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Fertiliser prices continue to rise steadily

Fertiliser deliveries have been "mad busy" according to merchants for the last three to four weeks with no sign of a let up.

NEWS 19 March 2025

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Malting meeting: top considerations and questions

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Fertiliser prices holding steady this week

Fertiliser prices holding steady this week

Fertiliser prices holding steady this week

NEWS 5 March 2025

Price offers close with low uptake on malting

Price offers close with low uptake on malting

Price offers close with low uptake on malting

NEWS 26 February 2025

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Fertiliser prices holding steady this week

Fertiliser prices holding steady this week

As volumes on the move increase, prices are keenest in the west and the border counties, perhaps in part due to older, better-priced product being on-hand.

NEWS 22 January 2025

Price offers close with low uptake on malting

Price offers close with low uptake on malting

Uptake was reported to be low on the price offer for Boortmalt suppliers, while a feed barley price offer attracted some.

NEWS 22 January 2025

Fertiliser price rise ahead of spring rush

Fertiliser price rise ahead of spring rush

Quotes from local suppliers vary significantly this week, with a few merchants still holding older stock at lower prices.

NORTHERN IRELAND 22 January 2025

Comment: seed orders less sustainable with cuts

Comment: seed orders less sustainable with cuts

Growers ordered seed long before contract cuts from Boortmalt were announced. They could have changed their cropping plans.

NEWS 22 January 2025

Editorial: malt contracts - trust works two ways

Editorial: malt contracts - trust works two ways

Both growers and merchants understand if markets are under pressure, then it filters back.

VIEWPOINTS 22 January 2025

Boortmalt cuts malting barley contracts

Boortmalt cuts malting barley contracts

Boortmalt has cut malting barley contracts across the country. Pat O'Toole and Siobhán Walsh report.

NEWS 22 January 2025

Issues with dispensing vet medicine a focus of new merchants' alliance

Issues with dispensing vet medicine a focus of new merchants' alliance

Merchants Alliance Ireland is being formed by the Irish Co-operative Organisation Society, Irish Licensed Merchants Association and Acorn Independent Merchants.

NEWS 22 January 2025

Feed prices steady but trajectory heading north

Feed prices steady but trajectory heading north

The outlook for spring according to merchants is that another price increase is on the horizon.

NEWS 22 January 2025

Editorial: loyalty on show for Liffey Mills

Editorial: loyalty on show for Liffey Mills

Loyal and informed customer base on display at Liffey Mills meeting this week.

VIEWPOINTS 22 January 2025

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