OMAHA (DTN) -- All retail fertilizer prices continued to decline in the third full week of March 2023, according to sellers surveyed by DTN. Prices have been on a steady march lower since the beginning of the year.
All eight of the major fertilizer prices were once again lower compared to last month. Four of the eight fertilizers had a sizable price decline, which DTN designates as anything 5% or more.
Leading the way lower was UAN28. The liquid nitrogen fertilizer was 9% lower compared to last month with an average retail price of $429 per ton. Anhydrous was 8% less expensive than a month ago with an average price of $1,036/ton.
UAN32 was 7% lower compared to a month earlier and had average price of $514/ton. Urea was 6% less expensive compared to the previous month with an average price of $627/ton.
The remaining four fertilizers were all just slightly lower compared to the prior month. DAP had an average price of $821/ton, MAP $812/ton, potash $645/ton and 10-34-0 $740/ton.
On a price per pound of nitrogen basis, the average urea price was at $0.68/lb.N, anhydrous $0.63/lb.N, UAN28 $0.77/lb.N and UAN32 $0.80/lb.N.
All fertilizers are now lower by double digits compared to one year ago. 10-34-0 is 16% less expensive, DAP is 19% lower, MAP is 20% less expensive, potash is 24% lower, UAN32 is 26% less expensive, both anhydrous and UAN28 are 32% lower and urea is 36% less expensive compared to a year prior.
DTN gathers fertilizer price bids from agriculture retailers each week to compile the DTN Fertilizer Index. DTN first began reporting data in November 2008.
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| DRY |
| Date Range | DAP | MAP | POTASH | UREA |
| Mar 21-25 2022 | 1014 | 1018 | 850 | 976 |
| Apr 18-22 2022 | 1050 | 1079 | 879 | 1012 |
| May 16-20 2022 | 1059 | 1083 | 878 | 993 |
| Jun 13-Jun 17 2022 | 1046 | 1074 | 879 | 961 |
| Jul 11-15 2022 | 1030 | 1052 | 885 | 861 |
| Aug 8-12 2022 | 982 | 1032 | 881 | 812 |
| Sep 5-9 2022 | 952 | 1009 | 878 | 800 |
| Oct 3-7 2022 | 934 | 997 | 869 | 826 |
| Oct 31-Nov 4 2022 | 930 | 981 | 857 | 826 |
| Nov 28-Dec 2 2022 | 926 | 960 | 831 | 795 |
| Dec 26-Dec 30 2022 | 885 | 891 | 765 | 751 |
| Jan 23-Jan 27 2023 | 855 | 865 | 714 | 708 |
| Feb 20-Feb 24 2023 | 836 | 834 | 673 | 666 |
| Mar 20-Mar 24 2023 | 821 | 812 | 645 | 627 |
| | | | | |
| LIQUID |
| Date Range | 10-34-0 | ANHYD | UAN28 | UAN32 |
| Mar 21-25 2022 | 881 | 1523 | 622 | 698 |
| Apr 18-22 2022 | 906 | 1534 | 631 | 730 |
| May 16-20 2022 | 906 | 1529 | 634 | 731 |
| Jun 13-Jun 17 2022 | 905 | 1516 | 630 | 730 |
| Jul 11-15 2022 | 904 | 1449 | 606 | 701 |
| Aug 8-12 2022 | 881 | 1365 | 578 | 678 |
| Sep 5-9 2022 | 866 | 1357 | 579 | 658 |
| Oct 3-7 2022 | 813 | 1390 | 565 | 652 |
| Oct 31-Nov 4 2022 | 759 | 1426 | 583 | 680 |
| Nov 28-Dec 2 2022 | 753 | 1416 | 583 | 681 |
| Dec 26-Dec 30 2022 | 751 | 1325 | 573 | 679 |
| Jan 23-Jan 27 2023 | 754 | 1237 | 523 | 630 |
| Feb 20-Feb 24 2023 | 741 | 1124 | 470 | 554 |
| Mar 20-Mar 24 2023 | 740 | 1036 | 429 | 514 |
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