US agricultural economics
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Farmdoc Daily (University of Illinois) · United States · Fertilizer prices fall 50% but US farmers face a 2027 wait for real relief
Calculates the nitrogen cost spike at $42-$68 per acre in corn-soybean rotation systems, compressing margins that were already thin after two below-average commodity price seasons; notes that even with wholesale prices falling, the 2026 season's contracted prices are largely already locked in.
“The nitrogen cost spike adds $42-$68 per acre for corn-soy systems, compressing already thin margins after two seasons of below-average commodity prices.”