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Keep up with the latest prices for agricultural production inputs, including red diesel and fuel, straw and bedding, livestock feed, crop fertiliser and agchems. See how global market pressures and trends are influencing prices for agriculture and what that means for your farm budget.

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INPUT MARKETS AND PRICES

Steep price rises put focus on machinery costs

High machinery costs, leading to a high depreciation burden, are forcing a rethink on replacement policies and how operations are managed. The relentless rise in machinery costs has pushed up…

INPUT MARKETS AND PRICES

Farm input inflation more than double rate of output rises

Rises in farm output values are being dwarfed by soaring input costs, with July estimates calculating an annual ag inflation rate of 23.5% – more than double the 10.1% growth…

INPUT MARKETS AND PRICES

Why a cohabitation agreement could help protect family farms

There has been a substantial increase in recent decades in the number of people choosing to live together without getting married. In 2020, 18% of couples who lived together in…

INPUT MARKETS AND PRICES

Water deregulation: Farms ignoring opportunity to cut bills

It has been more than two years since the water market was deregulated in England, allowing businesses to pick their own water and sewerage supplier. This followed the lead set…

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BUSINESS MANAGEMENT

Details on land control agreements to be made available

The government is planning to collect more detail about contractual agreements relating to land in England and Wales and to make it freely available. This will include, among others, contracts…

INPUT MARKETS AND PRICES

Survey shows high fertiliser prices accelerated falling trend

Average field rates, the percentage of land dressed and overall application rates of the main nutrients fell in the 2022 harvest year on both crop and grass land. The British…

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Fertiliser market developments after disruption of 2022

As an island with just one domestic ammonium nitrate (AN) manufacturer, the UK is exposed, relying heavily on imports for crucial plant nutrients. Gas had become the feedstock of choice…

MARKETS AND TRENDS

Analysis: How arable farms can ease market volatility impact

The extent to which both output and input prices have swung about in recent years has surprised even the most seasoned of farming industry stakeholders. For example, in the first…

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INPUT MARKETS AND PRICES

UK red diesel prices stable despite conflict in oil regions

Suppliers are encouraging farm businesses to stock up with red diesel now while UK fuel markets remain fairly muted, to avoid future price rises if the conflict in the Middle…

INPUT MARKETS AND PRICES

Yara struggles with feed-grade urea supplies

Livestock farmers in the UK could struggle to get hold of feed-grade urea in the short term following reports of issues affecting production at one of Yara’s plants. The fertiliser…

INPUT MARKETS AND PRICES

Fertiliser markets steady with UK reliant on imports

Fertiliser prices have shown little movement in recent months, with imported ammonium nitrate at about £350/t. Traders say the market remains fairly quiet, especially across Europe, for both liquid and…

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Mixed outlook for fertiliser with farmers reliant on imports

Fertiliser prices have eased back slightly so far in 2024, and have almost halved from where they were this time last year. Although markets have softened and appear slightly less…

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