Fertilizer Prices Finally Cool Down A Bit

AgDay's Michelle Rook wraps up the week with Matt Bennett of AgMarket.Net.

For the first time since November 2020, most retail fertilizer prices have moved lower. The biggest drop is in urea, with New Orleans prices dropping from a high of $935 per ton last year to $470 earlier this week. One fertilizer expert tells AgDay's Michelle Rook it’s tied to one of the latest planting seasons in several years.

Today, EPA announced $12 million a year for five years to help reach the goal of reducing nutrient pollution in the Gulf of Mexico by 20% by 2025. Radhika Fox, EPA assistant administrator for water, and Rod Snyder, EPA ag adviser, joined AgriTalk today to talk about the need to provide a variety of tools and options to farmers to participate in the effort.

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