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Fertilisers: Supply Chains

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the potential impact of global fertiliser supply chain disruptions on farmers in Northern Ireland; and what steps he is taking to mitigate the imp

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Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Tabled
7 Jul 2025
Target answer date
9 Jul 2025
Answer
21 Jul 2025 · 14 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 7 Jul 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the potential impact of global fertiliser supply chain disruptions on farmers in Northern Ireland; and what steps he is taking to mitigate the imp

  2. 9 Jul 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 21 Jul 2025

    Answer published

    We monitor both domestic and international fertiliser markets and remain in regular contact with a wide range of industry stakeholders. Government regularly runs a duty suspensions process allowing businesses to apply for duty suspensions (on imported raw...

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