"Is the uncertainty related to the war in the Middle East pushing you to anticipate fertilizer purchases for the 2026/27 season?" We asked Terre-net readers at the beginning of April. Among the 2,459 voters, 57% indicated "still prefer to wait", 26% would like to anticipate but cannot afford it, 9% were thinking about it, and 9% had already started, like Sébastien Loriette, based in the Ardennes, who secured coverage for the 2027 harvest. In the Oise region, Thibault Vandewalle reports having bought half of his liquid nitrogen needs: "We had an average price of 370 €/t for the 2026 harvest, now we are already 80 €/t higher!" The farmer has also reserved starter fertilizer for this autumn. "It's complicated to project," he testifies. In the Aube region, Frédéric Choiselat has ordered a first truck of base fertilizer but is not covered for nitrogen. Most farmers are still giving themselves some time, as they express on the Terre-net Facebook page. During a press briefing organized ...