# UAN28 Leads Fertilizer Prices Higher as Nitrogen Prices Spike

> DTN retail data for the second week of March 2021 showed UAN28 at $306/ton, up 26% from a month earlier and above $300/ton for the first time since 2015. Anhydrous ammonia reached $625/ton, and MAP, urea, potash and DAP were also higher. All eight major fertilizers rose at least 5% for the sixth straight week.

- Date: 2021-03-17 · published 2021-03-17T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/48434-uan28-leads-fertilizer-prices-higher-as-nitrogen-prices-spike
- 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

Broad retail increases in nitrogen, phosphate and potash raise the cost of crop production in the coming season. Persistent strength suggests farm input costs will keep weighing on feed grain economics.

## Read by commodity

- DAP: bullish ▲
- UREA: bullish ▲
- POTASH: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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 | 2025-02-05 | [Urea, UAN32 lead fertilizer prices higher \| Profitability \| farmweeknow.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4647-urea-uan32-lead-fertilizer-prices-higher-profitability-farmweeknow-com.md) | +2.4% | -1.5% |
| 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% |
| 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 | 2026-02-18 | [All Eight Major Fertilizers See Prices Move Higher Compared to Last Month](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20927-all-eight-major-fertilizers-see-prices-move-higher-compared-to-last-month.md) | +0.5% | +33.4% |
| DAP | 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) | +4.7% | +4.5% |
| DAP | 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) | -0.2% | -2.8% |
| DAP | 2026-02-18 | [All Eight Major Fertilizers See Prices Move Higher Compared to Last Month](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20927-all-eight-major-fertilizers-see-prices-move-higher-compared-to-last-month.md) | 0.0% | +3.1% |

## Sources

- dtnpf.com: https://www.dtnpf.com/agriculture/web/Ag/news/crops/article/2021/03/17/uan28-leads-fertilizer-prices-higher

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