# Wholesale Fertilizer Prices Seen Steady to Slightly Higher in Short Term

> Fertecon's early-January wholesale fertilizer roundup reports ammonia prices rose in December on steady phosphate producer demand and supply disruptions at key exporting hubs. DAP traded at $360-365/t FOB NOLA at the end of December. Analysts expect winter demand slowdown to pressure prices modestly in the short term.

- Date: 2018-01-03 · published 2018-01-03T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/66918-wholesale-fertilizer-prices-seen-steady-to-slightly-higher-in-short-term
- Commodities: [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md)

## Why it matters

Higher fertilizer input costs squeeze farm margins and can shift acreage between corn and soybeans, with knock-on effects on feed grain supply; a seasonal demand lull may cap near-term gains.

## Read by commodity

- UREA: neutral

## Sources

- dtnpf.com: https://www.dtnpf.com/agriculture/web/ag/news/article/2018/01/03/wholesale-fertilizer-prices-seen

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