Worries raised over possible fertiliser shortage in Thailand amid war in Ukraine

[webfact]

 

Thailand may experience fertiliser shortages in April and May and prices are expected to increase further as a result of the ongoing war in Ukraine.

 

President of Thai Fertiliser and Agricultural Supplies Association Plengsakdi Prakaspesat said today (Monday) that stocks of fertiliser held in storage by the private sector may be exhausted, because some traders are reluctant to import, due to domestic price controls. Import prices have increased sharply following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

 

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Compared to last March, he said that the prices of compounds used to produce fertiliser have increased steeply, citing urea, the price of which has increased from US$360 per tonne to $1,000, ammonia sulphate 21-0-0 from $180 per tonne to $400, phosphate 18-46-0 from $570 per tonne to $1,164 and potash 0-0-60 from $256 to $750.

 

Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/worries-raised-over-possible-fertiliser-shortage-in-thailand-amid-war-in-ukraine/

 

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[RichardColeman]

4 hours ago, webfact said:

Import prices have increased sharply

Seriously ? Importing shhhhhhhhhhhhhh ?

[EVENKEEL]

These items are also used for making livestock feed, not just fertilizer.

[Moonlover]

Not just Thailand either. There are concerns globally regarding this issue. Farmers will have to start collecting the buffalo dung again and get spreading.

 

Fertilizer Shortage

[Scott]

Troll posts reported and removed.

 

[rwill]

Chickens. cows, bats, etc.  In some places even human.

[farmerjo]

5 hours ago, webfact said:

potash 0-0-60 from $256 to $750.

This can be solved by giving the permits to mine it locally.

[Moonlover]

Here's the lowdown on this problem from the CEO of one of the world's biggest fertilizer producers. It makes disturbing reading.

 

https://www.bbc.com/news/business-60623941

[JackGats]

Instead of disposing of dung into groundwater, use it as fertiliser, like in the old days. Requires some work though.

[mikebell]

No sh*t Sherlock.

[metisdead]

Some more troll posts have been removed.

[ourmanflint]

As I said a few weeks back. Does no one do forward planning in Thailand?

 

On 3/7/2022 at 7:34 AM, ourmanflint said:

This will directly affect farmers very soon and therefor the rice crop which could be a bigger disaster. A very large proportion of all fertilizer ingredients come from Russia and now that supply has gone.

Fertilizer companies are predicting yield losses of up to 50% globally, including dear old Thailand

[Elkski]

Maybe this will help reduce the crop burning.  Composting needs to return. 

[Elkski]

Or 8s it composting needs to begin