A supplier of an increasingly popular biostimulant has reported another exceptional year.
MJP Supplies, which distributes the seaweed-based Algifol biostimulant in the UK, has said that sales in 2023 were up 25% year-on-year.
Marcus Palmer, owner of MJP Supplies, says the increase is due to three key factors. “2023 was a very good year indeed,” he says. “We saw sales increase by a quarter largely down to larger repeat orders from satisfied customers and also thanks to sales of our 1,000 litre IBCs, which proved popular with both large-scale growers and liquid fertiliser manufacturers, wanting to include Algifol as part of their own mixes.
“As well as the repeat orders and IBC sales, I think we’ve also benefitted from the increased popularity of natural products, with an increasing number of growers looking to biostimulants as a way of helping their crops.”
Algifol is derived from brown algae, which is dried and refined. The result is an entirely natural liquid boasting a wealth of trace elements, vitamins, enzymes, amino acids, carbohydrates, polyuronides and growth-regulating plant hormones.
Algifol’s manufacturer, Neomed Pharma, says the biostimulant helps crops in several ways, from improving root establishment to increasing disease resistance and reducing the effects of extreme weather.
One grower who has been exceptionally pleased with the results Algifol has delivered last year is Andrew Meginson of J K B Megginson & Sons Ltd in Driffield. “We’ve had a really good result with Algifol last year. The canopy stayed lovely and green throughout the season despite some very challenging weather, which I’m sure was causing stress to potatoes not treated with Algifol. The yield was up, and we were delighted with the uniformity of size and the overall quality of the crop when it was lifted. We will be using Algifol again for sure!”
As well as IBCs, which have a four to six delivery time, Algifol is available immediately in one-litre and 10-litre cans directly from www.mjpsupplies.co.uk or by calling Marcus on 07702 293 727.