# U.S. Fertilizer Prices Split Sharply as Urea Jumps 9% and UAN28 Falls 11%

> USDA-style distributor data for the week ending October 2 show urea averaging $796.25 per short ton, up 9.1%, and potash up 6.8% to $571.35 per ton. UAN28 fell 11.1% to $533.34 per ton.

- Date: 2026-10-05 · published 2026-10-05T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/660-u-s-fertilizer-prices-split-sharply-as-urea-jumps-9-and-uan28-falls-11
- Commodities: [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md), [Potash (KCl)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/POTASH.md)

## Why it matters

Rising urea and potash prices raise nitrogen and potash costs for US producers, while the drop in UAN28 offers some relief in liquid nitrogen.

## Read by commodity

- UREA: bullish ▲
- POTASH: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| UREA | 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) | +0.4% | -1.9% |
| 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% |
| UREA | 2025-02-05 | [Urea, UAN32 lead fertilizer prices higher \| Profitability \| farmweeknow.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4647-urea-uan32-lead-fertilizer-prices-higher-profitability-farmweeknow-com.md) | +2.4% | -1.5% |
| UREA | 2026-02-02 | [Fertilizer Prices Ease to Start the Year, but Urea and Trade Risks Remain in Focus - RFD-TV](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5724-fertilizer-prices-ease-to-start-the-year-but-urea-and-trade-risks-remain-in.md) | +10.1% | +28.6% |
| UREA | 2026-05-14 | [Fertilizer prices surge as Strait of Hormuz disruptions tighten supplies](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19175-fertilizer-prices-surge-as-strait-of-hormuz-disruptions-tighten-supplies.md) | -1.4% | -29.2% |

## Sources

- fertilizerdaily.com: https://www.fertilizerdaily.com/20261005-u-s-fertilizer-prices-split-sharply-as-urea-jumps-9-and-uan28-falls-11/

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