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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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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…

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 farmers face unlevel playing field due to fertiliser tax

Concerns have been raised that UK farmers risk being left at a significant disadvantage to other global producers as a result of a carbon tax on imported fertiliser. Several industry…

INPUT MARKETS AND PRICES

ICL expands presence in UK fertiliser market

Global soil nutrition and minerals company ICL has acquired GreenBest, a Somerset-based specialist fertiliser manufacturer. ICL is a major player in global fertiliser markets, with more than 12,000 employees and…

INPUT MARKETS AND PRICES

Fertiliser prices steady as concerns mount over future tax

GB fertiliser markets have remained flat for the majority of 2024 with limited demand on-farm, but tighter supplies both in the UK and across Europe plus higher gas bills may…

INPUT MARKETS AND PRICES

Geopolitics creates volatility in global fertiliser markets

The fertiliser trade continues to be particularly unpredictable with heavy fluctuations in prices as a result of geopolitical tensions. Markets have wavered for some time, firstly driven by the war…

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