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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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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…

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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…

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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…

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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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How the carbon tax on fertiliser will impact farm businesses

A Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (Cbam) is due to be implemented by the government from 1 January 2027, leading to higher fertiliser costs on farm. However, the industry is still…

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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…

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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…

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Farm contractors point to steeper charges for 2025/26

Agricultural contractors are looking to put up charges by almost 6% this year to keep ahead of their own rising costs, according to results from the latest survey by the…

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Fertiliser shortage hits farms as spring demand picks up

Extremely tight supplies of fertiliser in the UK and strong seasonal demand have left farm businesses scrambling for inputs and facing lengthy delivery delays, with some orders not being fulfilled…

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US tariffs hit fuel and fertiliser markets

Farm businesses could benefit from lower red diesel prices in the short term as a result of disruption to global markets. However, other input costs, such as fertiliser, remain firm.…

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Treasury quashes rumours of red diesel tax hike

The Treasury has dismissed growing concerns about a potential increase in tax on red diesel used by farmers, reassuring agricultural businesses that no such change will be made in the…

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