U.S. Gulf: Ammonium nitrate barges were hard to find, and sources were calling the last done trades at $290/st FOB. Others predicted the market would soon hit $300/st FOB.
Tight supplies were reflected by recent imports statistics, which show that July-November imports were off 41 percent to 199,959 st, down from the year-ago 336,469 st. November was off 13 percent, to 32,402 st from 37,409 st.
Western Cornbelt: The ammonium nitrate market had reportedly firmed to $340-$350/st FOB in the region, with the Yazoo City, Miss., market pegged at the $320/st FOB level for spring tons.