U.S. Gulf: UAN barge prices continued to be called within the $330-$335/st ($10.31-$10.47/unit) FOB range, although some were predicting higher numbers in the next round of trading. Urea last week was reported to have taken all the attention away from other nitrogens.
December UAN imports were up 11 percent, to 332,180 st from the year-ago 298,926 st. July-December imports were off 12 percent, to 1.64 million st from 1.87 million st.
Eastern Cornbelt: The UAN-32 market continued to be quoted at $375-$380/st ($11.72-$11.88/unit) FOB in the Illinois market, with UAN-28 reported in the $330-$335/st ($11.79-$11.96/unit) range FOB most terminals in Ohio and Indiana. Dealer reference prices in the region were quoted as high as $12.30/unit FOB on a spot basis.
Western Cornbelt: UAN-32 was steady at $375-$384/st ($11.72-$12.00/unit) FOB most regional terminals, with the low in Nebraska and the upper end in the Iowa market.
California: The UAN-32 market had reportedly firmed to $375-$400/st ($11.72-$12.50/unit) FOB in California, with the upper end FOB El Centro. Dealer pricing FOB Stockton was pegged at the $385/st ($12.03/unit) level as of Feb. 11. Rail-delivered UAN-32 was quoted at $400-$410/st ($12.50-$12.81/unit) in California.
Effective Feb. 1, Agrium’s UAN-32 postings firmed to $380/st ($11.88/unit) FOB Sacramento and $410/st ($12.81/unit) truck-DEL in the California market.
Pacific Northwest: Regional sources quoted the UAN-32 market at $395-$415/st ($12.34-$12.97/unit) FOB in the Pacific Northwest, with delivered tons pegged in the $415-$425/st ($12.97-$13.28/unit) range. Those delivered prices were up approximately $40/st from last report.
Effective Feb. 1, Agrium’s UAN-32 postings firmed to $415/st ($12.97/unit) rail-DEL in Washington, northern Idaho, and Oregon excluding Malheur County; $420/st ($13.13/unit) rail-DEL and $425/st ($13.28/unit) truck-DEL in southern Idaho, Nevada, Utah, and Oregon’s Malheur County; $425/st ($13.28/unit) rail- or truck-DEL in Montana and northern Wyoming; and $420/st ($13.13/unit) rail-DEL and $435/st $13.59/unit) truck-DEL in the Klamath Basin sales area. Agrium’s UAN-28 postings in Montana and northern Wyoming moved on Feb. 1 to $365/st ($13.04/unit) rail- or truck-DEL.
Western Canada: The UAN-28 market was steady at $439-$445/mt ($15.68-$15.89/unit) DEL in Manitoba, $445-$448/mt ($15.89-$16.00/unit) DEL in Saskatchewan, and $448-$454/mt ($16.00-$16.21/unit) DEL in Alberta.