# Urea, UAN32 lead fertilizer prices higher | Profitability | farmweeknow.com

> DTN's retail survey found urea averaged $514 per ton, up 5% from a month earlier, and UAN32 averaged $383 per ton, also up 5%. These were the first significant weekly increases in 17 weeks. Proposed US tariffs on Canadian potash were delayed for 30 days after US-Canada talks.

- Date: 2025-02-05 · published 2025-02-05T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/4647-urea-uan32-lead-fertilizer-prices-higher-profitability-farmweeknow-com
- Commodities: [Potash (KCl)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/POTASH.md), [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md)

## Why it matters

Retail nitrogen gains and the possibility of tariffs on the roughly 90% of US potash imports that come from Canada point to higher US fertilizer costs for farmers.

## Read by commodity

- UREA: bullish ▲
- POTASH: bullish ▲

## Linked price moves

| Commodity | Date | Window | Change % | z-score | Why linked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| UREA | 2025-02-06 | 5 | +10.1% | 2.9 | DTN retail data showed the first significant weekly urea price increases in 17 weeks, confirming upward momentum in the US market, though retail prices are partly a lagging indicator. |

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| UREA | 2021-03-17 | [UAN28 Leads Fertilizer Prices Higher as Nitrogen Prices Spike](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48434-uan28-leads-fertilizer-prices-higher-as-nitrogen-prices-spike.md) | +0.4% | -1.9% |
| UREA | 2026-02-25 | [U.S. Fertilizer Prices Rise for Second Week as Urea Leads Nitrogen Rally](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20928-u-s-fertilizer-prices-rise-for-second-week-as-urea-leads-nitrogen-rally.md) | +28.3% | +35.4% |
| UREA | 2025-08-20 | [World Bank Projects Higher Fertilizer Prices Into 2026 -](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23634-world-bank-projects-higher-fertilizer-prices-into-2026.md) | -0.8% | -8.5% |
| 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 | 2026-10-05 | [U.S. Fertilizer Prices Split Sharply as Urea Jumps 9% and UAN28 Falls 11%](https://feedsoft.ai/events/660-u-s-fertilizer-prices-split-sharply-as-urea-jumps-9-and-uan28-falls-11.md) | -1.7% | +0.3% |

## Sources

- farmweeknow.com: https://www.farmweeknow.com/profitability/urea-uan32-lead-fertilizer-prices-higher/article_696379e0-e3ea-11ef-af54-a7af1d7a5ab2.html
- profercy.com: https://www.profercy.com/insights/domestic-potash-price-surge-and-fsu-supply-constraints-a-worry-for-china

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