DTN Retail Fertilizer Trends

MT. JULIET, Tenn. (DTN) -- The average retail price of DAP and MAP fertilizers inched higher this week, while the rest of the complex saw continued declines, according to prices tracked by DTN for the last week of July 2020.

DAP prices increased by an average of $4 to $410 per ton. MAP showed a smaller increase of $2, putting the average retail price at $429/ton. Neither price move is significant, which DTN considers 5% or more.

Of the six remaining major fertilizers, the prices of UAN28 and UAN32 each declined by $10/ton, or 4%. On average, UAN28 cost $223/ton, while UAN32 cost $262/ton.

Price moves for the remaining fertilizers were even smaller. Potash, at $358/ton, and 10-34-0, at $465/ton, declined by $3. The average urea price dropped by $2 to $355/ton, while anhydrous declined $7 to $454/ton.

On a price per pound of nitrogen basis, the average urea and anhydrous price were unchanged from last month at $0.39/lb.N and $0.28/lb.N. UAN28 at $0.40/lb.N and UAN32 at $0.41/lb.N are 1 cent higher than the last week of June 2020.

The retail price of all eight major fertilizers are lower than last year. Anhydrous leads the way, down 22%. It's followed by MAP, down 19%; UAN28 and UAN32, down 18%; urea and DAP, down 17%; potash, down 9%; and 10-34-0, down 4%.

DTN collects roughly 1,700 retail fertilizer bids from 310 retailer locations weekly. Not all fertilizer prices change each week. Prices are subject to change at any time.

DTN Pro Grains subscribers can find current retail fertilizer price in the DTN Fertilizer Index on the Fertilizer page under Farm Business.

Retail fertilizer charts dating back to 2010 are available in the DTN fertilizer segment. The charts included cost of N/lb., DAP, MAP, potash, urea, 10-34-0, anhydrous, UAN28 and UAN32.

DRY
Date Range	DAP	MAP	POTASH	UREA
Jul 29-Aug 2 2019	494	530	393	428
Aug 26-30 2019	491	494	387	412
Sep 23-27, 2019	479	475	384	404
Oct 21-25, 2019	465	473	383	404
Nov 18-22 2019	456	466	381	387
Dec 16-20 2019	444	460	378	377
Jan 13-17 2020	433	444	375	357
Feb 10-14 2020	413	435	373	361
Mar 9-13 2020	407	432	370	377
Apr 6-10 2020	409	434	370	382
May 4-8 2020	413	433	370	388
Jun 1-5 2020	407	431	364	373
Jun 29-Jul 3 2020	406	427	361	357
Jul 27-31 2020	410	429	358	355
LIQUID
Date Range	10-34-0	ANHYD	UAN28	UAN32
Jul 29-Aug 2 2019	486	580	272	320
Aug 26-30 2019	470	528	256	290
Sep 23-27, 2019	471	511	254	289
Oct 21-25, 2019	471	507	251	291
Nov 18-22 2019	472	496	245	284
Dec 16-20 2019	469	487	239	276
Jan 13-17 2020	470	487	237	275
Feb 10-14 2020	464	490	235	277
Mar 9-13 2020	466	490	235	278
Apr 6-10 2020	468	492	235	278
May 4-8 2020	468	492	237	280
Jun 1-5 2020	468	475	236	276
Jun 29-Jul 3 2020	468	461	233	272
Jul 27-31 2020	465	454	223	262

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