Fertilizer & Energy Prices
The cost side of farming: world benchmark prices for fertilizer and energy. Nitrogen fertilizer follows natural gas, its main feedstock, while phosphate and potash depend on mining supply.
Fertilizer
Energy
Each price is shown in its product's own benchmark unit and for the latest period available, so values of different products are not directly comparable. Open a product page for other currencies and units.
What moves these prices
Fertilizer prices depend on energy and raw-material costs - natural gas for nitrogen, mined rock for phosphate and potash - on where these are produced and on trade policy. Crop prices matter as well, because they influence how much farmers can afford to apply.
Learn more
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- Fertilizer Prices and Natural Gas: Why Farm Inputs Follow Energy
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- The Stocks-to-Use Ratio, Explained
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- USDA Reports Beyond WASDE: Crop Progress, Acreage and Grain Stocks