DTN Retail Fertilizer Trends
Wednesday, May 13, 2026 11:51AM CDT
Prices of all eight major fertilizers were higher in the first full week of May 2026 compared to a month earlier. However, only one fertilizer was significantly higher, which DTN designates as anything 5% or more. The remaining seven nutrients were just slightly more expensive.
How Does Congress Deal With Fertilizer?
Wednesday, May 13, 2026 6:34AM CDT
Farmers highlighted their frustrations over fertilizer price moves, while senators drilled into questions over price reporting and expanding fertilizer supplies during a Senate Agriculture Committee hearing on Tuesday. At least one witness called on Congress to consider more aid relief for producers to deal with the price impacts caused by the war in Iran.
Winter Wheat Tour Day 1 Yields 38.3 BPA
Tuesday, May 12, 2026 10:47PM CDT
Day 1 of the Wheat Quality Council's 68th Annual Hard Winter Wheat Tour concluded Tuesday, May 12, with a total weighted average yield estimate of 38.3 bushels per acre.
USDA Reports Review
Tuesday, May 12, 2026 4:44PM CDT
The USDA WASDE report on May 12 featured shockingly low wheat production numbers, especially for hard red winter wheat and the Kansas City futures specifically. The months-long drought, combined with a series of frost events, sent wheat production well below pre-report trade expectations. The market reacted accordingly, with the already long managed money funds likely adding to their tally by the end of Tuesday.