Reply #35: Fuel and fertilizer is making corn an expensive crop to grow [View All]

[NickB79]

Fertilizer prices are skyrocketing thanks to high natural gas prices. Crops that require less fertilizer, such as soybeans, are looking more attractive.

Also, I'm gonna guess that a lot of farmers jumped forward their crop rotations last year to take advantage of corn demand, and now have to plant something else or risk damaging their fields. You need to rotate crops between corn, soybeans, oats, alfalfa, sorghum, etc, to maintain good soil structure and fertility, or your yields start to suffer. They effectively hit the nitrous last year, and now they have to slow back down cause they're out of booster.