Fertilizer thoughts

[ajl]

Last number of years the fertilizer price dropped for any seeding after the May long weekend around here. So far buying when needed has not cost much more than prebuying and storing fertilizer. Too much risk to prebuy and have the fertilizer company store it. I write the check after it is in my truck. With operating loan renewals becoming an issue, it is likely the spring shortages do not materialize for the third year in a row.

[AlbertaFarmer5]

Does anyone know where to get current Average Weekly Retail fertilizer
prices without a subscription?
Usually book end of year but wonder about maybe a price drop between
now and spring and so waiting and want to monitor- without asking
salespersons and having to endlessly answer phone during traditionally
slow season.

Bryce Knorr does one for the US market.

https://www.farmprogress.com/story-weekly-fertilizer-review-fertilizer-prices-could-be-bottoming-17-30462 https://www.farmprogress.com/story-weekly-fertilizer-review-fertilizer-prices-could-be-bottoming-17-30462

[fjlip]

SHHH....we are all competitors, only you got the SPECIAL price, but don't tell...

[malleefarmer]

Good mates with a commission trader of fert buys fert on sells makes his 20 per tonne regardless of price only small part of his business reckons can’t go much lower suggest jan will be low point for April delivery

Basically $130 per tonne less than last year here

[flea beetle]

Just bought today. Delivered in January. N-$487/T P-$653/T K-$458/T S-$437/T

High? Low? East Central Alberta.

Supposed to start going up due to fertilizer companies idling production.

[helmsdale]

Booked 610 esn, 575 11-52.

Pickup jan/feb

Local retailer is now quoting a price with a $4/Mt "blending" charge... gotta get that ROI somehow.

[grassfarmer]

Paid $515 for 46.0.0 yesterday with dealer storing until spring. $85 down on the year.

[bucket]

Booked 610 esn, 575 11-52.

Pickup jan/feb

Local retailer is now quoting a price with a $4/Mt "blending" charge... gotta get that ROI somehow.

I thought that is what 3 and 4 tank carts are for..blending....so you can buy straight product....

[woodland]

Paid $515 for 46.0.0 yesterday with dealer storing until spring. $85 down on the year.

As long as the dealer doesn’t go bankrupt or commits fraud and stashes everyone’s prepay money in a secret hiding place while walking away from the company. BTDT (didn’t even get a T-shirt, only lots of paperwork to fill and probably a few pennies whenever the lawyers are done with it)

Currently have all fertilizer delivered and not paid for. Told the outfits to stop by for cheque’s but none seem in a hurry.

P.S. Bins are cheaper than you might think. Paid $470 for delivered urea here. Bins for urea cost us $180/T so four years (4yrs X $45/T) and they’re paid for. Plus I can load anytime and no lineups at the nearest batch plant 50 km away to deal with.

[bucket]

As long as the dealer doesn’t go bankrupt or commits fraud and stashes everyone’s prepay money in a secret hiding place while walking away from the company. BTDT (didn’t even get a T-shirt, only lots of paperwork to fill and probably a few pennies whenever the lawyers are done with it)

Currently have all fertilizer delivered and not paid for. Told the outfits to stop by for cheque’s but none seem in a hurry.

P.S. Bins are cheaper than you might think. Paid $470 for delivered urea here. Bins for urea cost us $180/T so four years (4yrs X $45/T) and they’re paid for. Plus I can load anytime and no lineups at the nearest batch plant 50 km away to deal with.

Just curious ...what does the loading and unloading equipment cost????