Fertiliser sales from 1 October 2018 to 31 March 2019 reached 700,173t, an increase of 9.5% when compared to the same period in 2017/2018, according to the Department of Agriculture. Prices for all fertilisers have dropped by an average of €10/t since March 2019. Compounds such as 18:6:12 are trading at an average of €380/t, as is 27:2.5:5, both back €10/t.

Prices for CAN were as low as €255/t in some counties, with an average price throughout the country of €279/t reported.