The cost of nitrogen fertilizer has tripled in the last year.

Kyle Walker is a farm manager based in central Iowa for Peoples Company.

“I know anhydrous was over $1,200 a ton the other day (and) last year at this time it was $400 to $500 a ton. So just a completely different ballgame right now.”

He tells Brownfield corn futures above $5 allows some room for higher per-acre costs.

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