# Retail Fertilizer Prices Mixed; More Are Lower Than Higher

> DTN's retail survey for the first week of May 2024 found urea down 5% month on month at an average of $557/ton, and more fertilisers were lower than higher for the first time in three months. DAP averaged $789/ton, MAP $831/ton, potash $511/ton and anhydrous $792/ton. Mosaic also reported a 26% drop in quarterly sales due to lower fertiliser prices.

- Date: 2024-05-15 · published 2024-05-15T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/30186-retail-fertilizer-prices-mixed-more-are-lower-than-higher
- Commodities: [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md), [DAP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DAP.md), [Potash (KCl)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/POTASH.md)

## Why it matters

Lower retail nitrogen, phosphate and potash prices reduce US crop input costs, though growers' profitability and fertiliser demand are still being squeezed by lower grain prices.

## Read by commodity

- DAP: bearish ▼
- UREA: bearish ▼
- POTASH: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| UREA | 2025-01-15 | [Fertilizer prices stabilize amid lower input costs and trade shifts](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26436-fertilizer-prices-stabilize-amid-lower-input-costs-and-trade-shifts.md) | +0.9% | +14.3% |
| UREA | 2023-01-26 | [AgriMarketing.com - DTN Reports Fertilizer Prices Have Fallen To Their Lowest Level In 15 Months](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5868-agrimarketing-com-dtn-reports-fertilizer-prices-have-fallen-to-their-lowest.md) | -15.2% | -20.7% |
| UREA | 2024-07-08 | [Fertilizer prices edge lower amid lower input costs and improved production prospects](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29612-fertilizer-prices-edge-lower-amid-lower-input-costs-and-improved-production.md) | -0.1% | +3.8% |
| UREA | 2023-04-13 | [Latest Data Shows Drop in Fertilizer Prices - MiningNewsWire](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5939-latest-data-shows-drop-in-fertilizer-prices-miningnewswire.md) | +0.6% | +2.8% |
| UREA | 2026-06-23 | [World Bank warns fertilizer prices could surge more than 30% in 2026 if Hormuz disruption persists — Fertilizer Daily](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6819-world-bank-warns-fertilizer-prices-could-surge-more-than-30-in-2026-if-hormuz.md) | -1.7% | -2.4% |
| DAP | 2023-04-13 | [Latest Data Shows Drop in Fertilizer Prices - MiningNewsWire](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5939-latest-data-shows-drop-in-fertilizer-prices-miningnewswire.md) | +1.6% | -9.7% |
| DAP | 2020-06-25 | [Mixed results for fertilizers amid COVID-19 panic](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52541-mixed-results-for-fertilizers-amid-covid-19-panic.md) | +4.8% | +10.7% |
| DAP | 2020-07-03 | [Global fertilizer prices expected to remain low over second half of 2020 - RealAgriculture](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52429-global-fertilizer-prices-expected-to-remain-low-over-second-half-of-2020.md) | +3.3% | +12.5% |

## Sources

- dtnpf.com: https://www.dtnpf.com/agriculture/web/ag/news/crops/article/2024/05/15/retail-fertilizer-prices-mixed-lower

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