DTN Retail Fertilizer Trends

OMAHA (DTN) -- DTN retail fertilizer prices continue to be mostly cheaper compared to last month, according to prices for the third week of January 2026.

For the second week in a row, seven fertilizers are slightly lower while just one is higher looking back a month. None were up or down a sizeable amount. DTN designates a significant move as anything 5% or more.

The nutrients lower were DAP with an average price of $843/ton, MAP $863/ton, potash $482/ton, 10-34-0 $665/ton, anhydrous $856/ton, UAN28 $409/ton and UAN32 $464/ton.

The one fertilizer slightly higher was urea. The nitrogen fertilizer has an average price of $574/ton.

On a price per pound of nitrogen basis, the average urea price was $0.62/lb.N, anhydrous $0.52/lb.N, UAN28 $0.73/lb.N and UAN32 $0.73/lb.N.

Two nitrogen fertilizer plants in Brazil have begun to produce nutrients, according to an article in the World Fertilizer magazine. Petrobras has seen production start at a plant in Sergipe and one in Bahia in northeastern Brazil.

The plants will produce ammonia and urea with a total investment of $38 million Brazilian reals, according to the company.

The Sergipe plant has the capacity to produce 1,800 metric tons per day of urea, the equivalent to 7% of the national market. The plant in Bahia can produce 1,300 metric tons per day of urea, which corresponds to 5% of the national market.

"The two FAFENs (Nitrogen Fertilizer Factories), together with Araucaria Nitrogendos SA (ANSA), will account for 20% of all urea demand in Brazil," said William Franca, director of Industrial Processes and Products at Petrobras. "Our expectation is to increase national production to 35% in the coming years, with a new plant under construction in Mato Grosso do Sul."

All eight fertilizers are now higher in price compared to one year earlier: MAP by 7%; 10-34-0 8%; potash 9%; DAP 14%; anhydrous 16%, urea 17%; UAN28 25% and UAN32 by 27%.

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/….

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Dry
Date Range	DAP	MAP	POTASH	UREA
Jan 20-24 2025	739	809	443	492
Feb 17-21 2025	762	809	444	543
Mar 17-21 2025	766	810	454	556
Apr 14-18 2025	781	822	467	577
May 12-16 2025	794	825	469	630
June 9-13 2025	805	832	474	656
July 7-11 2025	810	847	481	658
Aug 4-8 2025	822	892	484	646
Sep 1-5 2025	860	913	487	632
Sep 29-Oct 3 2025	906	921	483	609
Oct 27-31 2025	927	931	487	598
Nov 24-28 2025	925	923	489	590
Dec 22-26 2025	866	884	484	567
Jan 19-23 2026	843	863	482	574
Liquid
Date Range	10-34-0	ANHYD	UAN28	UAN32
Jan 20-24 2025	616	737	326	367
Feb 17-21 2025	638	747	348	394
Mar 17-21 2025	649	761	356	412
Apr 14-18 2025	656	781	380	448
May 12-16 2025	666	777	412	484
June 9-13 2025	669	773	418	495
July 7-11 2025	672	769	417	501
Aug 4-8 2025	669	765	421	498
Sep 1-5 2025	667	767	415	481
Sep 29-Oct 3 2025	666	813	419	465
Oct 27-31 2025	666	843	412	466
Nov 24-28 2025	667	865	417	466
Dec 22-26 2025	674	863	409	466
Jan 19-23 2026	665	856	409	464

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