Fertiliser Price Tracker

[Mixedupfarmer]

I’d have a year off before paying that. BPS will pay the rent .

Wow, I wish BPS would pay my rent

 

[An Gof]

Price tracker thread!

I was discussing that very thing yesterday but having bought 16k worth of compound a couple of weeks ago for extra cover I really wasn't up for more in my stomach. It was starting to make sense in my head though but might have missed the boat.

MOP still mid 500's?

Paid £565 for MOP
Much of it comes out of Russia and Belarus so thought I would get some covered. May take a P holiday next year but my ground really needs the K

 

[livestock 1]

It’s always the case nowadays that things go up before the fact. The fert sold today has already been made and subsequent costs incurred. It shouldn’t be going up as much as it is.

 

[Wesley]

They wouldn’t be in business very long if they based their prices on the cost of raw materials when they bought them rather than the price to replace them when they sell the finished product.

 

[I thats it]

Christ that’s gone up £300 a tonne since yesterday
25/5/5 was £636 yesterday

we ordered 24.0.16 yesterday £656, but will it ever arrive?

 

[crazy_bull]

It’s always the case nowadays that things go up before the fact. The fert sold today has already been made and subsequent costs incurred. It shouldn’t be going up as much as it is.

Should grain farmers be selling their corn for what it cost them + small margin, or for what the market will stand?

C B

 

[livestock 1]

Good question. In November the story off one firm was that the fert that had been made with the expensive gas would be sold by late spring. This was priced at November values. The prediction then was gas price would stabilise (it did drop somewhat after then for a while) and once this fert had been sold the price would drop. Although I agree to some degree what you are both saying it would appear that the price has gone in the opposite direction even though there’s some cheaper made fertiliser in storage still to be sold. Now some firms have declared that they won’t capitalise out of farmers in this situation just to throw into the equation. It all points to a bigger mark up on exciting product in storage rather than manufacturing costs being passed on.

 

[livestock 1]

we ordered 24.0.16 yesterday £656, but will it ever arrive?

I hope so! I tried to order some yesterday but prices were withdrawn and I was added to a list. I’ve never ordered fertiliser as early as this for many years. I came up with an equation to manage it in the £630’s and make sense of it all.

 

[Goffer]

Yara 37n £990 m3

 

[bobajob]

Yara 27-5-5 £930!

Not buying at that, it makes no sense

 

[Northern territory]

They wouldn’t be in business very long if they based their prices on the cost of raw materials when they bought them rather than the price to replace them when they sell the finished product.

I partly agree but it never seems to work as fast the other way

 

[snipe]

we ordered 24.0.16 yesterday £656, but will it ever arrive?

That was a good buy. Anything with nitrogen above 20 was £800+

 

[Northern territory]

Hoping to get some 27.6.6 delivered this morning. Wish I’d bought another load when I did two weeks ago.

 

[Bossfarmer]

Surely people arent still buying the fert for this year? Are yous buying early for 2023? That could be wise

 

[livestock 1]

Surely people arent still buying the fert for this year? Are yous buying early for 2023? That could be wise

Mine doesn’t go on until a bit later on

 

[Rookie]

Monday, ordered 26n 31so3 for £650.
I'd imagine it went up by £250 yesterday.?
Can't see it falling back quickly if Europe are reducing gas supplies.
Crazy times.

 

[aangus]

Has anyone put fert on grass yet? Cumbria and further north that is.

 

[Jimdog1]

Surely people arent still buying the fert for this year? Are yous buying early for 2023? That could be wise

I have enough fertiliser for the spring but would usually buy as I need it over the summer. I have enough fodder for this coming winter so it's possible that everything will be grazed. Lamb and beef prices are going to have to lift dramatically or numbers are going to dramatically reduce over the next 12 months. ☹

 

[britishblue]

Put some p and k on in January when it was bone dry. No N yet as hard frosts this week!

 

[Stw88]

Has anyone put fert on grass yet? Cumbria and further north that is.

Normally put some urea on reseeded grass fields pre lambing around the 20th weather permitting but starting to think that al just leave it in the shed.