Seven of Eight Major Fertilizers are Higher Priced to End February

OMAHA (DTN) — DTN retail fertilizer prices continued to move higher in the fourth week of February 2026, according to sources tracked by DTN.

Seven of the eight major fertilizers were slightly higher compared to last month. DTN designates a significant move as anything 5% or more.

The one fertilizer with a considerable price increase was once again urea. The nitrogen fertilizer was 5% higher compared to last month with an average price of $611/ton.

The remaining six slightly more expensive fertilizers were DAP with an average price of $853/ton, MAP $880/ton, potash $486/ton, anhydrous $865/ton, UAN28 $412/ton and UAN32 $465/ton.

One fertilizer was slightly lower looking back to the prior month. 10-34-0 had an average price of $665/ton.

On a price per pound of nitrogen basis, the average urea price was $0.66/lb.N, anhydrous $0.53/lb.N, UAN28 $0.74/lb.N and UAN32 $0.73/lb.N.

Farmers could see even higher fuel and fertilizer costs for this spring with the start of the military conflict between the U.S. and Israel against Iran in the Middle East, according to a recent DTN article by DTN Ag Policy Editor Chris Clayton: https://www.dtnpf.com/agriculture/web/ag/columns/washington-insider/article/2026/03/02/us-iran-escalation-drive-input-costs.

The now closed Strait of Hormuz moves about 20 million barrels of crude oil and other petroleum products each day, which is about 20% of global demand. Diesel futures prices moved to a two-year high on Monday.

Fertilizer exports also move through the Strait. About a quarter of the globally traded nitrogen market moves through the waterway, according to a fertilizer analyst.

As a result, nitrogen fertilizer at the port of New Orleans has seen an increase in price this week. Urea prices for barges in New Orleans traded $520/ton to $550/ton on Monday, up from an average of $475/ton last week, according to CRU Group.

All eight fertilizers are now higher in price compared to one year earlier.

10-34-0 is 3% higher, both MAP and potash are 9% more expensive, both DAP and urea are 12% higher, anhydrous is 15% more expensive, UAN32 is 17% higher and UAN28 is 18% more expensive looking back to last year.

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 Koch Fertilizer plant in Beatrice, Nebraska, recently acquired an ammonia converter, according to World Fertilizer News. You can read about that here: https://www.dtnpf.com/agriculture/web/ag/crops/article/2026/02/25/second-consecutive-week-eight-major.

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