# Farmers Face Higher Fertilizer Costs Ahead of Next Growing Season

> DTN's October survey found seven of eight major US fertilizers rose in price, with UAN28 up 6% to $447 per ton, anhydrous ammonia averaging $987 per ton and potash at $506 per ton. All eight fertilizers are more expensive than a year ago, with anhydrous up 17% and urea up 13%.

- Date: 2026-11-02 · published 2026-11-02T21:15:10.622Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/76019-farmers-face-higher-fertilizer-costs-ahead-of-next-growing-season
- Commodities: [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md), [Potash (KCl)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/POTASH.md)

## Why it matters

Rising input costs squeeze US farm margins and may shift acreage or feed cost structures, while confirming a firm nitrogen and potash cost base heading into the 2027 season.

## Read by commodity

- UREA: bullish ▲
- POTASH: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| UREA | 2025-04-30 | [Increased corn acres driving higher fertilizer prices; farmers may see fuel price relief](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4277-increased-corn-acres-driving-higher-fertilizer-prices-farmers-may-see-fuel.md) | +17.4% | +7.7% |
| UREA | 2020-10-26 | [Sale of Fertilizer during September grows by 9.6% YoY](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7132-sale-of-fertilizer-during-september-grows-by-9-6-yoy.md) | +3.2% | +5.5% |
| 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 | 2021-01-19 | [CRU Fertilizers – Top Ten Calls of 2021 - CRU Group](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9195-cru-fertilizers-top-ten-calls-of-2021-cru-group.md) | +0.5% | +13.1% |
| UREA | 2026-02-18 | [All Eight Major Fertilizers See Prices Move Higher Compared to Last Month](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20927-all-eight-major-fertilizers-see-prices-move-higher-compared-to-last-month.md) | +0.5% | +33.4% |

## Sources

- rfdtv.com: https://www.rfdtv.com/farmers-face-higher-fertilizer-costs-ahead-of-next-growing-season

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