# Price pressure grows as fertiliser stocks wait for buyers - Farmers Weekly

> UK fertiliser prices are under pressure as merchants hold large stocks and sellers seek cash, while waterlogged fields have kept machinery idle and cut demand. Importers had also stocked urea and imported ammonium nitrate ahead of the 31 October Brexit deadline, and a stronger pound has made imported product look expensive.

- Date: 2019-10-31 · published 2019-10-31T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region UK · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/5190-price-pressure-grows-as-fertiliser-stocks-wait-for-buyers-farmers-weekly
- Commodities: [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md)

## Why it matters

Heavy trade stocks and weak autumn demand point to softer urea prices in the UK near term, though tight haulage could disrupt delivery. Lower fertiliser costs help feed-grain and livestock margins only modestly.

## Read by commodity

- UREA: bearish ▼

## Sources

- fwi.co.uk: https://www.fwi.co.uk/business/markets-and-trends/input-prices/price-pressure-grows-as-fertiliser-stocks-wait-for-buyers

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