Urea prices46-0-0 · Alberta
Urea averaged $927 per tonne in Alberta in July 2026, according to the Alberta Farm Input Prices survey (Government of Alberta). That’s down 1% from July 2025 ($933). Via PrairieRates.ca.
Latest official data: July 2026 · Methodology
Alberta average, July 2026
$927/tonne
Official monthly survey of retailers · down 28% from last month
12-month low
$817
12-month high
$1,316
Price history
Official monthly provincial average, $/tonne.
Seasonal pattern
Average difference from the surrounding 12-month price, 15 years of data.
Historically, urea has been cheapest relative to trend in September (-5%) and dearest in May (+6%). A pattern, not a forecast.
What farmers are paying
Median of verified reports by region and month. A cell appears once at least 3 different farmers report.
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By year
Average of the monthly survey prices in each year. Pick a year for the month-by-month detail.
| 2026 | $1,091.99 | $838.60 | $1,316.37 |
| 2025 | $861.16 | $757.10 | $1,037.65 |
| 2024 | $736.86 | $677.06 | $832.72 |
| 2023 | $815.24 | $690.83 | $1,012.59 |
| 2022 | $1,156.01 | $991.30 | $1,348.86 |
| 2021 | $693.57 | $539.99 | $1,139.28 |
| 2020 | $512.40 | $493.94 | $538.08 |
| 2019 | $551.64 | $533.93 | $573.18 |
| 2018 | $504.68 | $466.58 | $551.89 |
| 2017 | $500.13 | $467.64 | $538.09 |
| 2016 | $521.10 | $470.74 | $560.35 |
| 2015 | $602.11 | $547.05 | $658.22 |
Common questions
How much does urea cost in Alberta right now?
Urea averaged $927 per tonne in Alberta in July 2026, according to the Alberta Farm Input Prices survey (Government of Alberta). That’s down 1% from July 2025 ($933). Over the past 12 months the provincial average ranged from $817 (December 2025) to $1,316 (May 2026) per tonne. Prices are bulk retail, and individual dealer quotes vary with volume, delivery and timing.
When is urea cheapest to buy?
Across 15 years of Alberta data, urea has averaged lowest relative to its yearly trend in September (-5%) and highest in May (+6%), a typical seasonal swing of about 11%. Past patterns don’t guarantee future prices.
What was the highest urea price on record in Alberta?
In the data we hold (from January 2012), the peak monthly average was $1,349 per tonne in April 2022.
Is my urea quote fair?
Compare it with the official monthly average and recent farmer reports using the free PrairieRates fertilizer quote checker at https://prairierates.ca/check?mode=fertilizer&product=urea.
Where does this data come from?
The Alberta Farm Input Prices survey (Government of Alberta), a monthly survey of Alberta retailers conducted in the first week of each month and published as simple provincial averages in Canadian dollars. It’s reused under the Open Government Licence – Alberta. Saskatchewan and Manitoba don’t publish a comparable monthly series, so PrairieRates adds verified, anonymous reports from farmers.
Cite this page
PrairieRates. “Urea prices, Alberta.” Data: Government of Alberta, Alberta Farm Input Prices. https://prairierates.ca/fertilizer/urea
Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Alberta.