U.S. Gulf: Resistance continued on the barge market. Players said the last done business was in the $315-$318/st ($9.84-$9.94/unit) FOB range, with some suggesting the next round of business would likely be lower at $310/st ($9.69/unit) FOB.
June imports were off 20 percent, to 202,098 st from the year-ago 253,942 st. However, as with urea, UAN imports for the year ending in June were level with the year-ago, at 3.513 million st versus 3.516 million st.
Eastern Cornbelt: UAN remained at $11.25-$11.72/unit FOB for prompt tons in the Eastern Cornbelt.
CF’s forward program for UAN last week offered tons at $11.00/unit FOB Peru, Ill., for November through February, and at $12.05/unit FOB for tons shipped April through July 2013. Out of Kingston Mines and Albany, Ill., forward pricing was listed at $11.90-$12.00/unit FOB for April through July, 2013.
Western Cornbelt: The UAN-32 market in the Western Cornbelt remained at $360-$370/st ($11.25-$11.56/unit) FOB regional terminals for prompt tons. One Iowa contact tagged the common dealer market at the $368/st ($11.50/unit) FOB mark at mid-month.
CF was reportedly offering forward tons at $10.80/unit FOB St. Louis, Mo., for October through February, with the market jumping to $11.70/unit FOB for April through July 2013.
California: The UAN-32 market was up slightly in California, with sources quoting the dealer market at $380-$390/st ($11.88-$12.19/unit) FOB in the state. Agrium was referenced at $410/st ($12.81/unit) truck-DEL in the California market.
Pacific Northwest: The UAN-32 market was quoted at $415-$430/st ($12.97-$13.44/unit) DEL in the Pacific Northwest, depending on location and supplier, with the lower numbers reported in eastern Oregon and Washington.
Western Canada: UAN-28 dealer pricing in Western Canada had firmed to $429-$435/mt ($15.32-$15.54/unit) DEL in Manitoba, $435-$438/mt ($15.54-$15.64/unit) DEL in Saskatchewan, and $438-$447/mt ($15.64-$15.96/unit) DEL in Alberta.