Economic Report on Scottish Agriculture, 2016

Presents an overall picture of Scottish agriculture using data from the various agricultural surveys that RESAS manage.


Table A8 Prices and quantities of fertiliser and lime used by Scottish farmers, 2011 to 2015

      2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 (prov)
Price - £ per tonne of nutrient
Compounds     641 722 666 669 633
Straights Nitrates (N) 783 890 820 727 712
Phosphate (P 2O 5) 788 859 726 599 628
Potash (K 2O) 543 573 528 453 440
Lime (CaCO 3) 39 40 41 43 44
Quantity used - '000 tonnes of nutrient
  Nitrates (N) 124 125 139 151 138
Phosphate (P 2O 5) 42 43 46 48 46
Potash (K 2O) 59 56 60 65 60
Lime (CaCO 3) 504 471 536 407 344

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