DTN Retail Fertilizer Trends

OMAHA (DTN) -- Average retail prices for all eight fertilizers continued to be higher than last month during the first week of April 2025, according to sellers surveyed by DTN. Only one fertilizer saw a substantial price increase, which DTN designates as anything 5% or more.

The average retail price of UAN32 was $423 per ton, up $26 per ton, or 6%, from $397 during the first week of March.

Prices for the remaining seven fertilizers were up just slightly from last month. DAP had an average price of $768 per ton, MAP $819/ton, potash $462/ton, urea $565/ton, 10-34-0 $650/ton, anhydrous $770/ton and UAN28 $360/ton.

On a price per pound of nitrogen basis, the average urea price was $0.61/lb.N, anhydrous $0.47/lb.N, UAN28 $0.64/lb.N and UAN32 $0.66/lb.N.

In a bit of good news, Scotiabank analyst Ben Isaacson said fertilizers are likely going to see a relatively earlier reprieve from the trade war, Dow Jones news service reported on Monday.

Isaacson said food security concerns -- real or perceived -- will begin to rise, "and so if there is risk of tariff reprieve on anything, we think it will be on fertilizers/food." Politics is also tied to this, and President Donald Trump will need the support of farmers, which could ease the burden fertilizer companies feel, Isaacson said.

"Simply put, we are not convinced tariffs on fertilizer imports are here to stay," he said.

Two fertilizers are now higher in price compared to one year earlier. 10-34-0 is 3% more expensive, while UAN32 is 4% higher looking back to last year.

The remaining six fertilizers are lower. Both DAP and MAP are 1% less expensive, both DAP and urea are 2% lower, anhydrous is 3% less expensive and potash is 10% lower compared to last year.

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: https://www.mydtn.com/….

Amid all the tariff talk, DTN took a closer look at the price of potash. You can read about it here: https://www.dtnpf.com/….

DRY
Date Range	DAP	MAP	POTASH	UREA
Apr 1-5 2024	780	828	514	577
Apr 29-May 3 2024	781	830	513	585
May 27-31 2024	781	828	508	537
Jun 24-28 2024	760	821	506	506
Jul 22-26 2024	745	818	502	504
Aug 19-23 2024	745	816	493	492
Sep 16-20 2024	740	814	459	485
Oct 14-18 2024	738	806	451	496
Nov 11-15 2024	740	811	443	498
Dec 9-13 2024	740	816	443	495
Jan 6-10 2025	738	808	444	490
Feb 3-7 2025	745	806	436	525
Mar 3-7 2025	765	810	447	548
Mar 31-Apr 4 2025	768	819	462	565
LIQUID
Date Range	10-34-0	ANHYD	UAN28	UAN32
Apr 1-5 2024	633	794	362	405
Apr 29-May 3 2024	641	794	364	418
May 27-31 2024	642	758	356	406
Jun 24-28 2024	642	705	345	389
Jul 22-26 2024	642	677	339	377
Aug 19-23 2024	639	668	330	373
Sep 16-20 2024	594	685	320	351
Oct 14-18 2024	604	701	316	361
Nov 11-15 2024	607	711	323	364
Dec 9-13 2024	611	721	323	362
Jan 6-10 2025	615	735	326	365
Feb 3-7 2025	632	741	332	388
Mar 3-7 2025	646	751	354	397
Mar 31-Apr 4 2025	650	770	360	423

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