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PSQ

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Arable Farmer
Did the people that didn't buy last week really expect the price to drop?

It's hard to buy, when all CF did was start the new season with a tiny volume, to scare their customers into ordering the next allocation at an ever increasing price. You might think it was 'generosity', but from where I'm standing it looks more like a gun pointing at every farmers head.

Having said that, I've boycotted 'blue bag' since the great Yara pisstake of 2012/2013. Urea and AS only since, and no regrets.
 

Planet Bee

Member
Trade
It hadn't , they were mug hunting I think
where've you been?

it was circa £780 two weeks back

it was circa $635 last week - I'm reliably informed some 130-150kt was committed

it's now around the £720 level - for Sept-Nov delivery. This kinda makes sense if you know they produce +/- 55kt per month

Urea meanwhile...never mind.

How many tonnes are you consuming annually? Just wondered what you might be waiting for.
 

Flat 10

Member
Arable Farmer
Location
Fen Edge
where've you been?

it was circa £780 two weeks back

it was circa $635 last week - I'm reliably informed some 130-150kt was committed

it's now around the £720 level - for Sept-Nov delivery. This kinda makes sense if you know they produce +/- 55kt per month

Urea meanwhile...never mind.

How many tonnes are you consuming annually? Just wondered what you might be waiting for.
That all makes sense to me, care to elaborate on the urea never mind bit?
 

Fendt65

Member
Did the people that didn't buy last week really expect the price to drop?
It might not be that i thought it would drop i have a smallish suckler herd and make hay and haylage for the equine market,and with current prices it just doesn’t add up.
having done some figures it starts to become viable when there is a 5 in the front wether we ever see that again 🤷‍♂️.
if you go on sml there is loads of ridiculously cheap fodder so wtf
 

Planet Bee

Member
Trade
That all makes sense to me, care to elaborate on the urea never mind bit?
Sure!

The main source for UK is Egypt.

Algeria attracts duty at 6%

The last levels done would suggest farm levels would be in the range £730-£750 in big bags. The recent Egyptian sales, largely to cover short distributor sales into France and UK, have risen by around $30-$40/mt. Replacement today, I would imagine, would be at levels around £780, give or take

If you want to keep buying AN at £725, fair enough; it's a buyers prerogative. At current levels, Urea is "worth" £820, give or take? Conversely, Urea at say £780, makes AN worth about £650...

You pays your money and you takes your choice...
 

Chae1

Member
Location
Aberdeenshire
It might not be that i thought it would drop i have a smallish suckler herd and make hay and haylage for the equine market,and with current prices it just doesn’t add up.
having done some figures it starts to become viable when there is a 5 in the front wether we ever see that again 🤷‍♂️.
if you go on sml there is loads of ridiculously cheap fodder so wtf
Hope there's loads of ridiculously cheap fodder this winter. I doubt it.

I agree though on current beef prices it makes no financial sense to buy fertiliser at all.
 

Chae1

Member
Location
Aberdeenshire
Sure!

The main source for UK is Egypt.

Algeria attracts duty at 6%

The last levels done would suggest farm levels would be in the range £730-£750 in big bags. The recent Egyptian sales, largely to cover short distributor sales into France and UK, have risen by around $30-$40/mt. Replacement today, I would imagine, would be at levels around £780, give or take

If you want to keep buying AN at £725, fair enough; it's a buyers prerogative. At current levels, Urea is "worth" £820, give or take? Conversely, Urea at say £780, makes AN worth about £650...

You pays your money and you takes your choice...
Urea at 780/46=£16.90 kg

34.5 x 16.90=£583 for N equivalent?
 

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