Average retail fertilizer prices are mostly lower for the first time since
the first week of February 2026. Five fertilizers are lower in price while
prices for the remaining three fertilizers were slightly higher compared to
last month. Only two fertilizers had a significant move, which DTN designates
as anything 5% or more.
BDTN Retail Fertilizer Trends
A new S&P Global report commissioned by U.S. Farmers and Ranchers in
Action finds limited growth in biofuel demand could put U.S. farmland under
pressure. It warns that without higher ethanol blends and expanded fuel
markets, millions of acres could shift out of production by 2050.
FStalling E15 Expansion Risks Corn Acres
Iowa has successfully eradicated the pseudorabies virus after the first
U.S. commercial detection since 2004, with a second round of testing confirming
the disease did not spread beyond the initially affected facilities. All
quarantines have been lifted.
=^Quarantine Lifted After PRV Cleared
USDA is investing $105 million across 40 research projects through its New
World Screwworm Grand Challenge, aiming to boost detection, eradication and
preparedness to protect U.S. livestock from the destructive pest.
BUSDA Invests in NWS Projects
A tropical low-pressure center in south Texas may become the Atlantic's
first-named tropical system of the 2026 season. But even if it doesn't, it will
produce heavy rain near the coast that could lead to significant flooding.
4^Ag Weather Forum
