South Coast farmers face increasing costs as Iran war rages on
Fertiliser costs are on the increase
Farmers across the South Coast are telling us they're facing significant challenges - as the Iran war rages on and costs of fertiliser increase.
Tom Peters, Hampshire and Isle of Wight County Advisor for the National Farmers Union, tells us when the war first started, prices went up by £100 pounds a tonne.
He says fertiliser costs are continuing to be a problem for farmers.
He said: "When the war kicked off, that weekend or the weekend before, fertiliser was just over £400 a tonne.
"By the following week it was £500.
"It's a huge worry for all farmers, whether you're a livestock or a crop farmer, because a lot of people do rely on fertiliser to grow the crops that we need to eat.
"In times of geopolitical uncertainty, it certainly heightens that we need to look after our own energy security as well as food security as those two things go hand in hand.
"It is something we've definitely got to keep our eye on because we've got to feed ourselves."