Fertiliser prices?

blue5000

Did anyone on here get any quotes for next spring fertiliser, Urea, P and K in particular?

snowman707

no

but reckon up about 50 % on last year,

will be going out with slurry as soon as legal, and weather permits, hope to avoid the bag till april at least

blue5000

Thanks for that Snowman, I wonder are they just ball-hopping the high prices to see what the market will bear?

snowman707

http://farmingforum.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=43834

dar31

cant see it going down by much any how.
bought a artic load pre xmas just in case, and if it does go down, will get the benefit of the reduction.
shaping up to be an expensive year for fert and feed.

5live

Journal were quoting 460 for urea and 360 for can with pasture and cut sward at 420 if i remember right. And all due to rise as merchants not ordering forward due to farmers not ordering and balances left on accounts from last year. A bit like 2008 by all accounts:(

John_F

as the boys in the co op say: "the journal arnt buying it" haha. Paper never refused ink.

although look at cozzies comment on the above link!

Agri contractor

Was talking to 2 reps today. Both say prices are rising and not to pushed in selling either. Going to put in orders tomorrow as I think myself prices will rise.

hello1

sorry lads,a bit off topic - what is the opinion on spreading 0-7-30 on land early in year. Told by reps planner land doesn't need it. Some of the old guys around hear swear by it, they claim its a great base and sets land up for year. Land would be light. its a question of agreeing with science or years of experience.

Dunedin

hello1 wrote: »

sorry lads,a bit off topic - what is the opinion on spreading 0-7-30 on land early in year. Told by reps planner land doesn't need it. Some of the old guys around hear swear by it, they claim its a great base and sets land up for year. Land would be light. its a question of agreeing with science or years of experience.

if you've been told by planner not to shake it (assuming he did soil samples), then definity don't waste your money on doing someing that doesn't need doing.

that was fine years ago when fert was cheap but not now.......... :mad:

blue5000

maybe just use muriate of potash instead on silage ground, it is 50% k, has no p.

5live

hello1 wrote: »

sorry lads,a bit off topic - what is the opinion on spreading 0-7-30 on land early in year. Told by reps planner land doesn't need it. Some of the old guys around hear swear by it, they claim its a great base and sets land up for year. Land would be light. its a question of agreeing with science or years of experience.

If it doesnt need it , dont spread it. You have a 'quota' of nitrogen and phosphorous and should spread it where it is needed to maximise your investment in fertiliser. Too much P will get washed out. Too much K can lead to grass tetany

whelan1

our soil test results always show we dont need to spread 0's , but my dad says that anytime he skipped the o's there was no growth:cool:

leg wax

whelan1 wrote: »

our soil test results always show we dont need to spread 0's , but my dad says that anytime he skipped the o's there was no growth:cool:

i had the same problem until i spread more lime and last year was great for grass with only urea spread,all the p'k was locked into the soil in some way as far as i can see.

cattle man

well lads got quote for CAN today at 310 a ton collected
up from 205 a ton this time last year.:(

mossy1

i was asked a questoin on monday... how much fertilizer a farmer with around 150 cow on 250 acres would use or how much it would cost?? it been recking my head i usually have answers for everything!!

jeff greene

mossy1 wrote: »

i was asked a questoin on monday... how much fertilizer a farmer with around 150 cow on 250 acres would use or how much it would cost?? it been recking my head i usually have answers for everything!!

Last year I spend 1.87c/l on fert so you can work it from there.

delaval

Was quoted today delivered
18-6-12 420
14-2.5-5 430
Urea 435

How does this sound?
Does anyone else have prices?

severeoversteer

cans plus s 348 euro
can 340 euro
18 6 12 440 euro
0 7 30 450 euro
richland replenish 435 440 euro
gran lime 150 - 175
10 10 20 450

in galway
every merchant in connacht is the same:rolleyes:

hugo29

severeoversteer wrote: »

cans plus s 348 euro
can 340 euro
18 6 12 440 euro
0 7 30 450 euro
richland replenish 435 440 euro
gran lime 150 - 175
10 10 20 450

in galway
every merchant in connacht is the same:rolleyes:

Paid 480 for 10 10 20

bbam

€435 for 18-6-12, delivered

Bigbird1

bbam wrote: »

€435 for 18-6-12, delivered

Where abouts are you

bbam

Bigbird1 wrote: »

Where abouts are you

Cavan, that was pay on order price.

vanderbadger

severeoversteer wrote: »

cans plus s 348 euro
can 340 euro
18 6 12 440 euro
0 7 30 450 euro
richland replenish 435 440 euro
gran lime 150 - 175
10 10 20 450

in galway
every merchant in connacht is the same:rolleyes:

do you deal with arrabawn in athenry by any chance, they seem to have a massive business there, i meet them sending fertilizer inclare on the way back home from work

joe man utd

On the subject of fertilizer, what would be the best to spread on silage ground that got watery slurry @ 2000 gals to the acre 2 weeks ago?? I'm thinking of covering 40 acres on sat morn....

mahoney_j

18 6 12 425 del
urea 430 del
can 320 del
sull can 330
27 2.5 5 420

delaval

mahoney_j wrote: »

18 6 12 425 del
urea 430 del
can 320 del
sull can 330
27 2.5 5 420

What are the credit terms?

mahoney_j

Went for 8 tonne of pasture sward,8 tonne sulfa can and 4 tonne can.half at end of may and balance at end of june

bogman_bass

20-4-10+s €410 bulk

case885

mahoney_j wrote: »

18 6 12 425 del
urea 430 del
can 320 del
sull can 330
27 2.5 5 420

who do you deal with?

simx

18.6.12 425 delivered
can 325 delivered

whelan1

bogman_bass wrote: »

20-4-10+s €410 bulk

410 big bag collected

Wildsurfer

severeoversteer wrote: »

cans plus s 348 euro
can 340 euro
18 6 12 440 euro
0 7 30 450 euro
richland replenish 435 440 euro
gran lime 150 - 175
10 10 20 450

Sorry for bringing back an old thread but just to highlight some positives ..that fertilizer price and weather(for most) weren't too bad this year. I got the following quotes today for similar to above: CAN €195. Urea €285. 18 6 12 €295 10 10 20 €355.
Now just for milk price to stay on its upward trajectory and another good grass growing year in 2017!

visatorro

250 collected for can, local merchant.

dw2016

visatorro wrote: »

250 collected for can, local merchant.

335 cut sward
345 pasture sward
Delivered

bogman_bass

18-6-12 370 in bulk collected from local co-op

locha

bogman_bass wrote: »

18-6-12 in bulk collected from local co-op

335 for 18-6-12 bulk deliverd

bogman_bass

locha wrote: »

bogman_bass wrote: »

18-6-12 in bulk collected from local co-op

335 for 18-6-12 bulk deliverd

I left out the price. Oops! Fixed now.

Good job I only got a time and a half. Looks like I was getting rode

CHOPS01

Last few years pasture sward is what has been spread here.
Without doing soil tests to know exactly would it be beneficial to go with 18.6.12 instead this year.
Old pasture with low stocking rate

mahoney_j

CHOPS01 wrote: »

Last few years pasture sward is what has been spread here.
Without doing soil tests to know exactly would it be beneficial to go with 18.6.12 instead this year.
Old pasture with low stocking rate

Go back a step and find out what soil ph is like ,if not right u need to spread lime ,wasting money spreading o&k if not

Timmaay

Any prices on urea? 350 to 380 the quotes I've got over the last few days.

mahoney_j

Timmaay wrote: »

Any prices on urea? 350 to 380 the quotes I've got over the last few days.

280 ........2 months ago tho !!!!

GrasstoMilk

Any prices on cut sward and sulfa can?

J.O. Farmer

GrasstoMilk wrote: »

Any prices on cut sward and sulfa can?

360 for 18 6 12. Cut sward should be similar

Dunedin

GrasstoMilk wrote: »

Any prices on cut sward and sulfa can?

Be careful, don't want to be sharing state secrets with the crew from the Purchasing Group thread......

johnnyw20

Paid €293 a ton for sulcan today

RightTurnClyde

GrasstoMilk wrote: »

Any prices on cut sward and sulfa can?

Sulfa Can €265 delivered into the yard yesterday, on account.

Keepgrowing

18/6/12 €330 big bags ouote as of yesterday

whelan2

24-2.5-10. €320 delivered top lift big bags. Big difference in price. Shop around.

Muckit

Are lads fussy about brands? Not that I specified myself but I still find Gouldings the best.

I got grassland agro compound and nearly every second bag the granules were a noticeably different colour. Make you wonder have they been mixed right.

Find some brands more dusty than others too.

blackdog1

Muckit wrote:

Are lads fussy about brands? Not that I specified myself but I still find Gouldings the best.

Muckit wrote:

I got grassland agro compound and nearly every second bag the granules were a noticeably different colour. Make you wonder have they been mixed right.

Muckit wrote:

Find some brands more dusty than others too.

I stick to the same brand as I find sometimes cheaper stuff has smaller granules and comes out quicker also alot of the cheaper ones if they get a tiny bit of rain they are a disaster. I have an open top vicon so that's why I have that problem