U.S. Gulf: UAN barge prices appear to be on the move, with most seeing them as going up last week. Sources put the market within the $235-$242/st ($7.34-$7.56/unit) FOB range, with new quotes as high as $245-$250/st ($7.66-$7.81/unit) FOB.
East Coast imports were also reported to be moving up, with the latest quotes at $265-$270/mt CFR.
Eastern Cornbelt: UAN-28 continued to be quoted at $250-$255/st ($8.93-$9.11/unit) FOB Cincinnati for prompt or prepay tons, with the upper end of the regional range reported at the $260/st ($9.29/unit) FOB level. Illinois sources tagged the UAN-32 market at $280-$290/st ($8.75-$9.06/unit) FOB, depending on location.
Western Cornbelt: UAN-32 pricing remained in a broad range in the Western Cornbelt, with sources quoting the dealer market at $280-$300/st ($8.75-$9.38/unit) FOB in the region.
California: UAN was down slightly in California, with the Stockton market quoted at $300-$312/st ($9.38-$9.75/unit) FOB, down roughly $8-$10/st from last report. Dealer postings remained as high as $345/st ($10.78/unit) FOB desert locations, but sources reported “no big movement at this time.”
Central Valley sources quoted rail-delivered UAN-32 at the $315/st ($9.84/unit) level in early December.
Pacific Northwest: UAN-32 was steady at $315-$330/st ($9.84-$10.31/unit) DEL in the Pacific Northwest.
Western Canada: UAN-28 remained 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.