All eight major fertilizers were higher for the last week of March 2026
from a month ago. For the second week in a row, five fertilizers were
significantly more expensive, which DTN designates as anything 5% or more. Four
of the five fertilizers saw double-digit price increases compared to last month.
:^DTN Retail Fertilizer Trends
USDA will release its April Crop Production and World Agricultural Supply
and Demand Estimates (WASDE) reports on Thursday. It is typically a quiet event
and the last WASDE to focus solely on the 2025-26 marketing year.
FUSDA Reports Preview
Monday marked the closing of the comment period for IRS's update of the
45Z rule, which includes changes from the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) to
eliminate issues around indirect land use change and foreign feedstocks outside
of North America, among other changes. Biofuel groups highlighted that they
still need USDA to complete its work on a feedstock carbon calculator.
4^45Z Rule Still Hinges on USDA Tool
John Deere agreed to a $99 million settlement resolving right-to-repair
lawsuits filed by farmers, which alleged the company monopolized agricultural
equipment repair markets through restricted diagnostic tool access.
BDeere Settles Repair Lawsuit for $99M
Winter wheat was 7% headed, and the crop was rated 35% good to excellent
as of Sunday, April 5, according to USDA NASS' first national Crop Progress
report of 2026 released on Monday.
BUSDA Weekly Crop Progress Report
