# Fertilizer Prices Remain “Considerably Higher” Than Last Year, as Hurricane Ian Could Worsen Outlook | Farm Policy News | Illinois

> DTN retail data for the third week of September 2022 showed five of eight major fertilizers slightly lower from a month earlier, while urea, anhydrous and UAN28 rose. All fertilizers remained far above year-earlier levels, with anhydrous up 78% and urea up 39%.

- Date: 2022-09-29 · published 2022-09-29T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/11905-fertilizer-prices-remain-considerably-higher-than-last-year-as-hurricane-ian
- Commodities: [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md), [DAP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DAP.md), [Potash (KCl)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/POTASH.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Retail fertilizer prices remain elevated, keeping nitrogen and phosphate input costs high for corn and feed production, and Hurricane Ian adds upside risk to the outlook.

## Read by commodity

- DAP: neutral
- CORN: neutral
- UREA: neutral
- POTASH: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| UREA | 2023-05-21 | [Fertilizer Prices Mixed- Urea Climbs, Anhydrous Lower \| Farm Policy News \| Illinois](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5366-fertilizer-prices-mixed-urea-climbs-anhydrous-lower-farm-policy-news-illinois.md) | -14.9% | -20.2% |
| UREA | 2022-06-01 | [Stagnant Retail Fertilizer Prices Hover Near Record Highs](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41256-stagnant-retail-fertilizer-prices-hover-near-record-highs.md) | -7.1% | -12.0% |
| UREA | 2022-09-27 | [Fertilizer Prices, Rates, and Costs for 2023 - farmdoc daily](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11906-fertilizer-prices-rates-and-costs-for-2023-farmdoc-daily.md) | -5.7% | -9.1% |
| UREA | 2023-01-06 | [2023 fertilizer outlook provided – Wyoming Livestock Roundup](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10451-2023-fertilizer-outlook-provided-wyoming-livestock-roundup.md) | -3.6% | -17.8% |
| UREA | 2023-06-16 | [Global fertilizer market remains unstable \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35419-global-fertilizer-market-remains-unstable-world-grain.md) | +3.3% | +6.7% |
| DAP | 2021-01-05 | [Global fertiliser price outlook positive news for Australian growers - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11957-global-fertiliser-price-outlook-positive-news-for-australian-growers-grain.md) | +0.3% | +37.4% |
| DAP | 2022-06-01 | [Stagnant Retail Fertilizer Prices Hover Near Record Highs](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41256-stagnant-retail-fertilizer-prices-hover-near-record-highs.md) | -1.6% | +3.0% |
| DAP | 2023-01-26 | [AgriMarketing.com - DTN Reports Fertilizer Prices Have Fallen To Their Lowest Level In 15 Months](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5868-agrimarketing-com-dtn-reports-fertilizer-prices-have-fallen-to-their-lowest.md) | +1.5% | -3.6% |

## Sources

- farmpolicynews.illinois.edu: https://farmpolicynews.illinois.edu/2022/09/fertilizer-prices-remain-considerably-higher-than-last-year-as-hurricane-ian-could-worsen-outlook/

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