Recent rain has shifted the sentiment of many on the east coast, but prices for a lot of commodities remain unstable. Given the effect of continued bombing in the middle east, many analysts are nervous on diesel, energy and fertiliser pricing from August onwards. Domestic urea fertiliser pricing is very soft given the slower
Still no joy with crop input costs as both fertiliser and diesel pricing remain high for the farmers. The below graph shows the affects of the conflict on the global commodities Urea, DAP, wheat, brent crude oil v's Brisbane's Diesel Terminal gate price.
GENERAL NEWS The effects of the conflict are consuming the entire sector with the rapidly increasing input costs and supply chain issues posing challenges to the whole industry. The urea price and diesel price have been on a similar trajectory over the last few weeks. Urea up ~75%, and Diesel has nearly doubled up from 166c/lt
GENERAL NEWS Most growing regions have received some rain over the last month, and some have seen flooding. However the majority of growing areas require a lot more moisture to give confidence for the winter season. On the upside there has been some movement in most global commodity prices with products such as wheat, canola & cotton
The Pacific Fertiliser & Regyp operations will shutdown for the Christmas/New Year break over the following dates: Last Truck Loading - 4pm on Thursday 18th December 2024 Restart Truck Loading - 730am on Monday 5th January 2024 There will be limited coverage over the shutdown period, so if you require product during the above dates, please contact the
Pacific Fertiliser News - Nov 2025 GENERAL NEWS Harvest is well underway with equipment and trucks making the slow journey south. The North has seen some good numbers, but yields will reduce as the action heads south of Dubbo. Stripping will slow as more rain is predicted this weekend. Commodity prices remain under pressure for
Pacific Fertiliser News - Sept 2025 WEATHER Growing conditions vary greatly from North to South on the East Coast. Southern NSW needs rain, and this week's forecast for SA, VIC, and NSW could help prevent cutting crops for hay. Northern harvest has started and summer crop sowing is underway in SQLD and NNSW, with the
Please see a brief market wrap for the 8th August below. The insight explains the main forces that affect global and domestic fertiliser pricing. Current Australian fertiliser prices for Urea and AP's are at the top of the range trading around Urea $880 and MAP $1300 per tonne . High fertiliser prices coupled with
WEATHER There is a big difference in soil moisture profiles from the north to the south on the East Coast. South Australia being the worst, with the effect of the drier conditions slowly creeping north towards Dubbo. Rain falls in central and south west NSW areas have been very patchy with most growers desperate for some decent
A brief history of IPF The fertiliser distribution business, Incitec Pivot Fertilisers (IPF) was sold to Ridleys in May 2025. Incitec Pivot Limited (IPL) recently changed its name to Dyno Nobel in April 2025. Dyno Nobel Limited was acquired by IPL back in 2008. The recent name change to Dyno Nobel Limited was a
