Agri-Business
An Irish MEP has called on the government to use new state aid flexibilities to ensure farmers are protected from fertiliser price surges.
N.Ireland
The UFU has secured NI cross-party political support in its call for action to address the escalating cost pressures facing farm businesses.
Grass
Fertiliser is available, "subject to local delivery constraints" but supply of urea-based products is limited, Minister Heydon has indicated.
Rural Life
The European Commission looks set to back enhanced state aid in EU member states for farmers to tackle fuel and fertiliser costs.
The nitrogen content of mineral fertilisers sold in the 2025 crop year was 349,293t, 13% higher than the 2024 crop year.
Agri Politics
Copa Cogeca and Farm Europe have both called for measures to reduce the price of fertiliser, including examining CBAM for related products.
The Ulster Farmers' Union (UFU) said it is intensifying its political engagement as pressures mount on farmers due to rising input costs.
The price of urea fertiliser in Europe rose about 40% last month as a result of the conflict in the Middle East according to a new study.
World food commodity prices rose in March for the second month in a row, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization.
The Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers' Association (ICMSA) said the government needs to understand the anger felt by farmers and contractors.
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How have fertiliser prices been impacted since the Middle East conflict unfolded and what does this mean for concentrates?
Dairy
Since the Middle East conflict unfolded fertiliser prices have rocketed, creating a danger of farmers substituting it for concentrates.
Ireland as an island is no stranger to rough waters but the economic forecast in the Middle East signals turbulent conditions are set to stay.
One million tonnes of fertiliser are currently stranded in the Persian Gulf, with Australia holding no large-scale strategic reserves
EU green groups are aiming to scupper a proposal on 'ReNure' fertiliser, which has been cited as a way to offset mineral fertiliser use.
The ICMSA has said that farming is "hurtling towards a breakdown as costs rocket upwards while prices stagnate or fall".
An Irish MEP has reacted angrily to the lack of agreement at this week's meeting of agriculture ministers on suspending the CBAM.
The European Commissioner for Agriculture has moved to downplay the possibility of the CBAM being suspended on fertiliser imports to the EU.
A political party representative has said seaweed must be "properly harnessed and protected".
A TD has called on the government to subsidise the cost of fertiliser as prices increase sharply due to the conflict in the Middle East.
Minister Martin Heydon has said he will support the suspension of the CBAM on fertiliser at a meeting of EU agriculture ministers today.
The Tánaiste and Minister for Finance Simon Harris said that farmers and the agrifood sector may “require assistance in the time ahead”.
The Spanish government has approved a support package for farmers that includes direct aid to help Spanish farmers buy fertilisers.
