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CORK

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With the current state of EU/U.K. gas prices, surely no local (EU/U.K.) manufacturer can afford to produce Nitrogen fertiliser presently?

This graph illustrates the new level that gas is at compared to the previous few years (or months even….).

Could this actually lead to real availability issues when the current nitrogen stock is sold…?

I’m not trying to scaremonger but it does look this way to me.

Two questions:
1. if the price of gas goes up by say 50%, how much does the production cost of the nitrogen go up by? I think someone broke this down on this thread at some point.

2. Is there scope to ship nitrogen fertiliser from the US where gas prices are vastly lower?
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Zippy768

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Mixed Farmer
Location
Dorset/Wilts
Don't want to spoil Christmas but MVF sold out. The rep has been told from above that if the gas price stays where it is, the cost price to them will be £800+ per tonne. He has now been told he is on holiday until Jan 6. He has just bought a load of bait and is going fishing.
Happy days.
Had a price from mvf of 760 for urea last Thurs. Withdrawn by Fri morning.
Ordered elsewhere.
Monday i get a call from mvf rep, new price 770.
 

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