# AgriMarketing.com - Fertilizer Prices Are Up Dramatically, Here's Why

> Illinois farm-level data from USDA AMS shows fertilizer prices are up across the board versus spring 2020 and fall 2020. DAP is up 57% year on year, while anhydrous ammonia and urea rose 17% and 25% respectively. Overall fertilizer expense is about $29 per acre (30%) higher, with DAP accounting for roughly $18 of that increase.

- Date: 2021-03-29 · published 2021-03-29T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/48424-agrimarketing-com-fertilizer-prices-are-up-dramatically-here-s-why
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md), [DAP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DAP.md)

## Why it matters

Phosphate costs dominate the rise in input expense, which squeezes feed-grain and oilseed margins for growers and may shift acreage away from crops needing heavy phosphate use. Elevated DAP prices point to continued firmness in fertilizer markets.

## Read by commodity

- DAP: bullish ▲
- CORN: neutral
- UREA: bullish ▲

## Sources

- agrimarketing.com: https://www.agrimarketing.com/s/135600

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