# Expect Higher Fertilizer Bills Next Season | Henry Ag News

> University of Illinois economist Gary Schnitkey reports that fertilizer prices are rising for the 2019 season, with anhydrous ammonia about $80/t higher, DAP about $70/t higher and potash about $35/t higher than 2018. He estimates fertilizer costs will be $15/acre higher for corn and $5/acre higher for soybeans, ending a decline that began in 2012.

- Date: 2018-10-01 · published 2018-10-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/62849-expect-higher-fertilizer-bills-next-season-henry-ag-news
- Commodities: [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md), [DAP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DAP.md), [Potash (KCl)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/POTASH.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Rising nitrogen, phosphate and potash costs raise grain production expenses and may shift acreage, supporting the outlook for feed-grain prices despite depressed crop prices.

## Read by commodity

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

## Sources

- u.osu.edu: https://u.osu.edu/henryag/2018/10/01/expect-higher-fertilizer-bills-next-season/

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