Use our calculator below to see why it pays to buy a Yara NPK fertiliser! 

How much cheaper does a blended NPK fertiliser need to be to achieve the same margin as a quality Yara CCF NPK fertiliser on grass?

For this comparison, you will need to know if the NPK blend contains CAN or Urea, as this influences the typical yield loss from a blended fertiliser

To begin please enter the required values

Yara CCF Fertiliser 

Nutrient content (%)

Blended Fertiliser

Nutrient content (%)

Crop Details

If the NPK blend includes Urea then use 5% as the typical yield loss. If the NPK blend includes CAN then use 2% as the typical yield loss


Recent development work carried out by Yara investigated the segregation of nutrients that occurs as the hopper discharges during application. It was found that using inferior quality blended fertiliser led to yield reductions of up to 5% due to poor distribution of nutrients. Read more

Your results

 

Best Option

CCF NPK Fertiliser

Amount of fertiliser applied

833 kg /ha

Amount of nitrogen applied

225 kg N /ha

Amount of phosphorus applied

42 kg P2O5 /ha

Amount of potassium applied

42 kg K2O /ha

Amount of sulphur applied

42 kg SO3 /ha

Cost of fertiliser applied

282 £ /ha

Expected crop yield

10 t/ha

Yield loss

0 t/ha

Actual crop yield

10 t/ha

Grass value

1650 £/ha

Margin over fertiliser ?

1368 £/ha

Best Option

NPK Blended Fertiliser

Amount of fertiliser applied

900 kg /ha

Amount of nitrogen applied

225 kg N /ha

Amount of phosphorus applied

36 kg P2O5 /ha

Amount of potassium applied

36 kg K2O /ha

Amount of sulphur applied

45 kg SO3 /ha

Cost of fertiliser applied

270 £ /ha

Expected crop yield

10 t/ha

Yield loss due to blend

0.2 t/ha

Actual crop yield

9.8 t/ha

Grass value

1617 £/ha

Margin over fertiliser ?

1347 £/ha

To achieve the same margin as the CCF NPK the price of blended fertiliser would need to be

276 £/t
results empty

Please enter the required values