Responding to CF Fertilisers’ announcement that it will permanently close its ammonia plant at the Billingham Complex, NFU Deputy President Tom Bradshaw said: “This decision is a concerning one and exposes our fertiliser market further to global volatility. Availability of fertiliser is a crucial element of domestic food security and relying on importing ammonia from global markets exposes British fertiliser production to possible long-term risks.
“Fertiliser is a vital tool that helps British farmers and growers produce food for the nation. It’s important that the Government now look closely at how this shift to a reliance of imported ammonia could impact our domestic food production and highlights the need to maintain access to all nitrogen fertiliser products including urea.”