Fertiliser Price Tracker

[teslacoils]

What have the people that thought urea was to much at £ 290 done have you not drilled any crops.

I bought at £460. I thought it was too much at £290 and would drop. Got it wrong. But at least I have the fert now. And at least it wasn't £660. Or worse still, I could have had to grow the whole farm with new spring bean and barley seed.

 

[Good stuff]

I bought at £460. I thought it was too much at £290 and would drop. Got it wrong. But at least I have the fert now. And at least it wasn't £660. Or worse still, I could have had to grow the whole farm with new spring bean and barley seed.

Was you expecting the price of wheat, barley , oilseed etc to drop as well

 

[SilliamWhale]

When I bought my urea in June a lot of people was very negative saying it was to much and they was waiting I could not understand their thinking when prices of everything was going higher. Could the fact a lot of people did not buy earlier as usual has not helped and pushed the prices up. What have the people that thought urea was to much at £ 290 done have you not drilled any crops.

To be fair I always say its too expensive whatever the offer

 

[Good stuff]

To be fair I always say its too expensive whatever the offer

Haha , what about when you sell it's always to low

 

[4course]

N is over $1000/mt. Phos is $1200-$1300. Those are the two I know. For now I think most N is readily available. Other stuff is limited stock like Phos due to China.

Seed is short because of the drought. Supplies didn’t yield so there’s not product available.

thanks im presuming canadien dollar so makes N @£ 600/t what grade is the product for comparison ,seems similar to the prices around here

 

[teslacoils]

Was you expecting the price of wheat, barley , oilseed etc to drop as well

Nope. I wasn't expecting fert to fall, more that I wasn't inclined to pay for it so much before I needed it. I thought fert would bobble along and I'd scoop some up early new year. In June I can't remember what I thought was going to happen to grain. I'd sold a bit at £150 and a bit at £185 for harvest which turned out to be 2/5 of my crop. I'd committed the rest to long term storage so wasn't paying much attention at that point.

 

[Renaultman]

Was you expecting the price of wheat, barley , oilseed etc to drop as well

It wouldn't be the first time, and unless you have sold everything forward at current prices there's still a chance it might.

 

[Good stuff]

It wouldn't be the first time, and unless you have sold everything forward at current prices there's still a chance it might.

True I have sold everything from this harvest .

 

[Renaultman]

True I have sold everything from this harvest .

And that might be a wise move, I have a bit left to sell but waiting until everything that is committed is out of the shed before I do any more. Unless prices go silly high then might chance a couple more loads.

 

[Good stuff]

And that might be a wise move, I have a bit left to sell but waiting until everything that is committed is out of the shed before I do any more. Unless prices go silly high then might chance a couple more loads.

I don't no but I don't chase the highest or lowest prices

 

[Renaultman]

Neither do I

 

[Neddy flanders]

what on earth is anyone who hasnt bought fert going to do?
pay £650 for AN. 200kg/haN = £376/ha (or 2 t/ha wheat£) on a 7, 8 or 9 t/ha crop is ridiculous
almost better to not put any on, would it yield 4, 5 or 6 t/Ha?

 

[Good stuff]

what on earth is anyone who hasnt bought fert going to do?
pay £650 for AN. 200kg/haN = £376/ha (or 2 t/ha wheat£) on a 7, 8 or 9 t/ha crop is ridiculous
almost better to not put any on, would it yield 4, 5 or 6 t/Ha?

In a dry year or no sun wet year I have had wheat do 6 t/ha with 200 n

 

[Neddy flanders]

In a dry year or no sun wet year I have had wheat do 6 t/ha with 200 n

so have i. 2011, first wheat on 36ha dry field did 3.75t/ha..... with about 180kgN

 

[Good stuff]

so have i. 2011, first wheat on 36ha dry field did 3.75t/ha..... with about 180kgN

No wonder mental health is bad in farming, risk management is becoming the highest priority to consider

 

[teslacoils]

what on earth is anyone who hasnt bought fert going to do?
pay £650 for AN. 200kg/haN = £376/ha (or 2 t/ha wheat£) on a 7, 8 or 9 t/ha crop is ridiculous
almost better to not put any on, would it yield 4, 5 or 6 t/Ha?

Depends if they have already planted their wheat and osr....

 

[marshbarn]

Still waiting on june ordered for sep delivery of nitram and double top , anybody else still waiting?

 

[som farmer]

l think all that all these silly prices, are going to end up with 2 answers, the first will lead to less product produced, which will force prices up, great for farmers, not so great for the public.
And secondly a massive surge to see the alternatives, which are basically legumes and shite, and probably proper rotations. Which will obviously please the zealots, but with lower product, prices will rise, and that, will not please either the public, nor the guv.
I do not think fert is going to be much cheaper, after this crisis, there are simply to many people, both in the public and guv, that want use to drop, as an excuse, to keep control, by price.

 

[Wombat]

In a dry year or no sun wet year I have had wheat do 6 t/ha with 200 n

This year wasn't exactly great with no rain in 7 weeks of spring and then a wet July , its only the prices that made up for it.

 

[Good stuff]

This year wasn't exactly great with no rain in 7 weeks of spring and then a wet July , its only the prices that made up for it.

Yes I would say my yields where average at best this year