£/kg N what's your cost

[Clive]

How much per kg have you paid for N this season (nutrient not product) ?

 

[Brisel]

Nitram Nov delivered £292/t so 85p/kg N
Nuram N37 delivered August 2012 £312/m3 SG 1.29. I have lost the formula for p/kg. Can someone remind me please?

 

[jon9000]

urea 71p
last application an 88

 

[DangerRanger]

Growhow Nitram £288 del June and July 12 so 83.5p/kg

 

[Ramrod]

81.7p delivered March paid April

 

[Clive]

Just realised all my N has significant S in it as well which makes it look like expensive N

any ideas how you can separate N cost from S cost ??

 

[Monty]

calcium AN 245/ton 27% 91p/kg
AN 300/ton 87p/kg

 

[Ramrod]

Just realised all my N has significant S in it as well which makes it look like expensive N

any ideas how you can separate N cost from S cost ??


Don't think you can.

For peace of mind only, its what value YOU place on the S

 

[Clive]

so what would be a typical p/kg for S then ?

 

[Monty]

Just realised all my N has significant S in it as well which makes it look like expensive N

any ideas how you can separate N cost from S cost ??

try N%/(100-S%) for a comparable nitrogen figure

 

[Brisel]

Just realised all my N has significant S in it as well which makes it look like expensive N

any ideas how you can separate N cost from S cost ??

You need a base price for one of the components. If AN is 85 p/kg N then treat your N in the complex as that to arrive at your price per kg for the other ingredient. I think.

I hated algebra at school - when was I ever going to need to work out the value of x, y & Z????

 

[franklin]

I split the N and S out using the "least cost for decent product" basis - ie take decent AnS as a composite, and deduct the value of the N based on the price of a ton of Lithan.

I paid £288 for Lithan dld June pay end Jan. Although think cost of all fert vs value of crop taken off per ha/ac is more relevant.

 

[Andy26]

Lithan (34.5%N) £282 so... £0.8174/kgN

Ordered Feb, del March, paid in April.

 

[Andy26]

urea 71p

I seem to have a problem ordering Urea, I keep saying to myself go with Urea, its cheaper (just remember to pout it on a touch earlier etc. Oh and you don't need to wash the spreader and tractor in a cold March wind), but when I pick up the phone, the words come out wrong!

 

[Brisel]

I seem to have a problem ordering Urea, I keep saying to myself go with Urea, its cheaper (just remember to pout it on a touch earlier etc. Oh and you don't need to wash the spreader and tractor in a cold March wind), but when I pick up the phone, the words come out wrong!

Remembering volatilsation, striping in the first breath of wind & how little you get into the hopper?

 

[Colin]

About 80p/kgN but that includes free S, and lots of it. Doesn't include mixing charge, water etc etc but the free S will more than make up for that so about 80p

 

[Steevo]

70.4p here

S from Tiger 90 works out 72p/kgS at £650/t

S from AnS using above N figure to account for the N worked out at 40p/kgS.

 

[Clive]

70.4p here

S from Tiger 90 works out 72p/kgS at £650/t

S from AnS using above N figure to account for the N worked out at 40p/kgS.

so if I have a 13.5 so3 product what is the S worth /kg ?

 

[Steevo]

so if I have a 13.5 so3 product what is the S worth /kg ?

Did you buy any N in straight? If so I'd use that to work out the N value of the fertiliser and then you'll be left with the S.

Or just steal one of my figures depending on what your opportunity cost would have been.

 

[Clive]

Did you buy any N in straight? If so I'd use that to work out the N value of the fertiliser and then you'll be left with the S.

Or just steal one of my figures depending on what your opportunity cost would have been.

no all N bought with S

I will steal your 40p/kg number for S leaving this years N cost at 82p/kg

Just crunching some numbers and it looks like home brew UAS is a very attractive proposition for next year !