# Fertilizer Prices Higher for 2019 Crop - ProAg

> Fertilizer prices for the 2019 crop are running well above 2018 levels, with anhydrous ammonia about $80 per ton higher, DAP about $70 per ton higher and potash about $35 per ton higher. Based on these prices, the article estimates that corn costs will rise about $15 per acre and soybean costs about $5 per acre. The increases end a string of yearly declines in fertilizer costs that began in 2012.

- Date: 2019-01-01 · published 2019-01-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/61392-fertilizer-prices-higher-for-2019-crop-proag
- Commodities: [DAP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DAP.md), [Potash (KCl)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/POTASH.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Higher nutrient costs raise the cost of production for US corn and soybeans, which can support new-crop prices and may shift acreage toward soybeans. Fertilizer producers' pricing power also strengthens.

## Read by commodity

- DAP: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲
- POTASH: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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 | 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) | +0.7% | +2.1% |
| 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% |
| DAP | 2020-12-23 | [Fertilizer prices to rise moderately in 2021](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49583-fertilizer-prices-to-rise-moderately-in-2021.md) | +2.8% | +6.8% |
| DAP | 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) | +2.5% | +0.2% |
| CORN | 2020-11-25 | [Smaller crops, higher prices for corn, soy \| 2020-11-25  \| Food Business News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50171-smaller-crops-higher-prices-for-corn-soy-2020-11-25-food-business-news.md) | -1.3% | -2.2% |
| CORN | 2025-05-14 | [Global fertilizer prices climb 11% in early 2025: World Bank  ...](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25007-global-fertilizer-prices-climb-11-in-early-2025-world-bank.md) | +3.8% | +0.4% |
| CORN | 2022-05-29 | [Texas A&M Report Shows Impact of Higher Crop and Input Prices for 2022 - Cotton Grower](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41537-texas-a-and-m-report-shows-impact-of-higher-crop-and-input-prices-for-2022.md) | -5.3% | -4.9% |

## Sources

- proag.com: https://www.proag.com/news/fertilizer-prices-higher-for-2019-crop/

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