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<blockquote data-quote="teslacoils" data-source="post: 7797062" data-attributes="member: 127792"><p>I wouldn't expect my buying group to "take a position" on fert without confirmed customer orders. Buying groups don't run their members businesses so without orders why would they buy fert?</p><p></p><p>I get a sheet every year where I can out in my fert needs, and confirm if this is a firm order to purchase. If I don't put it down as a firm order I get a call when the season kicks off to sort it. We've been made aware of the fert situation several times earlier in the season. </p><p></p><p>This year I ordered nothing in advance. Come September I rang the buying group and was told there simply were no terms on fert that day. I told the lass that as soon as there were terms I'd buy. She rang back on the Monday, we confirmed an (at the time) appalling price. It's due on Wednesday. It's still £200+ a ton cheaper than spot.</p><p></p><p>My frontier rep had *no nitrogen fert* available to sell me between 16the September and 1st October. My gleadell rep very candidly told me the price for piamon was dear but that it would look a great price a few weeks later. And it does. Must admit that I let my pride get in the way of a deal this year, and that it has cost me maybe £9k. But on the flip side that's still looking like £11k better than today's prices, and will be in the shed. </p><p></p><p>Exactly how much fert has actually been imported since June, and is scheduled to arrive before April? It's naff all. UK fert sales are low for the time of year and the logistics between now and then are not good. Today's lorry driver had come out of retirement to help a family firm out for a bit.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="teslacoils, post: 7797062, member: 127792"] I wouldn't expect my buying group to "take a position" on fert without confirmed customer orders. Buying groups don't run their members businesses so without orders why would they buy fert? I get a sheet every year where I can out in my fert needs, and confirm if this is a firm order to purchase. If I don't put it down as a firm order I get a call when the season kicks off to sort it. We've been made aware of the fert situation several times earlier in the season. This year I ordered nothing in advance. Come September I rang the buying group and was told there simply were no terms on fert that day. I told the lass that as soon as there were terms I'd buy. She rang back on the Monday, we confirmed an (at the time) appalling price. It's due on Wednesday. It's still £200+ a ton cheaper than spot. My frontier rep had *no nitrogen fert* available to sell me between 16the September and 1st October. My gleadell rep very candidly told me the price for piamon was dear but that it would look a great price a few weeks later. And it does. Must admit that I let my pride get in the way of a deal this year, and that it has cost me maybe £9k. But on the flip side that's still looking like £11k better than today's prices, and will be in the shed. Exactly how much fert has actually been imported since June, and is scheduled to arrive before April? It's naff all. UK fert sales are low for the time of year and the logistics between now and then are not good. Today's lorry driver had come out of retirement to help a family firm out for a bit. [/QUOTE]
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