Fertiliser calculators

A useful collection of calculators to compare the return on investment and margin over fertiliser when using different fertilisers.

Wheat N Response S Barley N ResponseValue of Grass Nitrate vs Urea NS vs Straight N Compound vs Blend Tropicote BenefitAmidas v Urea + S

Amidas v Blended Urea + S blend fertiliser comparison

How much cheaper does Amidas fertiliser need to be to achieve the same margin as Urea that includes sulphur?

Amidas v Blended Urea + S

To begin please enter the required values

YaraVera Amidas

Blended Urea + S

Crop Details

Typical yield losses from spreading a blended urea + S product instead of YaraVera Amidas

Independent trials have demonstrated a yield loss of 4.5% on average in winter wheat. The range is 2.3% - 6.3%. Where there is lodging, the range is 21% - 31%.

Your results

 

Best Option

YaraVera Amidas

Amount of fertiliser applied

593 kg /ha

Amount of nitrogen applied

160 kg N /ha

Amount of sulphur applied

75 kg SO3 /ha

Cost of fertiliser applied

270 £ /ha

Expected crop yield

10 t/ha

Yield loss due to nutrient segregation

0 t/ha

Actual crop yield

10 t/ha

Crop value

1650 £/ha

Margin over fertiliser ?

1380 £/ha

Best Option

Blended Urea + S fertiliser

Amount of fertiliser applied

672 kg /ha

Amount of nitrogen applied

225 kg N /ha

Amount of sulphur applied

0 kg SO3 /ha

Cost of fertiliser applied

215 £ /ha

Expected crop yield

10 t/ha

Yield loss due to nutrient segregation

0.3 t/ha

Actual crop yield

9.7 t/ha

Crop value

1601 £/ha

Margin over fertiliser ?

1386 £/ha

To achieve the same margin as Amidas fertiliser, the price of the blended urea + S fertiliser would need to be

328 £/t
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Recommended nitrogen plus sulphur fertilisers

The following YaraBela fertilisers are recommended for all crops and contain nitrogen in the readily available nitrate form together with sulphur.

YaraBela AXAN
27% N + 9% SO3 - Granular uniform compound nitrate based nitrogen and sulphur fertiliser for use on all crops.

Check out the latest agronomy advice

These articles will help you get even better results from your fertilisers, by keeping you up to date with the latest agronomy advice from the Yara agronomists. If you don't find the advice you are looking for try looking in our full advice archive.

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