I was away on a trip last week with a few smaller fert merchants. One or two were saying they were not going to bother this time as laying out nearly 20k for each wagon wasnt worth the bother for what they were making off it. (Which was considerably less than i would have imagined)
Fertiliser Price Tracker
- Thread starter TFF
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woodylane
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- Location
- Lancashire
I’m not saying agronomists should be saying “buy now” or “leave it till next year” I’m saying they should be going to their customers and saying, this is your nutrient management plan, this is what you require, this is what you had last year and the cost and this is what it could potentially cost this year and how it would affect your gross margin. Ultimately the customers have to make the decisions and we just provide them with some information. Any agronomist who leaves these conversations till next year when the cost could be anywhere aren’t doing their jobs correctly.
Jon 3085
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- Location
- Worcester, UK
Mine told me a lot of farmers don’t pay on time when it was cheaper.
YELROM
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- Location
- North Yorkshire
So who does know what the fert market is going to do
My agronomist has saved me a lot of money by letting me know what the market was doing
Eartha Kitt
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Probably by having a good contact in the fertiliser trade who has given them sound market advice.
My agronmist never said jack sh!t , says it all really
Eartha Kitt
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Probably why you decided to buy in September
- Location
- Montgomeryshire
Is that Wynnstay by any chance, with payment month after delivery? They also seem to have a push to get mine delivered just before the end of a month, never the first week…
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yellow belly
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- Location
- south west lincolnshire
The uk Fert supply will not improve because one of the cf production plants is not producing
so we will have to import more or use less
imho price crash will be in 12 months time or more when every fertiliser plant will be flat out especially those plants in countries with plenty of gas but not connected to Europe with a pipe line
so we will have to import more or use less
imho price crash will be in 12 months time or more when every fertiliser plant will be flat out especially those plants in countries with plenty of gas but not connected to Europe with a pipe line
- Location
- Huntingdon
Also see China government have issued a demand to its coal miners to increase coal production aggressively to keep up with demand, considering a lot of Chinese urea plants are coal powered, we could see production begin to catch up into next year, not soon enough for this crops campaign, but maybe for the following.
C B
C B
Do agronomists do nutrient management plans . Ive never asked for one as I’m quite capable of deciding how much fertiliser to use myself . Do they charge for this service ?
- Location
- Darlington
We do our ourselves
- Location
- North Kent, UK
I’ve seen the one done for my uncle by his agronomist (we do the spreading); it’s always based on unrealistic yields and therefore silly high rates. Guess who he buys the fertiliser from?
I tell RT the agro does it ....
- Location
- Darlington
I don't say who has. Just plonk it in front of them.
Water Wheel
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Quoted £650 Pulan, £720 Urea 16 Tns Nov delivery and payment
Bought Granular Urea , all for grassland, 16 tn will get me just past first cut.
Mad I know but at least its done. Just hope it turns up.
Bought Granular Urea , all for grassland, 16 tn will get me just past first cut.
Mad I know but at least its done. Just hope it turns up.
Got yours ? you're not looking very happy ,