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DTN Retail Fertilizer Trends 09/16 03:53
Fertilizer Prices Continue Lower for 6 of 8 Major Nutrients
For the third week in a row, six of the eight major fertilizers are lower
compared to last month with the remaining two nutrients being slightly higher.
However, no fertilizer had a sizeable price move in either direction. DTN
designates a significant move as anything 5% or more.
Russ Quinn
DTN Staff Reporter
By Russ Quinn
DTN Staff Reporter
OMAHA (DTN) -- Retail fertilizer prices shifted mostly lower in the first
full week of September 2026.
For the third week in a row, six fertilizers were lower compared to last
month, while the remaining two were slightly higher. DTN designates a
significant move as anything 5% or more.
Unlike the previous week, none of the eight fertilizers had a significant
move in either direction.
Six fertilizers were slightly lower compared to a month ago. Potash had an
average price of $494/ton, urea $658/ton, 10-34-0 $717/ton, anhydrous $938/ton,
UAN28 $430/ton and UAN32 $457/ton.
The remaining two nutrients were just slightly more expensive looking back a
month. DAP had an average price of $923/ton and MAP $962/ton.
On a price per pound of nitrogen basis, the average urea price was
$0.72/lb.N, anhydrous $0.57/lb.N, UAN28 $0.77/lb.N and UAN32 $0.71/lb.N.
At a meeting in Iowa last week, USDA Deputy Agriculture Secretary Stephen
Vaden told more than 170 farmers from 13 states that the Trump administration
is focused on increasing fertilizer supplies, while federal agencies also need
farmers' help to build a case against the fertilizer industry over alleged
anticompetitive practices
(https://www.dtnpf.com/agriculture/web/ag/crops/article/2026/09/14/deputy-ag-sec
retary-encourages-keep).
The Iowa Corn Growers Association said farmers gathered in Iowa on Friday
for a hearing with Vaden to discuss fertilizer prices and market competition.
Farm groups have increased their efforts to raise concerns about high
fertilizer prices and industry concentration.
"American farmers are being bled dry by fertilizer prices that have
continued to climb, generating over $20 billion in profits for fertilizer
shareholders within the past five years, while the American farmer has seen the
price of fertilizer double, even tripling at times, since 2020," the Iowa Corn
Growers stated.
At the meeting, corn growers continued to press their case that the federal
government needs to address market consolidation in the fertilizer industry.
Corn farmers held a similar event last May in Texas with the chairman of the
Federal Trade Commission, which has announced an investigation into the
fertilizer industry.
"We have continued to reiterate that as farmers, we cannot face big
fertilizer alone, but that doesn't mean that we will be quiet and continue to
be taken advantage of," Iowa Corn Growers Association President Steve Kuiper
said.
Seven of the eight fertilizers are now higher in price compared to one year
ago.
Potash is 1% higher, both urea and UAN28 are 4% more expensive, MAP is 5%
higher, DAP is 7% more expensive, 10-34-0 is 8% more expensive and anhydrous is
22% higher looking back to last year.
UAN32 is the lone exception, running 5% lower than a year earlier.
DTN gathers fertilizer price bids from agriculture retailers each week to
compile the DTN Fertilizer Index. DTN first began reporting data in November
2008.
In addition to national averages, MyDTN subscribers can access the full DTN
Fertilizer Index, which includes state averages, here:
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Higher fertilizer prices could be here to stay, according to a recent report
from CoBank. The report said lasting effects from the conflict in the Middle
East, combined with tight supplies, could create higher prices and sourcing
issues with nutrients in 2027 and beyond. You can read about it here:
https://www.dtnpf.com/agriculture/web/ag/crops/article/2026/09/09/6-8-fertilizer
-prices-lower-led.
DRY
Date Range DAP MAP POTASH UREA
Sep 8-12 2025 862 917 488 631
Oct 6-10 2025 921 922 485 601
Nov 3-7 2025 926 930 489 597
Dec 1-5 2025 916 921 489 586
Dec 29-Jan 2 2026 847 876 484 566
Jan 26-30 2026 851 866 485 583
Feb 23-27 2026 853 880 486 611
Mar 23-27 2026 857 906 489 826
Apr 20-24 2026 901 939 492 866
May 18-22 2026 912 953 494 831
Jun 15-19 2026 910 955 494 731
Jul 13-17 2026 911 958 494 682
Aug 10-14 2026 917 960 495 678
Sep 7-11 2026 923 962 494 658
LIQUID
Date Range 10-34-0 ANHYD UAN28 UAN32
Sep 8-12 2025 667 768 414 482
Oct 6-10 2025 666 814 419 466
Nov 3-7 2025 666 858 414 465
Dec 1-5 2025 667 865 414 465
Dec 29-Jan 2 2026 674 867 411 466
Jan 26-30 2026 665 856 408 464
Feb 23-27 2026 665 865 412 465
Mar 23-27 2026 710 1035 484 558
Apr 20-24 2026 722 1116 526 595
May 18-22 2026 724 1118 531 586
Jun 15-19 2026 723 1091 511 544
Jul 13-17 2026 719 967 480 465
Aug 10-14 2026 718 964 446 458
Sep 7-11 2026 717 938 430 457
Russ Quinn can be reached at Russ.Quinn@dtn.com
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