
DTN's survey of U.S. retail sellers found average fertilizer prices mixed in the first week of November, with five of eight major products slightly higher and three slightly cheaper, none moving 5% or more. Urea averaged $662 a ton and anhydrous $1,003, and all eight fertilizers cost more than a year earlier, with anhydrous up 17% and urea up 11%.
Persistently high nitrogen and phosphate retail prices raise feed-grain production costs and can shift farmer acreage and input decisions, supporting feed input costs for buyers.
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