# Fertilizer prices continue rising as farmers prepare for 2027 growing season | The Mighty 790 KFGO | KFGO

> DTN's retail survey shows seven of eight major US fertilizers rose in the third week of October, with UAN28 up 6% to $447 per ton and anhydrous ammonia at $987. Urea was the only fertilizer to decline slightly, to $674 per ton.

- Date: 2026-10-30 · published 2026-10-30T10:05:54.999Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/2217-fertilizer-prices-continue-rising-as-farmers-prepare-for-2027-growing-season
- Commodities: [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md), [Potash (KCl)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/POTASH.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Rising fertilizer costs ahead of the 2027 season tighten farm margins and may shift acreage toward soybeans, affecting corn and soymeal supply expectations.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲
- UREA: bullish ▲
- POTASH: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| UREA | 2025-04-30 | [Increased corn acres driving higher fertilizer prices; farmers may see fuel price relief](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4277-increased-corn-acres-driving-higher-fertilizer-prices-farmers-may-see-fuel.md) | +17.4% | +7.7% |
| UREA | 2022-02-01 | [Fertilizer Buying Slows Seasonally in December, but Wholesale Prices Expected to Continue Climbing in 2022](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43443-fertilizer-buying-slows-seasonally-in-december-but-wholesale-prices-expected-to.md) | -11.5% | +4.3% |
| UREA | 2024-12-23 | [Fertilizer prices stabilize in 2024, but uncertainty continues \| Ag Proud](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26887-fertilizer-prices-stabilize-in-2024-but-uncertainty-continues-ag-proud.md) | +4.4% | +9.4% |
| UREA | 2026-02-18 | [All Eight Major Fertilizers See Prices Move Higher Compared to Last Month](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20927-all-eight-major-fertilizers-see-prices-move-higher-compared-to-last-month.md) | +0.5% | +33.4% |
| 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% |
| CORN | 2022-02-01 | [Fertilizer Buying Slows Seasonally in December, but Wholesale Prices Expected to Continue Climbing in 2022](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43443-fertilizer-buying-slows-seasonally-in-december-but-wholesale-prices-expected-to.md) | +1.8% | +11.1% |
| CORN | 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) | -1.7% | +1.5% |
| CORN | 2022-09-12 | [USDA WASDE report for September \| The Mighty 790 KFGO \| KFGO](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39553-usda-wasde-report-for-september-the-mighty-790-kfgo-kfgo.md) | -1.1% | -1.5% |

## Sources

- kfgo.com: https://kfgo.com/2026/10/30/fertilizer-prices-continue-rising-as-farmers-prepare-for-2027-growing-season/

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