Average Annual Fertilizer Prices in the
Northern Plains Region


8-32-16  |   10-34-0  |   11-52-0  |   18-46-0
Ammonium Nitrate  |   Anhydrous Ammonia
Muriate of Potash  |   Nitrogen Solutions
Superphosphate  |   Urea

The annual average prices paid for fertilizers in the Northern Plains are listed and graphed below.  The Northern Plains region includes Kansas, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota.


Year   Price Year   Price
 8-32-16
1990 . . . . . . $239 2000 . . . . . . $231
1991 . . . . . . $230 2001 . . . . . . $251
1992 . . . . . . $238 2002 . . . . . . $182
1993 . . . . . . $214 2003 . . . . . . $222
1994 . . . . . . $228 2004 . . . . . . $233
1995 . . . . . . $233 2005 . . . . . . $256
1996 . . . . . . $265 2006 . . . . . . $284
1997 . . . . . . $236 2007 . . . . . . $373
1998 . . . . . . $242 2008 . . . . . . $694
1999 . . . . . . $243      

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Year   Price Year   Price
 10-34-0
1990 . . . . . . $221 2000 . . . . . . $229
1991 . . . . . . $217 2001 . . . . . . $253
1992 . . . . . . $215 2002 . . . . . . $223
1993 . . . . . . $210 2003 . . . . . . $243
1994 . . . . . . $223 2004 . . . . . . $244
1995 . . . . . . $247 2005 . . . . . . $254
1996 . . . . . . $247 2006 . . . . . . $305
1997 . . . . . . $247 2007 . . . . . . $348
1998 . . . . . . $253 2008 . . . . . . $681
1999 . . . . . . $241      

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Year   Price Year   Price
 11-52-0
1990 . . . . . . $231 2000 . . . . . . $237
1991 . . . . . . $240 2001 . . . . . . $241
1992 . . . . . . $228 2002 . . . . . . $227
1993 . . . . . . $210 2003 . . . . . . $252
1994 . . . . . . $229 2004 . . . . . . $270
1995 . . . . . . $261 2005 . . . . . . $297
1996 . . . . . . $294 2006 . . . . . . $327
1997 . . . . . . $269 2007 . . . . . . $431
1998 . . . . . . $263 2008 . . . . . . $891
1999 . . . . . . $261      

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Year   Price Year   Price
 18-46-0 (DAP)
1990 . . . . . . $215 2000 . . . . . . $228
1991 . . . . . . $228 2001 . . . . . . $234
1992 . . . . . . $216 2002 . . . . . . $217
1993 . . . . . . $193 2003 . . . . . . $249
1994 . . . . . . $219 2004 . . . . . . $267
1995 . . . . . . $258 2005 . . . . . . $291
1996 . . . . . . $283 2006 . . . . . . $325
1997 . . . . . . $257 2007 . . . . . . $435
1998 . . . . . . $253 2008 . . . . . . $876
1999 . . . . . . $250      

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Year   Price Year   Price
 Ammonium Nitrate
1990 . . . . . . $168 2000 . . . . . . $173
1991 . . . . . . $170 2001 . . . . . . $241
1992 . . . . . . $163 2002 . . . . . . $178
1993 . . . . . . $168 2003 . . . . . . $231
1994 . . . . . . $171 2004 . . . . . . $236
1995 . . . . . . $206 2005 . . . . . . $258
1996 . . . . . . $225 2006 . . . . . . $314
1997 . . . . . . $226 2007 . . . . . . $356
1998 . . . . . . $181 2008 . . . . . . $458
1999 . . . . . . $171      

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Year   Price Year   Price
 Anhydrous Ammonia
1990 . . . . . . $185 2000 . . . . . . $209
1991 . . . . . . $194 2001 . . . . . . $385
1992 . . . . . . $189 2002 . . . . . . $228
1993 . . . . . . $196 2003 . . . . . . $374
1994 . . . . . . $232 2004 . . . . . . $366
1995 . . . . . . $323 2005 . . . . . . $394
1996 . . . . . . $287 2006 . . . . . . $489
1997 . . . . . . $288 2007 . . . . . . $500
1998 . . . . . . $237 2008 . . . . . . $731
1999 . . . . . . $190      

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Year   Price Year   Price
 Muriate of Potash - 60-62% K2O
1990 . . . . . . $160 2000 . . . . . . $162
1991 . . . . . . $158 2001 . . . . . . $171
1992 . . . . . . $154 2002 . . . . . . $166
1993 . . . . . . $150 2003 . . . . . . $166
1994 . . . . . . $151 2004 . . . . . . $176
1995 . . . . . . $157 2005 . . . . . . $238
1996 . . . . . . $153 2006 . . . . . . $259
1997 . . . . . . $154 2007 . . . . . . $272
1998 . . . . . . $160 2008 . . . . . . $526
1999 . . . . . . $164      

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Year   Price Year   Price
 Nitrogen Solutions - 28% N
1990 . . . . . . $130 2000 . . . . . . $117
1991 . . . . . . $126 2001 . . . . . . $203
1992 . . . . . . $125 2002 . . . . . . $129
1993 . . . . . . $127 2003 . . . . . . $160
1994 . . . . . . $132 2004 . . . . . . $168
1995 . . . . . . $161 2005 . . . . . . $209
1996 . . . . . . $158 2006 . . . . . . $226
1997 . . . . . . $150 2007 . . . . . . $272
1998 . . . . . . $122 2008 . . . . . . $370
1999 . . . . . . $111      

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Year   Price Year   Price
 Superphosphate - 44-46% P2O5
1990 . . . . . . $202 2000 . . . . . . $215
1991 . . . . . . $211 2001 . . . . . . $226
1992 . . . . . . $206 2002 . . . . . . $207
1993 . . . . . . $184 2003 . . . . . . $242
1994 . . . . . . $209 2004 . . . . . . $254
1995 . . . . . . $228 2005 . . . . . . $303
1996 . . . . . . $266 2006 . . . . . . $329
1997 . . . . . . $253 2007 . . . . . . $463
1998 . . . . . . $241 2008 . . . . . . $837
1999 . . . . . . $238      

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Year   Price Year   Price
 Urea 44-46%
1990 . . . . . . $181 2000 . . . . . . $194
1991 . . . . . . $206 2001 . . . . . . $277
1992 . . . . . . $192 2002 . . . . . . $179
1993 . . . . . . $197 2003 . . . . . . $258
1994 . . . . . . $202 2004 . . . . . . $264
1995 . . . . . . $267 2005 . . . . . . $319
1996 . . . . . . $273 2006 . . . . . . $345
1997 . . . . . . $247 2007 . . . . . . $445
1998 . . . . . . $183 2008 . . . . . . $537
1999 . . . . . . $165      

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Source:  “Nebraska Agri-Facts”.  United States Department of Agriculture.  Nebraska Energy Office, Lincoln, NE.

Note:  NA = Data is not available.

The tables and graphs were updated on May 27, 2008.  Typically, there is one year between updates.

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