# Fertilizer Prices Ease to Start the Year, but Urea and Trade Risks Remain in Focus - RFD-TV

> DTN data shows seven of eight major US retail fertilizers eased slightly in the third week of January, while urea rose to an average of $574/t, 17% above a year earlier. Analysts warn potash could face higher risk if trade tensions escalate, since the US relies heavily on Canadian and some Russian imports.

- Date: 2026-02-02 · published 2026-02-02T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/5724-fertilizer-prices-ease-to-start-the-year-but-urea-and-trade-risks-remain-in
- Commodities: [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md), [Potash (KCl)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/POTASH.md)

## Why it matters

Urea is still climbing while most other fertilizer prices ease, and potash supply risk from trade disputes could lift potash costs. Higher US input costs affect crop economics and the feed-grain outlook.

## Read by commodity

- UREA: bullish ▲
- POTASH: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| UREA | 2021-06-08 | [Fertilizer prices expected to stay high over the remainder of 2021](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11017-fertilizer-prices-expected-to-stay-high-over-the-remainder-of-2021.md) | -0.6% | +0.8% |
| UREA | 2020-12-23 | [Fertilizer prices to rise moderately in 2021](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49583-fertilizer-prices-to-rise-moderately-in-2021.md) | +3.0% | +21.5% |
| UREA | 2024-12-23 | [Fertilizer prices stabilize in 2024, but uncertainty continues \| Ag Proud](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26887-fertilizer-prices-stabilize-in-2024-but-uncertainty-continues-ag-proud.md) | +4.4% | +9.4% |
| UREA | 2022-07-05 | [Impacts and Repercussions of Price Increases on the Global Fertilizer Market](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40415-impacts-and-repercussions-of-price-increases-on-the-global-fertilizer-market.md) | -0.0% | +12.8% |
| 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% |

## Sources

- rfdtv.com: https://www.rfdtv.com/fertilizer-prices-ease-to-start-the-year-but-urea-and-trade-risks-remain-in-focus

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