The index compares those prices to current commodity prices. Taylor says the index shows fertilizer prices went from the least affordable since 2008 in 2022 to this year where prices are the most ...

As farmers enter another year of predictably tight margins, it does not look like fertilizer prices will grant much relief to ...

“Energy drives the cost of fertilizer, but so does output so does the price of corn. So do the supply shocks overseas in terms of foreign suppliers. So do the current energy shocks in ...

By RHIANNON BRANCH FarmWeek As farmers enter another year of predictably tight margins, it does not look like fertilizer ...

Here are ways to reduce input costs in a year that many farmers may struggle to keep production costs below the price of corn.

“Based on the current trends, a further price increase is projected,” he said, stating the government has been forced to intervene to cushion farmers from the high fertilizer prices.

This increase is driven by producers’ need to replenish the volumes used in their crops as input prices have fallen. In 2022, after a 200% increase in fertilizer prices, deliveries to the ...

The rise in fossil fuel prices increases demand for soybean oil and can also encourage interest in ethanol in the U.S., where biofuel is mainly made from corn. There is also a potential impact of ...

In Nigeria, using fertilizer on maize is higher than commonly perceived, but at current input and output prices, it is not profitable for most farmers. To be more universally profitable, fertilizer ...