis team provides farmers, growers, and food businesses the world-leading intelligence and insight to inform decisions. This might be the latest prices, shifting consumer trends, detailed insight on the big issues or the outlook for supply or demand for agricultural commodities.

As a result, the team needs timely access to relevant, robust, and accurate global trade flow information to support our business objectives.

Dataset:

AHDB requires information on trade flows between different countries across the globe. At the most granular level, this “Dataset” includes:

• Trade flows from two- down to ten-digit HS commodity code level.

• Trade flow information for a variety of countries across the globe (both reporter and/or partner country).

• Information on the direction of travel (import, export, total trade, and trade balance).

• Information on the port and mode of transport where possible

• Information on the State where applicable.

• The volume of any trade flow depicted in appropriate units (e.g. kilograms, tonnes, head or litres).

• The value of any trade flow in £s, USDs, €s and the reporting country’s own currency.

• The average unit price of trade flows.

• The latest monthly information as well as historical monthly, quarterly, and annual data (at least 20 years).

Web-based platform:

AHDB require access, for approximately 50 team members, to a web-based platform which allows users to view and interrogate the “Dataset” outlined above. Ideally, the system will allow users to perform the below functions.

Data extract service

In addition to the web-based platform, AHDB require the “Dataset” to be delivered via an FTP or API protocol for inclusion in our in-house database (property of AHDB).

This opportunity closes at NOON 9th April 2026.

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