The line graph compares the average price per tonne of three kinds of cereals in England and Wales from January to August 2014, while the table shows the quantities of these cereals sold during the same period.
Overall, wheat remained the most expensive cereal for most of the period, whereas oats generally had the lowest price despite a sharp increase in July. All three cereals ended the period at lower prices than their peak levels. In terms of sales, wheat dominated throughout, while oats consistently recorded the lowest quantities sold.
Wheat was priced at around £158 per tonne in January before reaching a peak of approximately £168 in April. Afterwards, its price declined steadily to about £122 in August. Similarly, wheat recorded by far the highest sales, peaking at 163,500 tonnes in March before ending the period at 131,700 tonnes. Barley followed a similar pricing trend, increasing from £136 to around £145 before falling gradually to £120. However, its sales were much lower than those of wheat, although they recovered to 45,100 tonnes by August.
Oats had the lowest price at the beginning, at around £115 per tonne. It stayed almost unchanged until June, then increased to about £145 in July before dropping to £100 in August. Like its price, the quantity of oats sold was the lowest throughout the period. Sales fell to only 600 tonnes in June before rising slightly to 2,310 tonnes in August.