I ordered our grassland fertiliser earlier in the week and our merchant couldn't tell me a price as they haven't got one from Yara yet. They will only be taking around 60% of their usual amount and he said the biggest thing will be availability come spring. I cant see prices dropping till later next year and even then they wont drop back to where they were.
Fertiliser Price Tracker
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A good merchant will have bought early , and held , for their good customers . They will be able to split the difference in September's price and today's price and make a good profit for themselves. This is how you know you have a good merchant. Well done to those who were able to help out their good customers.
Chae1
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- Aberdeenshire
Is the milk price up much?
Its alright for arable farmers. They can offset the price increase with higher grain prices.
For dairy, beef, sheep farmers They are getting hit twice with increased cereal prices and fertiliser prices for grass/silage.
Its starting to move but needs to rise a fair bit to cover costs, retailers will resist price moves I suspect.
A good merchant will have bought early , and held , for their good customers . They will be able to split the difference in September's price and today's price and make a good profit for themselves. This is how you know you have a good merchant. Well done to those who were able to help out their good customers.
Hindsight is a fantastic thing, nobody saw the severe gas spike coming and people who are only buying fertiliser for use next spring will be the ones really caught out.
Frodo
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- Scotland (east)
And when the good merchant gets it wrong and buys early in a falling market are you a good customer buying their expensive product or a good farmer and shop around?A good merchant will have bought early , and held , for their good customers . They will be able to split the difference in September's price and today's price and make a good profit for themselves. This is how you know you have a good merchant. Well done to those who were able to help out their good customers.
Yes some merchants have done well but others may be profiteering especially if they price up older stock .
I'm not that good at anything but I would shop around.
Chae1
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- Aberdeenshire
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- Darlington
I think it's coming, I predict huge inflation and similar profits to normal. Some people will make a lot of money and some will go under
county down
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- downpatrick
quitepossibleI think it's coming, I predict huge inflation and similar profits to normal. Some people will make a lot of money and some will go under
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- Northern Ireland
If the inflationary conditions persist into the middle of next year, it may well cause a recession. We are due one anyway.
Dave6170
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- Watten, caithness
Was speaking to a friend about selling store cattle next spring, usually happy with £1000 for a 11 month stot but he ll need £1300 next year but the buyer will be wanting it for £800. I ve no idea how it will pan out
Well if fert price stays like it is i wont be buying 100 yearlings for grass will just run the ewes a bit thinner over more ground and chance buying them in the autumn usually cheaper then anyway
Chae1
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- Aberdeenshire
Big gains for wheat again today. Doesn't look good for livestock industry.
Poultry and pork, could probably stand a rise in supermarkets. Beef could end up pricing itself out the market. Not much idea what lamb costs.
Strange thing is that lamb is dearest by a fair bit but demand is out stripping supply and it’s getting dearer every week. I’m told that it is lack of processing capacity that’s holding beef back.
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- Lincolnshire
Lamb is dear. But I'd save up to get some nice lamb.
There must be a lot of folk think the same.
Lamb isn't dear, if you know where to buy it its even cheaper
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- Lincolnshire
Round here the trend seems to be nick them, slaghter them, leave the head gizzards and skin on the field.
Its not 1950. Plenty of folk won't know what to do with 50 percent of the meat from a lamb. Best stick to chops.