DTN Retail Fertilizer Trends
Average Prices for All Fertilizers Continue to Decline
OMAHA (DTN) -- Average retail fertilizer prices continued to inch lower the first week of September 2017, according to fertilizer retailers surveyed by DTN.
All eight of the major fertilizers were lower compared to last month, though none were down by a significant amount.
DAP had an average price of $431 per ton, MAP $458/ton, potash $338/ton, urea $302/ton, 10-34-0 $418/ton, anhydrous $413/ton, UAN28 $215/ton and UAN32 $248/ton.
On a price per pound of nitrogen basis, the average urea price was at $0.33/lb.N, anhydrous $0.25/lb.N, UAN28 $0.38/lb.N and UAN32 $0.39/lb.N.
All but one retail fertilizer are lower compared to a year earlier. Three of the eight major fertilizers are double digits lower.
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Anhydrous is now 18% lower from a year ago, while 10-34-0 is 13% less expensive and UAN32 is 10% lower. Urea is 7% less expensive, UAN28 is 6% lower, DAP is 3% less expensive and MAP is 1% lower. The one fertilizer higher compared to last year is potash, which is now 4% more expensive.
DTN collects roughly 1,700 retail fertilizer bids from 310 retailer locations weekly. Not all fertilizer prices change each week. Prices are subject to change at any time.
DTN Pro Grains subscribers can find current retail fertilizer price in the DTN Fertilizer Index on the Fertilizer page under Farm Business.
Retail fertilizer charts dating back to 2010 are available in the DTN fertilizer segment. The charts included cost of N/lb., DAP, MAP, potash, urea, 10-34-0, anhydrous, UAN28 and UAN32.
DTN's average of retail fertilizer prices from a month earlier ($ per ton):
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Date Range | DAP | MAP | POTASH | UREA |
Sept 5-9 2016 | 446 | 464 | 325 | 325 |
Oct 3-7 2016 | 438 | 451 | 312 | 315 |
Oct 31-Nov 4 2016 | 436 | 451 | 314 | 319 |
Nov 28-Dec 2 2016 | 435 | 445 | 318 | 331 |
Dec 26-30 2016 | 431 | 443 | 321 | 336 |
Jan 23-27 2017 | 429 | 443 | 322 | 347 |
Feb 20-24 2017 | 433 | 452 | 332 | 359 |
Mar 20-24 2017 | 438 | 464 | 338 | 356 |
Apr 17-21 2017 | 438 | 466 | 339 | 352 |
May 15-19 2017 | 437 | 471 | 340 | 350 |
Jun 12-16 2017 | 437 | 470 | 341 | 338 |
Jul 10-14 2017 | 436 | 467 | 340 | 321 |
Aug 7-11 2017 | 434 | 462 | 339 | 311 |
Sep 4-8 2017 | 431 | 458 | 338 | 302 |
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Date Range | 10-34-0 | ANHYD | UAN28 | UAN32 |
Sept 5-9 2016 | 478 | 502 | 228 | 274 |
Oct 3-7 2016 | 454 | 472 | 224 | 263 |
Oct 31-Nov 4 2016 | 452 | 471 | 244 | 262 |
Nov 28-Dec 2 2016 | 447 | 465 | 217 | 256 |
Dec 26-30 2016 | 437 | 466 | 217 | 254 |
Jan 23-27 2017 | 436 | 480 | 235 | 268 |
Feb 20-24 2017 | 440 | 490 | 241 | 276 |
Mar 20-24 2017 | 441 | 507 | 248 | 280 |
Apr 17-21 2017 | 437 | 509 | 247 | 280 |
May 15-19 2017 | 436 | 510 | 248 | 283 |
Jun 12-16 2017 | 435 | 500 | 246 | 278 |
Jul 10-14 2017 | 431 | 451 | 235 | 268 |
Aug 7-11 2017 | 440 | 419 | 224 | 258 |
Sep 4-8 2017 | 418 | 413 | 215 | 248 |
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