Official figures confirm the soaring price of fertiliser
The price of fertiliser has increased by 127% compared to January 2020. File Picture: O’Gorman Photography.
Fertiliser prices have more than doubled in the past year, new figures from the Central Statistics Office (CSO) show.
According to the Agricultural Price Indices for January the price of fertiliser has increased by 127% compared to January 2020. While fertiliser saw the largest increase feed prices also jumped by 20% in the past year and energy costs for farmers have increased by 30%.
