# Fertilizer prices turn higher in 2018 - High Plains Journal

> USDA-reported Illinois fertilizer prices show anhydrous ammonia back above $500 per ton after falling to about $400 last fall. DAP is above $450 per ton and potash is 6 percent higher than last spring, while urea is up 4 percent.

- Date: 2018-04-09 · published 2018-04-09T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/65441-fertilizer-prices-turn-higher-in-2018-high-plains-journal
- 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

Rising fertilizer costs raise the cost of growing corn and reduce margins for US crop producers, which can influence planted acreage and nitrogen demand.

## Read by commodity

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

## Sources

- hpj.com: https://hpj.com/2018/04/09/fertilizer-prices-turn-higher-in-2018/

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