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Fertilisers: Costs

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of rising fertiliser costs on (a) farm profitability and (b) food security.

answeredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

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Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Tabled
11 Mar 2026
Target answer date
16 Mar 2026
Answer
28 Apr 2026 · 48 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 11 Mar 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of rising fertiliser costs on (a) farm profitability and (b) food security.

  2. 16 Mar 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 28 Apr 2026

    Answer published

    The Government is conscious of the increases to prices of fertiliser, influenced by the continued instability in the Middle East. Defra works with industry and across Government to monitor risks that may arise, including to farmers. The UK Agriculture Mar...

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