DTN Retail Fertilizer Trends

OMAHA (DTN) -- Most retail fertilizer prices continued falling during the first full week of July 2026, marking five straight weeks of mostly lower prices, according to sellers surveyed by DTN.

For the fourth week in a row, prices for six fertilizers were lower compared to last month, while prices for the remaining two were slightly higher.

Four of the six nutrients that were less expensive saw significant price drops, which DTN designates as anything 5% or more. Leading the nutrients lower were UAN28 and UAN32. Both were 7% less expensive than last month, with UAN28 having an average price of $493 per ton and UAN32 $529/ton.

Also considerably lower in price were urea and anhydrous, both of which were 6% less expensive compared to last month. Urea had an average price of $714/ton, while anhydrous was $1,032/ton.

The remaining two fertilizers were just slightly less expensive compared to a month ago. MAP had an average price of $954/ton and 10-34-0 $723/ton.

Two fertilizers were slightly more expensive compared to last month. DAP had an average price of $912/ton, while potash was $494/ton.

On a price per pound of nitrogen basis, the average urea price was $0.78/lb.N, anhydrous $0.63/lb.N, UAN28 $0.88/lb.N and UAN32 $0.83/lb.N.

On Tuesday, The Fertilizer Institute (TFI) applauded Congress for advancing the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA), a key piece of legislation supporting the nation's water infrastructure.

The legislation includes the proposed creation of the Inland Navigation Construction Organization (INCO), an important step toward improving the maintenance, modernization and long-term reliability of the U.S. inland waterway system, according to a TFI news release. (https://www.tfi.org/…)

"Our nation's transportation infrastructure is critical to agriculture and rural America's competitive advantage in world markets, and WRDA provides vital support for that network," TFI President and CEO Corey Rosenbusch stated in the release. "WRDA is the foundation for the modernization of our nation's inland waterways and ports, which are an integral component of the fertilizer distribution system."

All eight fertilizers are now higher in price compared to one year earlier.

Potash is 3% higher, UAN32 is 6% more expensive, 10-34-0 is 8% higher, urea is 9% more expensive, both DAP and MAP are 13% higher, UAN28 is 18% more expensive and anhydrous is 34% higher looking back 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/….

USDA announced recently a new $500 million investment in fertilizer infrastructure designed to expand domestic fertilizer production, according to DTN. You can read about here: https://www.dtnpf.com/….

DRY
Date Range	DAP	MAP	POTASH	UREA
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
Feb 16-20 2026	852	880	487	608
Mar 16-20 2026	851	886	487	677
Apr 13-17 2026	894	932	491	858
May 11-15 2026	913	947	493	864
Jun 8-12 2026	909	955	494	764
Jul 6-10 2026	912	954	494	714
LIQUID
Date Range	10-34-0	ANHYD	UAN28	UAN32
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
Feb 16-20 2026	665	862	412	465
Mar 16-20 2026	671	931	473	489
Apr 13-17 2026	717	1114	520	579
May 11-15 2026	722	1126	531	597
Jun 8-12 2026	723	1092	531	569
Jul 6-10 2026	723	1032	493	529

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