Defra to hold crisis meeting to tackle impact of fertiliser costs on food prices

Knock-on effect of rising gas prices, exacerbated by war in Ukraine, adding to cost of living crisis in UK

The UK government is to host a crisis planning meeting with farmers about rocketing fertiliser prices, as as ministers move to reduce the impact of rising costs on food production.

Quotes for ammonium nitrate fertiliser prices have risen as high as 1,000 a tonne in recent weeks, compared with 280 a tonne a year ago.