# U.S. retail fertilizer prices stay stubbornly high as Hormuz wholesale correction stalls at the farm gate — Fertilizer Daily

> US farm-gate fertilizer prices remain elevated even though wholesale prices have corrected sharply from spring highs. Retailers who bought at peak prices are reluctant to cut margins, and USDA data show urea, MAP and potash well above year-ago levels.

- Date: 2026-06-29 · published 2026-06-29T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/19118-u-s-retail-fertilizer-prices-stay-stubbornly-high-as-hormuz-wholesale
- Commodities: [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md)

## Why it matters

The lag between wholesale and retail prices means US farmers face higher input costs than global benchmarks suggest, which could keep margins tight until fall demand sets the next price direction.

## Read by commodity

- UREA: neutral

## Sources

- fertilizerdaily.com: https://www.fertilizerdaily.com/20260629-retail-fertilizer-prices-stubborn-wholesale-drop/

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