UAN Fertilizers Lead Nutrient Prices Downward

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/media-center/2026/07/14/tfi-applauds-wrda-reauthorization-and-proposal-to-strengthen-inland-waterway-infrastructure/)

“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/agriculture/web/ag/markets/fuels-fertilizers#!/fertilizers.

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/agriculture/web/ag/crops/article/2026/07/08/six-fertilizers-lead-retail-prices.

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