A new Texas A&M University study suggests that fertilizer costs could be as much as 80% higher than last year heading into the 2022 planting season. 

“Recent fertilizer price in­­creases across all three primary nutrients have caused signifi­cant concern among producers,” the report stated. “For the 2022 crop, producers are experiencing sticker shock as well as product shortages.”

On a conference call organized by the National Corn Growers Association (NCGA),...