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Take a rational approach to high fertilizer prices

At a time of high input costs and low commodity prices, a fertilizer specialist says farmers should take a rational approach as they plan for the 2026 crop.

Josh Linville with StoneX Group tells Brownfield “if farmers lower their fertilizer rates too much, it could hurt the yield far too much in 2026. We could save a little money today, but it can cost us more next year.”

He says global supply-and-demand factors are responsible for the high fertilizer prices and while the situation can always change, farmers should be prepared to pay more for fertilizer this fall and next spring.

Brownfield interviewed Linville at the Missouri Farm Bureau Commodity Conference in mid-Missouri.