Fertilizer prices continued to be mostly higher for the first week of
December 2025. Five of the eight major fertilizers were higher in price
compared to last month while the other three were slightly less expensive for
the second week in a row. No fertilizers had a significant price move, which
DTN designates as anything 5% or more.
BDTN Retail Fertilizer Trends
New World screwworm, a deadly tissue-eating pest, is spreading through
Mexico and moving toward the U.S. border. Officials are using surveillance and
sterile flies to prevent outbreaks here.
BNWS Prevention, Eradication Important
Tuesday's December USDA WASDE report, not typically a big market mover,
ran true to form, with the only notable domestic change in corn being that
exports were raised more than pre-report estimates had expected. Wheat and
soybeans were left alone on the domestic side, while world wheat production
rose, but had already been in the market.
BUSDA Reports Review
USDA released its December Crop Production and World Agricultural Supply
and Demand Estimates (WASDE) reports on Tuesday.
FUSDA Reports Summary
For the third time in five years, Oregon wheat farmer Steve VanGrunsven
has earned the title of "Bin Buster" in the National Wheat Yield Contest with
an entry of soft white winter wheat.
1^Dryland Winter Wheat Winner Profile
