# U.S. Fertilizer Prices Rise for Second Week as Urea Leads Nitrogen Rally

> Retail fertilizer prices in the US rose for a second straight week during February 16-20, with urea up 6% from last month to $608/ton. DAP, MAP, potash, UAN and anhydrous also posted steady gains. The report frames the increases as tightening nitrogen markets ahead of spring planting.

- Date: 2026-02-25 · published 2026-02-25T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/20928-u-s-fertilizer-prices-rise-for-second-week-as-urea-leads-nitrogen-rally
- Commodities: [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md), [DAP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DAP.md)

## Why it matters

Continued retail gains signal rising working-capital needs for US corn growers with heavy nitrogen programs. The trend supports feed-grain production costs and crop margins into spring.

## Read by commodity

- DAP: bullish ▲
- UREA: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| UREA | 2021-03-17 | [UAN28 Leads Fertilizer Prices Higher as Nitrogen Prices Spike](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48434-uan28-leads-fertilizer-prices-higher-as-nitrogen-prices-spike.md) | +0.4% | -1.9% |
| UREA | 2026-10-05 | [U.S. Fertilizer Prices Split Sharply as Urea Jumps 9% and UAN28 Falls 11%](https://feedsoft.ai/events/660-u-s-fertilizer-prices-split-sharply-as-urea-jumps-9-and-uan28-falls-11.md) | -1.7% | +0.3% |
| UREA | 2025-02-05 | [Urea, UAN32 lead fertilizer prices higher \| Profitability \| farmweeknow.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4647-urea-uan32-lead-fertilizer-prices-higher-profitability-farmweeknow-com.md) | +2.4% | -1.5% |
| UREA | 2020-12-23 | [Fertilizer prices to rise moderately in 2021](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49583-fertilizer-prices-to-rise-moderately-in-2021.md) | +3.0% | +21.5% |
| UREA | 2026-02-02 | [Fertilizer Prices Ease to Start the Year, but Urea and Trade Risks Remain in Focus - RFD-TV](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5724-fertilizer-prices-ease-to-start-the-year-but-urea-and-trade-risks-remain-in.md) | +10.1% | +28.6% |
| DAP | 2021-03-17 | [UAN28 Leads Fertilizer Prices Higher as Nitrogen Prices Spike](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48434-uan28-leads-fertilizer-prices-higher-as-nitrogen-prices-spike.md) | +0.7% | +2.1% |
| DAP | 2020-12-23 | [Fertilizer prices to rise moderately in 2021](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49583-fertilizer-prices-to-rise-moderately-in-2021.md) | +2.8% | +6.8% |
| DAP | 2025-11-05 | [Global fertilizer prices expected to rise 21% in 2025 - Ecofin Agency](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6229-global-fertilizer-prices-expected-to-rise-21-in-2025-ecofin-agency.md) | +0.2% | -11.9% |

## Sources

- agrolatam.com: https://www.agrolatam.com/crops/fertilizer-prices-climb-again-as-all-eight-nutrients-post-gains/

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