Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 8 July 2026
167. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for a breakdown by product type of the amount of fertiliser purchased by Irish farmers in 2025; and the average cost per tonne. [51918/26]
View answerThe following table provides a breakdown of sales to professional Fertiliser End Users from the National Fertiliser Database for the 2025 fertiliser year October 2024 - September 2025:
|
Product Category |
Tonnes |
|
CAN |
363,763 |
|
Compounds and Blends |
770,143 |
|
Ground Limestone & Processed Lime |
262,761 |
|
Other Straights |
49,195 |
|
Protected Urea |
124,600 |
|
Urea |
138,161 |
|
|
1,708,624 |
Source: NFD (3/7/26).
My Department has no function in terms of fertiliser prices beyond the regulatory function of ensuring products placed on the market are in keeping with the fertiliser regulatory framework and that standards such as nutrient content etc. are as described. Cost per tonne varies significantly depending on the nature of the fertilising product.
The Agricultural Price Indices are published each month by the Central Statistics Office and measure trends in farm input costs. The CSO fertiliser price index is available at the following link: www.cso.ie/en/releasesandpublications/ep/p-api/agriculturalpriceindicesapril2026/.
However, I continue to monitor the market situation given the impact that fertiliser prices have on Irish agriculture.
