Lime Costs

[snipe]

Not had to buy any before, how much is it a ton and how much to spread it. Is mag lime the same price as calcium lime. Just want an idea on price so I know I’m not getting my leg lifted.

 

[Jon 3085]

Not had to buy any before, how much is it a ton and how much to spread it. Is mag lime the same price as calcium lime. Just want an idea on price so I know I’m not getting my leg lifted.

£25.50/t spread

 

[lloyd]

Is that cotswold lime?
Had some delivered today same colour.

 

[Jon 3085]

Is that cotswold lime?
Had some delivered today same colour.

Yes

 

[MrNoo]

Yes

I've had 100t delivered, same colour, did wonder if it came from quarry up the road but was told it wasnt, was unsure where it came from.

 

[Jon 3085]

I've had 100t delivered, same colour, did wonder if it came from quarry up the road but was told it wasnt, was unsure where it came from.

Usually comes from Huntsman quarry.

 

[chaffcutter]

Price depending on haulage cost for distance from quarry, £20 plus haul roughly?

 

[neilo]

Price depending on haulage cost for distance from quarry, £20 plus haul roughly?

^this. Cost quoted is irrelevant unless it’s in the same area as the OP.

It’s over £30/t here, delivered and spread for example, for lime that’s not as good as that above from Huntsman’s.

 

[lloyd]

^this. Cost quoted is irrelevant unless it’s in the same area as the OP.

It’s over £30/t here, delivered and spread for example, for lime that’s not as good as that above from Huntsman’s.

Is Nash rocks too far a haul?

 

[neilo]

Is Nash rocks too far a haul?

That’s where some of it comes from locally.

 

[limestone brash]

Mag lime seems cheaper than calcium lime and has the same NV - why doesn’t everyone use mag lime ?

 

[Stw88]

Mag lime seems cheaper than calcium lime and has the same NV - why doesn’t everyone use mag lime ?

Most paces round here are sky highin mag. Calcium lime needed to balance things out.

 

[Will Blackburn]

Price pales into insignificance against quality, I’ve just had some proper ground limestone for £4.50 more than screened. ?

 

[Ffermer Bach]

Mag lime seems cheaper than calcium lime and has the same NV - why doesn’t everyone use mag lime ?
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prices depend on what lime is dug up locally to you, as transport is the killer, what you need or use depends on the magnesium content of the soil, could be you are already high enough on the magnesium index.

 

[TripleSix]

The lime we had spread last year was £16/ton all in.

Not a long haul from Malton

 

[Wombat]

Had a quote for £17 a tonne spread a month ago

 

[Wombat]

Had a quote for £17 a tonne spread a month ago

 

[bobk]

Am I the only one who thinks mag lime is shite .

 

[Cab-over Pete]

Usually comes from Huntsman quarry.

^this. Cost quoted is irrelevant unless it’s in the same area as the OP.

It’s over £30/t here, delivered and spread for example, for lime that’s not as good as that above from Huntsman’s.

I would be willing to bet a lot of money that the lime shown is not Huntsman Lime from Naunton Quarry.

If you were told it was @Jon 3085 then I would start asking some serious questions. I spread up to 16,000 tonnes per year from Huntsmans and I’ve never seen it that colour or that moist.

Plus, as far as I know, I am the only merchant they supply in the UK. That’s what they tell me anyway.

Happy to be proved wrong, but I have a sneaky feeling you’ve been sold something other than Naunton lime.

 

[Jon 3085]

I would be willing to bet a lot of money that the lime shown is not Huntsman Lime from Naunton Quarry.

If you were told it was @Jon 3085 then I would start asking some serious questions. I spread up to 16,000 tonnes per year from Huntsmans and I’ve never seen it that colour or that moist.

Plus, as far as I know, I am the only merchant they supply in the UK. That’s what they tell me anyway.

Happy to be proved wrong, but I have a sneaky feeling you’ve been sold something other than Naunton lime.

I never asked where it came from,1 of 3 quarry’s down there is all I know.