Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 121911
Fertilisers: Costs
Tabled: 18 March 2026
Answered: 24 March 2026
Question
Dr Luke Evans
Conservative — Hinckley and Bosworth
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions she has had with the farming sector on the financial impact of changes in the costs of fertiliser due to the conflict in the Middle East on UK farmers.
Answer
Dame Angela EagleDefra recognises the recent increase in fertiliser prices caused by the conflict in the Middle East. We are in close contact with domestic fertiliser suppliers and farming unions and are monitoring overall supply to the UK. Defra will continue to engage w...
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