# Farm World – weekly farm newspaper source for ag news, classifieds, auctions

> Illinois Department of Agriculture data for the week ending November 13 showed most fertilizer prices rising, with anhydrous ammonia averaging $838.82 per ton and DAP averaging $884.56. MAP rose $36.67 to an average of $876 per ton, and potash and urea also climbed. Corn and soybean prices are expected to stay below break-even levels into 2026, and the article links fertilizer costs to the Iran war.

- Date: 2025-11-24 · published 2025-11-24T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/4472-farm-world-weekly-farm-newspaper-source-for-ag-news-classifieds-auctions
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [DAP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DAP.md), [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md)

## Why it matters

Persistently high phosphate and nitrogen prices, combined with weak crop prices, squeeze farm margins and may reduce planted acreage. Feed buyers should expect firm input costs to support grain and meal prices.

## Read by commodity

- DAP: bullish ▲
- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲
- UREA: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2021-08-20 | [Market turns quiet after report - Agweek \| #1 source for agriculture news, farming, markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12608-market-turns-quiet-after-report-agweek-1-source-for-agriculture-news-farming.md) | +0.4% | -6.4% |
| CORN | 2018-03-11 | [USDA report perplexes - Agweek \| #1 source for agriculture news, farming, markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65959-usda-report-perplexes-agweek-1-source-for-agriculture-news-farming-markets.md) | +1.7% | +5.0% |
| CORN | 2021-08-11 | [August WASDE report friendly to markets, especially corn - Agweek \| #1 source for agriculture news, farming, markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45500-august-wasde-report-friendly-to-markets-especially-corn-agweek-1-source-for.md) | +1.1% | -7.3% |
| CORN | 2016-07-14 | [COLUMN: Will the Bulls Dominate Again? - Agweek \| #1 source for agriculture news, farming, markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4940-column-will-the-bulls-dominate-again-agweek-1-source-for-agriculture-news.md) | +3.9% | -0.6% |
| CORN | 2020-11-09 | [November WASDE has bullish surprises for soybeans, corn - Agweek \| #1 source for agriculture news, farming, markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50092-november-wasde-has-bullish-surprises-for-soybeans-corn-agweek-1-source-for.md) | -0.9% | +7.6% |
| SOY | 2020-01-27 | [Good week for sorghum, soybean export inspections - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55142-good-week-for-sorghum-soybean-export-inspections-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -3.3% | -3.1% |
| SOY | 2019-11-04 | [Good week for sorghum, soybean export inspections - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56124-good-week-for-sorghum-soybean-export-inspections-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -0.5% | -5.8% |
| SOY | 2020-02-20 | [USDA's acreage, price projections for 2020 - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54627-usda-s-acreage-price-projections-for-2020-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -1.8% | -8.0% |

## Sources

- farmworldonline.com: https://www.farmworldonline.com/news/ArchiveArticle.asp?newsid=36503

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