DTN Retail Fertilizer Trends
Average retail prices for all eight major fertilizers were up from the previous month during the fourth full week of April 2026. Prices for three fertilizers were again up significantly, which DTN designates as anything 5% or more. The remaining five fertilizers were just slightly more expensive.
Cash Market Moves
A revised major merger application from Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern was recently submitted to the U.S. Surface Transportation Board.
Trump Delays Plan to Waive Beef Tariffs
The Wall Street Journal first reported that President Donald Trump would sign an executive order to waive tariff-rate quotas for all beef imports into the U.S. The move would allow importers to buy more foreign beef without facing higher tariffs for 200 days. The order comes as beef imports are already soaring compared to last year.