Eastern Cornbelt: Honeywell announced changes to its ammonium sulfate prices in the Midwest on Aug. 9, although the company was not accepting new orders.
On the heels of a fill program announced in late July that offered granular ammonium sulfate at $335/st FOB and $345/st rail-DEL in the region, Honeywell’s granular ammonium sulfate postings moved on Aug. 9 to $350/st FOB Illinois terminals at Danville and Mapleton, and Wisconsin terminals at Amherst Junction and Prairie du Chien.
Honeywell’s mid-grade postings moved on that date to $320/st FOB Danville and Byron, Ill. Rail-delivered postings in Illinois and Wisconsin moved on Aug. 9 to $360/st for granular and $330/st for mid-grade.
Western Cornbelt: Granular ammonium sulfate postings from Honeywell moved on Aug. 9 to $350/st FOB Dubuque, Iowa, St. Louis, Mo, and Roseport, Minn., and $355/st FOB Omaha, Neb., with mid-grade moving to $320/st FOB St. Paul, Minn., and $325/st FOB Omaha. Honeywell reposted its rail-delivered postings as well on Aug. 9. In Iowa and Minnesota east of Interstate 35, rail-delivered postings moved to $360/st for granular and $330/st for mid-grade, with $5/st increases for both products west of Interstate 35.
Southern Missouri sources continued to quote the granular ammonium sulfate market at $345/st FOB on the low end last week.
Ammonium thiosulfate was steady at $360-$375/st FOB in the Western Cornbelt.
Southern Plains: Effective Aug. 6, American Plant Food’s (APF) granular ammonium sulfate postings firmed $20/st from July 16 pricing levels, moving to $315/st FOB Freeport, Texas, $325/st FOB Galena Park, Texas, $340/st FOB Fort Worth, Texas, $345/st FOB Mermentau, La., and $350/st FOB Littlefield, Texas. Coarse grade postings moved to $300/st FOB Freeport, $310/st FOB Galena Park, $325/st FOB Fort Worth, and $335/st FOB Littlefield, while standard grade ammonium sulfate firmed to $295/st FOB Freeport and $330/st FOB Littlefield. APF’s N-Pac Compacted posting moved on Aug. 6 to $330/st FOB Galena Park.
Ammonium sulfate postings FOB Plainview, Texas, also firmed on Aug. 6, moving to $350/st for granular, $335/st for coarse, and $330/st for standard.
South Central: Granular ammonium sulfate was pegged at $350/st FOB in Louisiana and Mississippi, and $365-$370/st FOB in Tennessee and Arkansas. The ammonium thiosulfate market was quoted at $335-$360/st FOB in the South Central region, with the lower numbers reported in Louisiana and Mississippi.
Southeast: DSM was out with a summer fill program for ammonium sulfate, with granular tons offered at $300/st FOB Augusta, Ga., $305/st DEL in the Carolinas, $315/st DEL in Georgia and Alabama, and $320/st DEL in Florida. DSM’s standard grade ammonium sulfate price was $200/st FOB Augusta.