Seeds
Our new catalogue for 2025 is enclosed with updated information and mixtures for all your seed requirements. The welcome current spell of dry weather has certainly got the phone ringing, but please don’t be tempted to drill mixtures containing legumes and herbs too early. Their seedlings will not stand any frost and could mean expensive re-drilling. Grass seed supply is good and so prices remain stable, whereas clovers, legumes and herbs are in shorter supply resulting in price increases and some gaps in availability. Red Clover values have doubled in the last two years! Full details of all our mixtures, straights and SFI option are in the new catalogue. The sudden and unexpected news yesterday that DEFRA was closing the SFI scheme to new applications is a shock to farming and its allied industries. Seed production, importation and mixing is a complex global supply chain that needs a clear long term direction from government if its objectives of food security and nature recovery are to be met. We look forward to DEFRA opening SFI to applications for 2026 as soon as is practical.
Update Spring 2025* 12th March 2025
| CF Nitram (1st half May only | £379 |
| Imported Ammonium Nitrate (Dec) | £370 |
| Protected Urea 46% N (Dec) | £475 |
| Urea 46% N (Dec) | £435 |
| Imported 27N + 12So3 Compound | £380 |
| Imported 26N + 37S03 Compound | £385 |
| Blended 0.20.30 *Based on full loads and 28 day payment. |
£410 |
Fertiliser
Ammonium Nitrate has increased by around £50 a tonne since Xmas, driven by rising gas prices and busy trading. Phosphate and Potash have also firmed on the back of the Nitrogen price. The spring rush will soon be over and we may see values come back from May onwards, pulled back by the struggling arable sector and more land planted to SFI schemes. , The possibility of a ceasefire in Ukraine should lead to lower gas prices, and relatively poor commodity prices globally, may mean cheaper Nitrogen fertiliser once we move to “new season” pricing in late May / early June.
Hay & Straw
It looks like there will be enough straw to go round this year, avoiding a repeat of last years spike in prices. More barley straw now coming on the market, means its better value than wheat at present. Wheat straw demand has been strong all through the winter but will soon tail off if the current dry weather continues, and stock can be turned out earlier than the last two years. The hay market is still over supplied, with excellent quality being moved at relatively low money. An early turnout will result in significant carry over of hay to next winter.
We welcome your enquiries.