# All 8 Major U.S. Fertilizers Now Cost More Than a Year Ago - Fertilizer Daily

> DTN retail data for the week of September 21–25 show all eight major U.S. fertilizers now cost more than a year earlier, with anhydrous ammonia at $977 per ton, up 25% year over year and 6% month over month. Urea averaged $675 per ton, DAP $926, MAP $970 and potash $498.

- Date: 2026-10-01 · published 2026-10-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/17349-all-8-major-u-s-fertilizers-now-cost-more-than-a-year-ago-fertilizer-daily
- Commodities: [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md), [DAP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DAP.md), [Potash (KCl)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/POTASH.md)

## Why it matters

Rising fertilizer costs ahead of fall application raise grower input costs and may trim next season's acreage or application rates, which is a cost-side pressure on feed grain and oilseed economics. The biggest monthly jump in anhydrous is the main signal for nitrogen-linked corn costs.

## Read by commodity

- DAP: bullish ▲
- UREA: bullish ▲
- POTASH: bullish ▲

## Sources

- fertilizerdaily.com: https://www.fertilizerdaily.com/20261001-all-8-major-u-s-fertilizers-now-cost-more-than-a-year-ago/

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