DTN Retail Fertilizer Trends

OMAHA (DTN) – Retail fertilizer prices tracked by DTN for the fourth week of May 2021 show continued slightly higher prices, a trend that has been in place over the last two weeks.

No fertilizer prices were significantly higher, which DTN designates as 5% or more.

UAN32 and DAP prices increased 4% compared to last month at $407/ton and $652/ton, respectively.

The average price of UAN28 was 3% higher than last month at $361/ton.

Urea prices gained 2%, with an average retail price of $523/ton.

Three fertilizers' prices increased 1%. MAP was up to $709/ton, 10-34-0 had an average price of $619/ton while anhydrous was $719/ton.

Potash prices increased by less than 1% to $443/ton.

On a price per pound of nitrogen basis, the average urea price was at $0.57/lb.N, anhydrous $0.44/lb.N, UAN28 $0.65/lb.N and UAN32 $0.64/lb.N.

With retail fertilizer prices moving higher over recent months, all fertilizers are now higher in price from a year ago.

Potash is now 21% more expensive, 10-34-0 is 32% higher, urea is 39% more expensive, UAN32 46% higher, anhydrous is 50% more expensive, UAN28 is 53% higher, DAP is 59% more expensive and MAP 64% is higher compared to last year.

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
May 25-29 2020	410	434	365	377
Jun 22-26 2020	404	429	363	359
Jul 20-24, 2020	407	428	360	358
Aug 17-21 2020	427	434	353	356
Sep 14-18 2020	434	448	344	360
Oct 12-16 2020	445	475	332	359
Nov 9-13 2020	454	486	333	358
Dec 7-11 2020	456	510	348	361
Jan 4-8 2021	482	543	369	368
Feb 1-5 2021	554	601	389	429
Mar 1-5 2021	609	673	416	474
Mar 29-Apr 2 2021	618	697	429	502
Apr 26-30 2021	629	703	433	513
May 24-28 2021	652	709	443	523
Liquid
Date Range	10-34-0	ANHYD	UAN28	UAN32
May 25-29 2020	468	478	236	279
Jun 22-26 2020	468	463	233	273
Jul 20-24, 2020	466	460	225	263
Aug 17-21 2020	465	445	220	259
Sep 14-18 2020	455	431	219	253
Oct 12-16 2020	457	424	209	249
Nov 9-13 2020	455	422	208	248
Dec 7-11 2020	464	429	210	252
Jan 4-8 2021	464	470	209	251
Feb 1-5 2021	502	507	239	272
Mar 1-5 2021	560	560	254	304
Mar 29-Apr 2 2021	599	685	340	377
Apr 26-30 2021	613	710	350	391
May 24-28 2021	619	719	361	407

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