Oral Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
“What steps she is taking to help support farmers with the cost of fertiliser.”
Tabled: 21 May 2026Answered: 4 June 2026
Asked by
James Wild
Conservative — North West Norfolk
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Answer from Hansard
The Minister for Food Security and Rural Affairs (Dame Angela Eagle)
We are working across Government to respond to the pressures created by the middle east conflict. I have asked the Competition and Markets Authority to consider industry concerns about fertiliser and we have increased the frequency of official fertiliser price reporting, which is now published weekly by the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board giving farmers faster and more transparent information.