# Navigating Higher Phosphate Prices for Wheat | Red River Farm Network

> NDSU soil specialist Dave Franzen advises wheat growers that high phosphate prices relative to wheat prices justify lower application rates. He notes that if phosphate reaches about $1 per pound, the critical soil test value may drop, and recommends shaving broadcast rates.

- Date: 2022-02-10 · published 2022-02-10T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/43010-navigating-higher-phosphate-prices-for-wheat-red-river-farm-network
- Commodities: [DAP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DAP.md)

## Why it matters

Growers responding to high phosphate costs by cutting rates could temper near-term DAP and MAP demand, though it is agronomic advice rather than a new market shock.

## Read by commodity

- DAP: neutral

## Sources

- rrfn.com: https://www.rrfn.com/2022/02/10/navigating-higher-phosphate-prices-for-wheat/

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