# Late fertiliser ordering could hamper deliveries - Farmers Weekly

> UK fertiliser buyers have been slow to order spring nitrogen, with about 20% of the arable spring nitrogen market and up to 60% of grassland still unbooked. Urea is trading at £248-255/t delivered and UK-produced ammonium nitrate is available at a flat price through April.

- Date: 2018-03-01 · published 2018-03-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region UK · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/66297-late-fertiliser-ordering-could-hamper-deliveries-farmers-weekly
- Commodities: [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md)

## Why it matters

Late ordering and a possible delivery squeeze in spring could lift UK delivered nitrogen prices, while firm urea markets suggest autumn prices will not fall early.

## Read by commodity

- UREA: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| UREA | 2026-01-28 | [Fertiliser prices start to rise amid supply disruption - Farmers Weekly](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21367-fertiliser-prices-start-to-rise-amid-supply-disruption-farmers-weekly.md) | +10.6% | +12.6% |
| UREA | 2022-09-21 | [Limited AN supply sees further move to urea - Farmers Weekly](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39895-limited-an-supply-sees-further-move-to-urea-farmers-weekly.md) | -0.4% | -7.5% |
| UREA | 2022-07-06 | [Fertiliser supply chain \| Maersk](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40414-fertiliser-supply-chain-maersk.md) | +2.2% | +13.7% |
| UREA | 2022-04-04 | [Fertilizer Logistics May Be Challenging \| Red River Farm Network](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16722-fertilizer-logistics-may-be-challenging-red-river-farm-network.md) | -8.5% | -27.6% |
| UREA | 2025-06-01 | [The price of phosphate fertilisers continues to rise and everything indicates that there will be an upturn in urea prices – Dezba Inspection](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4338-the-price-of-phosphate-fertilisers-continues-to-rise-and-everything-indicates.md) | -18.3% | -14.1% |

## Sources

- fwi.co.uk: https://www.fwi.co.uk/business/late-fertiliser-ordering-could-hamper-deliveries

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