# All Eight Major Fertilizers See Prices Move Higher Compared to Last Month

> DTN's retail survey for the second week of February 2026 shows urea averaging $601/ton, up 5% from last month and back above $600 for the first time since October 2025. The other seven major fertilizers, including DAP at $851/ton, also edged higher. Iran's temporary closure of the Strait of Hormuz for military drills was reported in the same period.

- Date: 2026-02-18 · published 2026-02-18T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/20927-all-eight-major-fertilizers-see-prices-move-higher-compared-to-last-month
- Commodities: [Crude Oil (WTI)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WTI.md), [Crude Oil (Brent)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BRENT.md), [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md), [DAP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DAP.md)

## Why it matters

Higher US retail nitrogen and phosphate prices raise spring planting costs for corn and feed-grain producers. Strait of Hormuz tensions add risk to global urea and ammonia supply, supporting prices further.

## Read by commodity

- DAP: bullish ▲
- UREA: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WTI | 2026-04-01 | [US farmers to plant less corn as Iran war spikes fertilizer prices \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19743-us-farmers-to-plant-less-corn-as-iran-war-spikes-fertilizer-prices-reuters.md) | -6.6% | +6.7% |
| WTI | 2024-09-10 | [US EIA lifts oil demand forecast, says prices will recover to above $80/bbl \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10170-us-eia-lifts-oil-demand-forecast-says-prices-will-recover-to-above-80-bbl.md) | +2.1% | +11.9% |
| WTI | 2022-06-21 | [US refining capacity falls to lowest mark in 8 years amid record prices: EIA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41121-us-refining-capacity-falls-to-lowest-mark-in-8-years-amid-record-prices-eia.md) | +1.1% | -3.7% |
| WTI | 2019-01-02 | [Energy commodity prices fell significantly in the last quarter of 2018 -
		U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61271-energy-commodity-prices-fell-significantly-in-the-last-quarter-of-2018-u-s.md) | +9.7% | +17.5% |
| WTI | 2023-06-01 | [EIA expects lower crude oil prices for the second half of 2023 and for 2024](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36102-eia-expects-lower-crude-oil-prices-for-the-second-half-of-2023-and-for-2024.md) | +6.5% | +2.6% |
| BRENT | 2024-09-10 | [US EIA lifts oil demand forecast, says prices will recover to above $80/bbl \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10170-us-eia-lifts-oil-demand-forecast-says-prices-will-recover-to-above-80-bbl.md) | +1.7% | +12.8% |
| BRENT | 2019-01-02 | [Energy commodity prices fell significantly in the last quarter of 2018 -
		U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61271-energy-commodity-prices-fell-significantly-in-the-last-quarter-of-2018-u-s.md) | +10.8% | +17.2% |
| BRENT | 2023-06-01 | [EIA expects lower crude oil prices for the second half of 2023 and for 2024](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36102-eia-expects-lower-crude-oil-prices-for-the-second-half-of-2023-and-for-2024.md) | +6.3% | +2.1% |

## Sources

- dtnpf.com: https://www.dtnpf.com/agriculture/web/AG/news/crops/article/2026/02/18/eight-major-fertilizers-see-prices

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