Fertilizer Price Tracker

[KTM 450]

Quoted €245 for SulCAN today in big bags delivered.

 

[podge 23]

Who did you get that quote of KTM ?

 

[KTM 450]

I’m not sure what’s the protocol of naming suppliers on here so I am reluctant to do so. I don’t want to be unfair to any company. But it is a relatively small supplier in Cork. Conditions that apply are pay now and full load delivery when needed

 

[mixedbag]

Purchased just before Christmas, could have dealt with a couple suppliers for similar money

 

[Mid cork]

Purchased fertilizer for this year today. Sulfacan down €59 a ton, compund down €51 a ton on the same time last year. Nice bit of a reduction.

 

[Ozzy Scott]

Purchased fertilizer for this year today. Sulfacan down €59 a ton, compund down €51 a ton on the same time last year. Nice bit of a reduction.

You must have been robbed last year

 

[diesel power]

Priced up my fertilizer this evening.
Can+S 230 a ton
10:10:20 345 a ton
10:5:25 335 a ton
0:7:30 349 a ton.

 

[cormywormy]

Priced up my fertilizer this evening.
Can+S 230 a ton
10:10:20 345 a ton
10:5:25 335 a ton
0:7:30 349 a ton.

Is that bulk or bags delivered ?

 

[diesel power]

Is that bulk or bags delivered ?

Bags delivered.

 

[jf 850]

Priced up my fertilizer this evening.
Can+S 230 a ton
10:10:20 345 a ton
10:5:25 335 a ton
0:7:30 349 a ton.

I vaguely enquired about 0:7:30 yesterday . I don't use it, soil tests seem ok , using 24:2.5:10 and lots of slurry. A price of E375 made my interest even vaguer .:tdown:

 

[horsebox44]

Done abit of pricing in the past fortnight too, nothing bought yet,
all big bags, delivered.
10:10:20 €360
Can €225
Can +S €230
13:6:20+S €346.

 

[Blackwater boy]

Priced up my fertilizer this evening.
Can+S 230 a ton
10:10:20 345 a ton
10:5:25 335 a ton
0:7:30 349 a ton.

On Palletts or top lift? Serious value at those prices, especially 10-10-20, that was 420 this time last year

 

[diesel power]

On pallets BB.

 

[Arthur]

Stupid question maybe but would anyone that forward bought be after getting screwed on price?

 

[dmaxman]

Stupid question maybe but would anyone that forward bought be after getting screwed on price?

no one is forced to buy early. You take your chances same as forward selling. Have this year's fert bought and yes it's a bit dear bit the last 3 years was cheaper than spring price so one with another i reckon I'm still winning.

 

[Bog Man]

Stupid question maybe but would anyone that forward bought be after getting screwed on price?

Bought wrong by about €20 a tonne. You cannot expect to win them all . I always sell a bit forward as well equivalent to my Fertilizer purchase.Lucky enough it was not Wheat .

 

[Arthur]

Bought wrong by about €20 a tonne. You cannot expect to win them all . I always sell a bit forward as well equivalent to my Fertilizer purchase.Lucky enough it was not Wheat .

So apart from the gamble the gain is in a reduced tax bill as you would have a bigger fertilizer bill presuming it was your first year buying forward, come back to bite you on the arse if you didn't keep up the practice.

 

[ts115]

So apart from the gamble the gain is in a reduced tax bill as you would have a bigger fertilizer bill presuming it was your first year buying forward, come back to bite you on the arse if you didn't keep up the practice.

Tax bill wasn't an issue with last year's prices

 

[Arthur]

Tax bill wasn't an issue with last year's prices

I doubt that applies to all that buy fertilizer.

 

[Bog Man]

So apart from the gamble the gain is in a reduced tax bill as you would have a bigger fertilizer bill presuming it was your first year buying forward, come back to bite you on the arse if you didn't keep up the practice.

Never buy forward to reduce tax as we always do a correct stock because we would generally be carrying some unsold grain from one year to another . It is not a gamble as I am usually buying a margin because I would have some sold forward as well . Either way I only paid for some of it in December and some to be paid later . I sometimes think it is more about the merchant having some sold forward .

 

[Mf240]

I'm not a fan of buying fert or other items at year end for tax reasons, first of all technically you should add fert or fuel ect to closing stock and secondly if you buy one year you may nearly buy at the end of every year or you will have a years accounts with no fert cost

 

[Bog Man]

Would lads that buy fertilizer for tax reasons be the same lads that pay their contractor a year in advance to avoid tax .

 

[Mf240]

Would lads that buy fertilizer for tax reasons be the same lads that pay their contractor a year in advance to avoid tax .

A year late ya mean, :scratchhead:

 

[thefarminglad]

I like to buy in advance as i have money from Area aid and grain cheque and to be honest if i did not spend it on Fert it would be gone on some shiny machine that i dont really need.

 

[Cork]

Stupid question maybe but would anyone that forward bought be after getting screwed on price?

Ive bought forward the past few years, I’m at the wrong side of the price by €20/tn this year but have gained much more than that over the past couple of years.

I wouldn’t consider “screwed “ as the correct term. You make your choice at a given point in the market and take your chances. It’s not the retailer’s fault, I’m sure some of them are getting caught in a falling market too.

In the UK, on average the lowest point in the fertilizer market is usually around June. It comes a little later here I think. It’s all about the average and forward purchasers are needed to keep logistics moving - over the long term they are rewarded for doing so.