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UAN32 Retail Price Up 9%, UAN28 Price Up 7% From Last Month
04/23/2025 | 4:57 am CDT

UAN32 Retail Price Up 9%, UAN28 Price Up 7% From Last Month

All eight of the major fertilizers were more expensive than last month during the last full week of April 2025. Two fertilizers, UAN28 and UAN32, had a substantial price increase from last month. DTN designates a significant move as anything 5% or more.

By DTN Staff Reporter
The average retail price of UAN32, at $448 per ton, was 9% higher than the previous month during the last full week of April 2025, according to retailers surveyed by DTN. The price of UAN32 is now 7% higher than it was a year ago. (DTN chart)

OMAHA (DTN) — Average retail prices for all eight major fertilizers continued to be higher than last month during the last full week of April 2025, according to sellers surveyed by DTN.

Two fertilizers had a sizable price increase from last month, which DTN designates as anything 5% or more. The average retail price of UAN32 was 9% higher compared to last month at $448 per ton. And UAN28 was 7% more expensive than last month with an average retail price of $380 per ton. 

The remaining six fertilizers had slightly higher prices. DAP had an average price of $781 per ton, MAP $822/ton, potash $467/ton, urea $577/ton, 10-34-0 $655/ton and anhydrous $781/ton.

On a price per pound of nitrogen basis, the average urea price was $0.63/lb.N, anhydrous $0.48/lb.N, UAN28 $0.68/lb.N and UAN32 $0.70/lb.N.

University of Minnesota Extension nutrient management specialist Dan Kaiser, in a recent post, took a closer look at what happens to phosphorus fertilizer when it is applied to soil. Farmers should consider a few things when applying phosphorus, according to Kaiser.

Phosphorus utilization will never be 100% the first year after application, he wrote. Closer to 65% of what you apply will be taken up by the plant in the first year, according to the report.

Will phosphorus be lost through leaching or runoff? That depends on several factors, Kaiser wrote, but the potential for P loss is fairly low. Some researchers refer to P retention rather than fixation.

“Just because you do not see it does not mean it is not there,” Kaiser said in the report.

Four fertilizers are now higher in price compared to one year earlier. DAP is 1% higher, 10-34-0 is 2% more expensive, UAN28 is 4% higher and UAN32 is 7% higher looking back to last year.

The remaining four fertilizers are lower. Both MAP and urea are 1% less expensive, anhydrous is 2% lower and potash is 9% lower compared 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.

Three fertilizers had sizeable prices increases compared to the same period last month, according to prices tracked by DTN. You can read about it here: https://www.dtnpf.com/agriculture/web/ag/crops/article/2025/04/16/three-fertilizers-lead-prices-higher.

Dry
Date RangeDAPMAPPOTASHUREA
Apr 15-19 2024780830513585
May 13-17 2024789829511556
Jun 10-14 2024779827507525
Jul 8-12 2024758822504507
Aug 5-9 2024744818503504
Sep 2-6 2024739813486490
Sep 30-Oct 4 2024736805449485
Oct 28-Nov 1 2024739810446497
Nov 25-29 2024740811443498
Dec 23-27 2024739810444489
Jan 20-24 2025739809443492
Feb 17-21 2025762809444543
Mar 17-21 2025766810454556
Apr 14-18 2025781822467577
Liquid
Date Range10-34-0ANHYDUAN28UAN32
Apr 15-19 2024641794364418
May 13-17 2024642792364418
Jun 10-14 2024642737352400
Jul 8-12 2024642796339378
Aug 5-9 2024640675338376
Sep 2-6 2024638676327364
Sept 30-Oct 4 2024590687317350
Oct 28-Nov 1 2024604706317363
Nov 25-29 2024611718323364
Dec 23-27 2024614729326365
Jan 20-24 2025616737326367
Feb 17-21 2025638747348394
Mar 17-21 2025649761356412
Apr 14-18 2025656781380448

Russ Quinn can be reached at Russ.Quinn@dtn.com

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