Wedoany.com Report-Mar 6, Retail fertilizer prices tracked for the fourth week of February 2025 show all fertilizers are more expensive compared to last month.
UAN28 was 8% higher compared to last month with an average price of $350/ton.
For the first time in this recent price move higher, all eight fertilizers are now higher looking back to last month. DTN designates a significant move as anything 5% or more.
UAN28 was 8% higher compared to last month with an average price of $350/ton. Urea was 6% more expensive with an average price of $546/ton.
The remaining six other fertilizers were slightly more expensive looking back a month. DAP had an average price of $764/ton, MAP $810/ton, potash $446/ton, 10-34-0 $642/ton, anhydrous $751/ton and UAN32 $397/ton.
On a price per pound of nitrogen basis, the average urea price was $0.59/lb.N, anhydrous $0.46/lb.N, UAN28 $0.63/lb.N and UAN32 $0.62/lb.N.
Retail fertilizer prices for the second week of February 2025 were mostly higher. Six of the eight...The Fertilizer Institute (TFI) remains committed to working with the Trump administration to promote a strong fertilizer industry that supports U.S. farmers, according to TFI president and CEO Corey Rosenbusch in a news release from Tuesday, March 4.TFI continues to urge the administration to provide a strategic carveout for Canadian fertilizers from tariffs, which took effect on Tuesday.
"Today, 85% of our potash imports come from Canada," Rosenbusch said. "Potash is an irreplaceable component of modern agricultural production, and the U.S. has historically sourced nearly all the potash used by farmers from international markets."
Additionally, Canada supplies U.S. growers with nearly 10% of their nitrogen fertilizer needs, accounting for 25% of total nitrogen fertilizer imports, and nearly 20% of sulfur used by U.S. farmers and others.
TFI said an open, fair, predictable and transparent trade environment between the U.S. and Canada is vital to supporting a strong, competitive fertilizer industry that meets the needs of American growers. Restriction on this critical cross-border trade will drive up costs for farmers, which could ultimately be felt at the grocery store by consumers.
"TFI recognizes that these tariffs are part of a broader policy agenda, and we encourage ongoing dialogue between the U.S. and Canada," Rosenbusch said. "We thank President Trump for his continued engagement with the fertilizer industry and the agriculture community, and we remain committed to working with the administration and Congress to ensure the long-term security and stability of the U.S. fertilizer supply chain."
Five fertilizers are now higher in price compared to one year earlier. Both DAP and UAN32 are 1% higher, urea is 2% more expensive, UAN28 is 3% higher and 10-34-0 is 4% more expensive looking back to last year.
The remaining three fertilizers are lower. MAP is 1% less expensive, anhydrous is 2% lower and potash is 12% less expensive 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.
