Seven Fertilizers Show Lower Prices Again; Urea Higher

OMAHA (DTN) — DTN retail fertilizer prices continue to be mostly cheaper compared to last month, according to prices for the third week of January 2026.

For the second week in a row, seven fertilizers are slightly lower while just one is higher looking back a month. None were up or down a sizeable amount. DTN designates a significant move as anything 5% or more.

The nutrients lower were DAP with an average price of $843/ton, MAP $863/ton, potash $482/ton, 10-34-0 $665/ton, anhydrous $856/ton, UAN28 $409/ton and UAN32 $464/ton.

The one fertilizer slightly higher was urea. The nitrogen fertilizer has an average price of $574/ton.

On a price per pound of nitrogen basis, the average urea price was $0.62/lb.N, anhydrous $0.52/lb.N, UAN28 $0.73/lb.N and UAN32 $0.73/lb.N.

Two nitrogen fertilizer plants in Brazil have begun to produce nutrients, according to an article in the World Fertilizer magazine. Petrobras has seen production start at a plant in Sergipe and one in Bahia in northeastern Brazil.

The plants will produce ammonia and urea with a total investment of $38 million Brazilian reals, according to the company.

The Sergipe plant has the capacity to produce 1,800 metric tons per day of urea, the equivalent to 7% of the national market. The plant in Bahia can produce 1,300 metric tons per day of urea, which corresponds to 5% of the national market.

“The two FAFENs (Nitrogen Fertilizer Factories), together with Araucaria Nitrogendos SA (ANSA), will account for 20% of all urea demand in Brazil,” said William Franca, director of Industrial Processes and Products at Petrobras. “Our expectation is to increase national production to 35% in the coming years, with a new plant under construction in Mato Grosso do Sul.”

All eight fertilizers are now higher in price compared to one year earlier: MAP by 7%; 10-34-0 8%; potash 9%; DAP 14%; anhydrous 16%, urea 17%; UAN28 25% and UAN32 by 27%.

DTN gathers fertilizer price bids from agriculture retailers each week to compile the DTN Fertilizer Index. DTN first began reporting data in November 2008.

In addition to national averages, MyDTN subscribers can access the full DTN Fertilizer Index, which includes state averages, here: https://www.mydtn.com/agriculture/web/ag/markets/fuels-fertilizers#!/fertilizers.

The fertilizer market is a market force affecting corn production in 2026, according to a report from the National Corn Growers Association (NCGA). You can read about here: https://www.dtnpf.com/agriculture/web/ag/crops/article/2026/01/14/5-8-major-fertilizers-lower-priced.

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