OMAHA (DTN) -- Retail fertilizer prices continue to be mostly higher, according to prices tracked by DTN for the fourth full week of May 2026.

Six fertilizers were slightly more expensive, while two fertilizers were less expensive than a month ago. DTN designates a significant move as anything 5% or more. Urea cost 5% less. The nitrogen fertilizer had an average price of $823/ton. UAN32 was just slightly lower in price, with an average price of $585/ton.

The six fertilizers slightly higher compared to last month were DAP with an average price of $914/ton, MAP $953/ton, potash $494/ton, 10-34-0 $723/ton, anhydrous $1,118/ton and UAN28 $530/ton.

On a price per pound of nitrogen basis, the average urea price was $0.90/lb.N, anhydrous $0.68/lb.N, UAN28 $0.95/lb.N and UAN32 $0.91/lb.N.

The chairman of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) told a group of farmers last Tuesday gathered in Texas that the commission is investigating anticompetitive behavior in the fertilizer industry. DTN Ag Policy Editor Chris Clayton reported that the FTC would need farmers help to bring a case against the industry. (See "FTC Investigating Fertilizer Market," https://www.dtnpf.com/…)

More than 100 corn farmers from 18 states organized their own field hearing with the FTC staff and Chairman Andrew Ferguson at a farm about an hour north of the Dallas metro area. "Farmers pointed to consistently high fertilizer prices while arguing that a small number of fertilizer suppliers are profiting at the expensive of hundreds of thousands of farmers," Clayton wrote.

"We want the commission to understand how the price moves here in the United States," Ohio farmer John Settlemyre said. "We want them to understand with substitution looks like when there isn't any."

Ferguson told the farmers in attendance the FTC has launched an investigation into the fertilizer industry. He pointed to USDA data showing the single-largest rise in input costs for farmers since 2020 has come from fertilizer prices.

All eight fertilizers are now higher in price compared to one year earlier by the following amounts: Potash (4%); 10-34-0 (8%); both DAP and MAP (15%); UAN32 (18%); urea (24%); UAN32 (27%); and anhydrous (44%).

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/….

The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) issued a waiver for the transportation of fertilizer products in certain states last week. You can read about here: https://www.dtnpf.com/….

Dry
Date Range	DAP	MAP	POTASH	UREA
May 26-30 2025	798	831	475	662
June 23-27 2025	810	846	481	656
July 21-25 2025	811	881	483	645
Aug 18-22 2025	847	906	485	635
Sep 15-19 2025	904	921	486	619
Oct 13-17 2025	922	932	486	595
Nov 10-14 2025	929	930	490	597
Dec 8-12 2025	910	917	489	584
Jan 5-9 2026	847	877	484	567
Feb 2-6 2026	851	879	488	596
Mar 2-6 2026	850	882	487	625
Mar 30-Apr 3 2026	863	917	489	838
Apr 27-May 1 2026	901	939	492	866
May 25-29 2026	914	953	494	823
Liquid
Date Range	10-34-0	ANHYD	UAN28	UAN32
May 26-30 2025	669	776	418	494
June 23-27 2025	672	770	413	500
July 21-25 2025	672	764	419	497
Aug 18-22 2025	669	762	419	484
Sep 15-19 2025	667	777	420	474
Oct 13-17 2025	666	838	414	466
Nov 10-14 2025	667	857	416	465
Dec 8-12 2025	671	867	410	464
Jan 5-9 2026	674	869	410	465
Feb 2-6 2026	665	860	410	464
Mar 2-6 2026	663	895	412	467
Mar 30-Apr 3 2026	714	1060	496	564
Apr 27-May 1 2026	722	1116	526	595
May 25-29 2026	723	1118	530	585

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