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Yara Australia, who specialise in Crop nutrition has announced that it will sell its Yara Nipro liquid fertiliser business to Incitec Pivot Fertilisers.

Subject to ACCC approval, the transaction is expected to be complete later this year. It will include production plants at Moree and Griffith (both in NSW) and Boundary Bend (in Victoria) and distribution and administration operations. This addition will increase IPF’s liquid nitrogen capacity and footprint.

“IPF is making an investment of circa $20 million,” IPF’s CFO Chris Opperman said in a statement, adding that the acquisition occurs as parent company Incitect Pivot Limited plans to separate IPF into a standalone business.

“The addition of Yara Nipro to IPF is entirely in line with plans to expand the business and seize opportunities that will see it thrive following the proposed separation,” added Jeanne Johns, CEO of ASX-listed Incitec Pivot Limited (IPL.)

The Weather Continues into May
Lets hope this unsettled weather isn’t a sign of things to come. Harvesting Summer crops is proving just as tricky as stripping last years winter crops.

However with the storms come positives such as higher moisture levels and we need to remind ourselves that, “There’s more money in Mud”.

Given the good soil moisture levels across most growing areas, we are seeing the majority of growers taking advantage of the good conditions with their winter planting programs.

With prices still strong for grains & livestock the outlook for the year is positive.

Fertiliser Update
Fertiliser pricing in the second quarter has seen phosphate fertilisers including AP’s remain firm, with replacement costs still rising.

Urea pricing remains volatile, so forecasted pricing for the top dressing window is hard to predict, especially with the current international forces.

Most growers will have to replenish removed nutrients from two good years and account for hopefully another high yielding winter crop when calculating fertiliser rates for sowing.

Please contact our office for fertiliser pricing from all Eastern Ports. We currently have MAP/DAP at competitive prices and also Urea and SSP for those looking to capitalise on the good start.

Like all commodity prices we are playing in an unstable global market and things can change daily.

Balanced Soils
With fertiliser and commodity prices high, it pays to understand your soils better to achieve the best results. Using & understanding data from soil tests, soil mapping and yield maps is important.

Balanced and uniform soils in your paddocks can utilise & store moisture better and assist the plants uptake the nutrients available to produce higher yielding crops and pastures.

Pacific Fertiliser has various soil mapping and variable rate controlled spreaders to help farmers achieve more uniform paddocks.

Tailored Blends
Tailored fertiliser blends can offer value in this time of higher input costs for growers.

Pacific Fertiliser can not only supply straight fertilisers, but more importantly tailored fertiliser blends (granular or powder) with additives including the major trace elements plus other additives including carbon, humates, manures, silica and liquid additives such as biology, wetting agents and other chemicals.

We have the ability to use normal fertilisers in the tailored blends or other products like granular soft rock phosphate and guano. We are happy to price blends to meet your soil & stock requirements

Gypsum comes in various grades of quality and it is worth investigating what each supplier is offering to compare apples with apples.

Gypsum products are generally Graded into the following categories:

• Grade 1 Gypsum – contains >15% Sulphur (S) and >19% Calcium (Ca) – aka Grade A gypsum
• Grade 2 Gypsum – contains >12.5% Sulphur (S) and >15.5% Calcium (Ca) – aka Grade B gypsum
• Grade 3 Gypsum – contains >10% Sulphur (S) and >12.5% Calcium (Ca)  – aka Grade C gypsum

Bulk MAP & DAP Fertiliser is available ex Geelong fertiliser port, Newcastle fertiliser port and other ports such as Brisbane fertiliser port.

Both DAP & MAP Fertiliser products are available now until end April for winter sowing.

We also have starter fertiliser and some phosphates left. Sorry there is very limited to no Urea and SOA available at this time.

Contact the office for pricing. ph 1300473479 or visit www.pacificfertiliser.com for more information on fertilisers, phosphate rock and other Ag minerals such as gypsum, ag lime and dolomite.

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Free hay for flood affected farmers March 2022.

Pacific Fertiliser can deliver full truck loads of hay into Northern NSW and the Lockyer Valley for larger flood affected producers.

Northern NSW Diary and Graziers would be charged a subsided freight price of $500 per load (if you can help with making the freight free please call).

For full truck load deliveries the growers must have appropriate truck access for large semi trailers and a hardstand pad to unload.

Bales are high quality Rhodes grass and Meastmaster grass blend (Rhodes/Panic/Bluegrass).

Large Squares 8x4x3 and 4×4’ Round hay bales available.

To minimise the freight cost for those in need, we would be delivering the hay in our truck & dog tippers.

Please call the office on 1300473497 or email sales@pacificfertiliser.com to arrange a load of hay.

Other free hay products for flood affected farmers are some older sorghum silage rounds and barley large squares.

This offer is for larger flood affected producers only, that can accept and utilise full truck loads of hay in their operations.

For more info on the hay products visit www.pacificfarming.com.au 

How will Russia’s invasion of Ukraine affect global fertiliser prices?

Since last week we have already since a lot of volatility in global fertiliser commodity prices, with Urea being the biggest mover.

The pricing and supply uncertainties stem from whether the invasion of Ukraine will lead to further supply disruption and higher energy prices which will be key for the next two months in terms of fertiliser prices. The pricing issues in the near term will be very firm because the replacement values for fertiliser products will be very expensive.

The Numbers – Russia accounts for the following global fertiliser volumes:

• 24% of global ammonia exports in 2020;
• Approx 40% of global ammonium nitrate trade in 2020;
• Approx 13% of global urea trade;
• Approx 17% of total global trade in finished phosphate fertilisers (incl. NPK);
• Approx 20% of world potash trade with Belarus accounting for another 20% of world trade.