01 February 2024

Fertiliser markets update and is Polysulphate for you?

The fertiliser supply chain & costs have been volatile over the past couple of years, Liam Dunphy, Managing Director of Gouldings, & Peter Scott, Technical Director of The Fertiliser Division in Origin Enterprises Ireland/UK, join Michael Hennessy to talk about the fertiliser market and Polysulphate

Liam explains how the Irish fertiliser market has shrunk by about a third over the past two year, mainly due to price issues.  He is particularly worried about the drop-off in the use of Phosphate and Potash. 

Peter then gives a rundown of a mined rock called Polysulphate which is rich in potash (11.6%) and sulphur (19.2%), which, Peter says, for tillage farmers, the product is generally within an N,P,K blend.

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