Fertilizer Prices?

[Jim Meade / Iowa City]

What are you guys seeing for fertilizer prices?  Do you have any quotes for next spring yet?

Here's some Illinois info.

http://farmdocdaily.illinois.edu/2012/10/current_fertilizer_prices_natu.html

"Summary

Anhydrous ammonia prices are currently around $850 per ton, with uncertainty about prices in the spring of 2013. A colder winter and more corn plantings likely will lead to higher prices and vice versa. Longer-term, nitrogen fertilizer production capabilities mayl be increased, leading to downward pressure on nitrogen prices.
DAP is currently in the low $600 per ton ranges and potash is near $600 per ton. These ingredients have not varied in price much in recent months.

Issued by Gary Schnitkey
Department of Agricultural and Consumer Economics
 University of Illinois"

[BA Deere]

This fall I payed $579 potash,  $648 MAP and prepaid 28% at $360.  There you go, I`m all locked in, the highs are all in for fertilizer.  

[Shaggy98]

Haven't gone as far as pricing yet, but I am planning on soil sampling and fertilizing accordingly.  I usually apply most of my fertilizer in the fall, but I am considering on waiting closer to planting time.  If we don't receive significant fall and/or winter moisture, I might reconsider the quantity I will be applying.  The drought really challenges you on decisions like this.

[BA Deere]

I had to laugh, well it wasn`t funny for my wallet anyway.  I told the fertilizer man to test a farm, it hadn`t been tested in 10 yrs.   I asked him how it tested, he said "fine fine that farm is in good shape, it only needed a little so I already spread it" ...well his idea of "a little" was $130 a acre ..Ouch!  I`d hate to see what he`d put on a farm that`s deficient.    Oh well it goes in "the bank" and as long as a guy can keep his numbers good, the day may come with $2.50 corn that we`ll have to make withdrawals from that fertility bank.