Eastern Cornbelt: Granular ammonium sulfate remained at $270-$280/st FOB in the Eastern Cornbelt. Jan. 24 postings from Honeywell included $270/st FOB Illinois terminals at Mapleton, Danville, and Granite City, with mid-grade posted at $250/st FOB Danville and Byron, Ill.
Western Cornbelt: Sources pegged the granular ammonium sulfate market at $270-$275/st FOB in the Western Cornbelt. Honeywell’s postings moved on Jan. 24 to $270/st FOB Omaha and Dubuque, Iowa.
The ammonium thiosulfate market remained at $310-$335/st FOB in the Western Cornbelt, with the low reported in southern Missouri. One Iowa contact pegged the common dealer market at the $325/st FOB mark last week.
California: Ammonium sulfate pricing in California was down from last report. Sources quoted the market at $245-$285/st FOB in the state, with the low in Lathrop and the upper end FOB El Centro.
Ammonium thiosulfate remained at $300/st FOB Stockton.
Pacific Northwest: Agrium’s Jan. 13 granular ammonium sulfate postings in the Pacific Northwest included $260/st FOB warehouses in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Utah, and Nevada, and $265/st DEL in those states plus Montana and Wyoming.
IRM’s postings for Tranzform and WesternPremium ammonium sulfate remained at $245/st FOB and $255/st DEL in Oregon, Washington, Montana, and Idaho, with WesternStandard referenced at $198/st FOB and $208/st DEL in those locations.
Ammonium thiosulfate pricing was unchanged at $310-$330/st FOB in the Pacific Northwest, depending on location and supplier.
Western Canada: Granular ammonium sulfate continued to be reported at the $385/mt DEL level in Western Canada, though dealer reference prices had reportedly firmed some $50/mt from last report, to $430-$435/mt DEL in the region.