DTN Retail Fertilizer Trends

OMAHA (DTN) -- According to retail fertilizer prices tracked by DTN for the last three days of April and first two days of May, nutrient costs continue to rise.

Three fertilizers had an extensive price increase compared to the prior month. DTN designates a significant move as anything 5% or more.

Leading the way higher was UAN32. The liquid nitrogen fertilizer saw an increase of 12% compared to last month and had an average price of $474/ton.

UAN28 was 7% more expensive while urea was 6% higher. UAN28 had an average price of $387/ton while urea was at $596/ton.

The remaining five fertilizers had slightly higher prices. DAP had an average price of $785/ton, MAP $824/ton, potash $472/ton, 10-34-0 $666/ton and anhydrous $787/ton.

On a price per pound of nitrogen basis, the average urea price was $0.65/lb.N, anhydrous $0.48/lb.N, UAN28 $0.69/lb.N and UAN32 $0.74/lb.N.

Last week, The Fertilizer Institute (TFI) released its list of 2025-26 public policy priorities for working with the Trump administration, regulatory agencies and Congress. TFI's priorities are broken down into eight key areas: tax and trade; energy and economic growth; environment; transportation; permitting, registration and designations; safety and security; innovation and farm bill reauthorization.

"With the 119th Congress underway, we've hit the ground running and are advocating strongly for policies that not only ensure the fertilizer industry is able to continue feeding the world sustainably but also support the farmers who grow our nation's crops," TFI President and CEO Corey Rosenbusch said in a press release. "We've had tremendous success in having the critical role fertilizers play in our nation's security recognized and we look forward to continuing our engagement with the administration and Congress."

Strengthening the domestic fertilizer industry and pushing for policies that promote grower adoption of nutrient stewardship practice are not the only priorities of TFI. Transportation and infrastructure are also big issues for the group. Food security is national security and fertilizer availability is paramount to keeping us all fed, according to the release.

Five fertilizers are now higher in price compared to one year earlier. DAP is 1% higher, urea is 2% more expensive, 10-34-0 is 4% higher, UAN28 is 6% higher and UAN32 is 13% higher looking back to last year.

The remaining three fertilizers are lower. Both MAP and anhydrous are 1% less expensive while potash is 8% 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/….

A recently published report by RaboResearch showed the affordability index for fertilizers are becoming negative or less affordable. You can read about it here: https://www.dtnpf.com/….

Dry
Date Range	DAP	MAP	POTASH	UREA
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
Apr 28-May 2 2025	785	824	472	596
Liquid
Date Range	10-34-0	ANHYD	UAN28	UAN32
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
Apr 28-May 2 2025	666	783	387	474

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