Average retail prices for all eight major fertilizers were up from the
previous month during the fourth full week of April 2026. Prices for three
fertilizers were again up significantly, which DTN designates as anything 5% or
more. The remaining five fertilizers were just slightly more expensive.
BDTN Retail Fertilizer Trends
Robust El Nino events are accompanied by generally large U.S. corn
production.
BAg Weather Forum
During his life, Ted Turner acquired some of the largest ranch holdings in
the country, as the media mogul also emphasized large-scale conservation on
more than 2 million acres of ranchland. Turner was at the forefront of wealthy
landowners seeking to turn properties into private preserves.
FTed Turner's Ranches Likely Preserved
Drought continues to be a growing concern, and within just six weeks, the
market will begin to see the first big feeder cattle sales for the 2026 calf
crop.
BCall the Market
Severe drought is affecting pasture conditions across major
cattle-producing states this spring. Nearly 80% of the U.S. beef cow herd is
currently impacted.
:^Drought, Fire Stresses US Cow Herd
