NCGA's Krista Swanson says it would take about 226 bu. of corn to buy a ton of ammonium phosphate, which is up from the 180 bu. it took at the beginning of this year. As fertilizer costs are on the rise, corn prices are now at or below $4, and it's creating a grim outlook for 2026.| AgWeb
Nick Paulson, Gary Schnitkey, Henrique Monaco, and Carl Zulauf - Farmers will begin to consider management decisions for the 2026 crop year as fall approaches and the 2025 growing season winds down. A near term decision will be pricing and purchasing nitrogen fertilizer for fall nitrogen applications. Today’s article provides an update on average fertilizer prices for Illinois and discusses strategies farmers can and do use to price their nitrogen fertilizer.| farmdoc daily