- Location
- Lincolnshire
What is granular urea worth today?
Fertiliser Price Tracker
- Thread starter TFF
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YELROM
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- Location
- North Yorkshire
Been quoted £243 today
Quoted £248 in bags on Monday past.
Hopeful that the downward trend continues to £230, which makes for easy maths at 50p/kgN.
i heard Mole valley farmers have some inhibited urea fertilisers available at the moment. this should help lower N losses as they are said to be more efficient. The Irish livestock farmers seem to be getting on very well with protected urea. lots of info about it on the Teagasc website.
YorkshireFarmer
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thats keen i got a price for £248 today can you pm me the supplier
Steevo
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- Location
- Gloucestershire
Anyone would think from that post that you worked for them....
No, maybe i should ask for commission The rep spoke to me about them recently and i thought they sounded an option for the people worried about urea in previous posts.
Steevo
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- Location
- Gloucestershire
For a Devon dairy lad you’ve only made 3 posts in the past 12 months, all fertiliser related!
oh dear well i suppose i just interested in fertiliser then.
For delivery this month??
Nov / Dec
SilliamWhale
Member
So whats the urea consensus? Started at £215 got to £270 and now down to £245 ish?
I'm minded to hold on and see it get back down into the £220's. Will it happen?
I'm minded to hold on and see it get back down into the £220's. Will it happen?
Depends on currency I think, bought mine at 212 so pretty happy, might have enough for two years depending on cropping and how much we use on the grass
Steevo
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- Location
- Gloucestershire
Made a few calls this morning - apparently prices going up.
£249 was one quote.
£249 was one quote.
fieldfarmer
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Yes, I received a phone call was told the same.Made a few calls this morning - apparently prices going up.
£249 was one quote.
Eartha Kitt
Member
I imagine importers will be buying now (or very shortly) ahead of a potential no deal Brexit, as urea takes 10-15 days to ship from N. Africa. Whatever price the urea is purchased at now, will likely be the price into the spring. I doubt prices will change too much, unless a no deal Brexit, then a duty of 6% will apply from the 1st of Jan - which equates to circa £15/t. I know companies are struggling with haulage and this could be a challenge in the spring. The lack of FIAS assured lorries and Covid-19 pressures is a bit of an issue.
Steevo
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- Location
- Gloucestershire
It was put to me that the fertiliser manufacturers won't quote further ahead than Dec because they want to increase the prices after this. I assume not having a fluid/transparent/competitive market allows them to do this - it forces farmers hand to either buy now or take a risk after. In that scenario many would consider locking in a price today in an attempt to reduce the "risk"....if enough people do this it stimulates demand and they can then hike prices the following month.
A bit like politicians scaring the public about the future in order to justify harsher measures now and hopefully get them to comply.....
P.S Was also quoted £245 by one merchant and £246 by another.
A bit like politicians scaring the public about the future in order to justify harsher measures now and hopefully get them to comply.....
P.S Was also quoted £245 by one merchant and £246 by another.
Eartha Kitt
Member
It was put to me that the fertiliser manufacturers won't quote further ahead than Dec because they want to increase the prices after this. I assume not having a fluid/transparent/competitive market allows them to do this - it forces farmers hand to either buy now or take a risk after. In that scenario many would consider locking in a price today in an attempt to reduce the "risk"....if enough people do this it stimulates demand and they can then hike prices the following month.
A bit like politicians scaring the public about the future in order to justify harsher measures now and hopefully get them to comply.....
P.S Was also quoted £245 by one merchant and £246 by another.
No, I believe there are prices for January available.