We’ve had worrying reports from NFU members of fuel prices spiking by up to 40% in the last few days.
In one case, kerosene for bulk delivery had increased by 3ppl overnight. Elsewhere members have told us about LPG costs rocketing up by 11p with one week's notice and 40% increases on heating oil.
To help us build a picture of the current situation, please tell us if you’ve been quoted much higher prices recently by using the comments section on the bottom of the page, or by emailing here. Remember to tell us where you are, what fuel you’ve been buying, what the prices/quotes were and how the picture has changed in recent days.
Alternatively use our Inputs Price Monitor to report prices for a variety of farm purchases and allow us to monitor what’s happening in your area.
Get more inputs news from the NFU here.
- Paul Soames - 21/12/2010
I have just been quoted 74.95 per ltr on 1,500 ltrs. This is pure profiteering, I paid 42.9 in June of this year! There is no REAL reason for this scandalous price hike as the cost of oil has risen only marginally. I hope that there will be serious consequences for these shameless exploiters. i.e. that they all lose their custom base.
Shame on them.
- Chris Stephenson - 15/12/2010
No supplier will quote for tractor diesel and delivery for kerosene will be middle of Jan at earliest. What is going on?!
- Cartmell - 14/12/2010
Heating oil was 45p per litre end October now 63.98 today, 14 December