U.S. Gulf: Most players last week saw UAN as weaker, though it was hard to hang your hat on actual trades. Most felt UAN should be following urea downward. CF was reported to be readying another export, which would indicate a soft domestic market; however, at the same time, sources said recent imports into the East Coast at $266-$267/mt CFR would equate to a firm NOLA market in the high $240s/st FOB.
Eastern Cornbelt: UAN-32 was unchanged at $285-$300/st ($8.91-$9.38/unit) FOB in the Eastern Cornbelt, depending on location, with UAN-28 quoted at $256.20-$262.50/st ($9.15-$9.38/unit) FOB terminals in Ohio and Indiana.
Western Cornbelt: UAN-32 pricing in the Western Cornbelt was steady at $285-$295/st ($8.91-$9.22/unit) FOB for the last sales.
California: The UAN-32 market had reportedly fallen to $335-$365/st ($10.47-$11.41/unit) FOB in California, down $5-$10/st from last report, with the lower numbers FOB Stockton and Sacramento and the upper end of the range reported in El Centro.
Agrium’s Aug. 1 UAN-32 postings included $335/st ($10.47/unit) FOB Sacramento and $365/st ($11.41/unit) truck-DEL in California.
Pacific Northwest: The UAN-32 market in the Pacific Northwest was steady at $345-$355/st ($10.78-$11.09/unit) rail-DEL on the low end, with truck-delivered tons quoted at $355-$365/st ($11.09-$11.41/unit) in the region.
Western Canada: UAN-28 pricing was quoted at $339-$342/mt ($12.11-$12.21/unit) DEL in Manitoba, $342-$345/mt ($12.21-$12.32/unit) DEL in Saskatchewan, and $345-$354/mt ($12.32-$12.64/unit) DEL in Alberta and British Columbia. Those ranges reflected an increase of $12-$15/mt from July pricing levels.