# Why high fertilizer prices? – Ohio Ag Net | Ohio's Country Journal

> Ohio farm commentary says DAP retail is about $926 per metric ton, up from $580 in January, and potash is about 24 percent higher than last year. The author attributes high prices to the Russia-Ukraine war, Chinese export cuts, tariffs on Canadian, Chinese, Moroccan and Russian fertilizer, and high energy costs.

- Date: 2025-10-16 · published 2025-10-16T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/22742-why-high-fertilizer-prices-ohio-ag-net-ohio-s-country-journal
- Commodities: [DAP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DAP.md), [Potash (KCl)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/POTASH.md), [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md)

## Why it matters

Persistently high phosphate and potash costs raise the cost of feed production and farm inputs heading into 2026, supporting firm fertilizer prices.

## Read by commodity

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

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DAP | 2025-12-17 | [Why Fertilizer Prices Now Move on Politics Not Demand](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21420-why-fertilizer-prices-now-move-on-politics-not-demand.md) | -1.2% | -2.3% |
| DAP | 2022-03-18 | [If You Think Fertilizer Prices are Bad Now, Here's Why China Could Make the Situation Even Worse - AgWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42597-if-you-think-fertilizer-prices-are-bad-now-here-s-why-china-could-make-the.md) | +1.6% | -0.5% |
| DAP | 2021-12-17 | [Itafos predicts high prices for phosphorus fertilizers — Fertilizer Daily](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43922-itafos-predicts-high-prices-for-phosphorus-fertilizers-fertilizer-daily.md) | +0.1% | -3.8% |
| DAP | 2021-10-12 | [Fertilizer Prices Soar Near 2008 Highs on Supply Shocks, Concerns Sprout Over Sourcing Enough for 2022 U.S. Corn Acres - AgWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44478-fertilizer-prices-soar-near-2008-highs-on-supply-shocks-concerns-sprout-over.md) | +0.4% | +6.6% |
| DAP | 2021-11-19 | [DA, FPA connects with FIAP on Increasing Fertilizer Prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44335-da-fpa-connects-with-fiap-on-increasing-fertilizer-prices.md) | +3.8% | +3.6% |
| UREA | 2025-12-17 | [Why Fertilizer Prices Now Move on Politics Not Demand](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21420-why-fertilizer-prices-now-move-on-politics-not-demand.md) | +2.1% | +12.9% |
| UREA | 2022-03-18 | [If You Think Fertilizer Prices are Bad Now, Here's Why China Could Make the Situation Even Worse - AgWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42597-if-you-think-fertilizer-prices-are-bad-now-here-s-why-china-could-make-the.md) | -0.6% | -1.6% |
| UREA | 2021-10-12 | [Fertilizer Prices Soar Near 2008 Highs on Supply Shocks, Concerns Sprout Over Sourcing Enough for 2022 U.S. Corn Acres - AgWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44478-fertilizer-prices-soar-near-2008-highs-on-supply-shocks-concerns-sprout-over.md) | +0.2% | +10.2% |

## Sources

- ocj.com: https://ocj.com/2025/10/why-high-fertilizer-prices/

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