# Delayed Start to Application Season Pressures Wholesale Fertilizer Prices in April

> DAP barge prices rose in April on tight supply and rising end-user demand, with NOLA trades as high as $390/ton versus $380-385 the prior month. Ammonia prices softened in the west but firmed in the east as plant turnarounds tightened supply, and the May Tampa ammonia contract settled $20 lower at $255 CFR.

- Date: 2018-05-04 · published 2018-05-04T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/64952-delayed-start-to-application-season-pressures-wholesale-fertilizer-prices-in
- Commodities: [DAP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DAP.md), [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md)

## Why it matters

Higher phosphate and ammonia costs raise input costs for crop producers and feed-grain margins, while a delayed application season eases near-term demand pressure.

## Read by commodity

- DAP: bullish ▲
- UREA: neutral

## Sources

- dtnpf.com: https://www.dtnpf.com/agriculture/web/ag/news/article/2018/05/04/delayed-start-application-season

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