U.S. Gulf: UAN barges remained flat, with most calling them $290-$295/st ($9.06-$9.22/unit) FOB. Sources said sellers were generally offering barges anywhere within the $290-$300/st FOB range.
Recent East Coast business was called $325/mt CFR, with a report of a new sale into Eastern Canada at $340/mt CFR.
July-December imports were off 23 percent, to1.28 million st from the year-ago 1.64 million st. December imports were off 27 percent, to 244,003 st from 332,180 st.
Eastern Cornbelt: The UAN market was pegged in a broad range at $10.53-$10.94/unit FOB in the Eastern Cornbelt, with the upper end reported in the Illinois and Indiana markets on a spot basis.
Western Cornbelt: UAN-32 had reportedly firmed to $340-$350/st ($10.63-$10.94/unit) FOB in the Western Cornbelt. One Iowa contact reported the common dealer price in the $345-$350/st ($10.78-$10.94/unit) FOB range in his trade area last week.
California: Sources quoted the UAN-32 market at $330-$340/st ($10.31-$10.63/unit) FOB Stockton, up some $15-$20/st from last report, with the upper end of the California market pegged at the $360/st ($11.25/unit) level FOB El Centro. Rail-delivered UAN tons into the state were also reported above the $360/st level last week.
Agrium’s UAN-32 postings in California moved up on Feb. 10, firming to $325/st ($10.16/unit) FOB Sacramento and $355/st ($11.09/unit) truck-DEL in the state.
Pacific Northwest: Sources quoted the UAN market at $365-$380/st ($11.41-$11.88/unit) truck-DEL in the Pacific Northwest, up roughly $10-$20/st from last report. Effective Feb. 3, IRM’s UAN-32 postings in eastern Oregon and Washington firmed to $370/st ($11.56/unit) DEL.
Agrium announced another UAN-32 posting increase in the Pacific Northwest as well, moving on Feb. 10 to $380/st ($11.88/unit) rail-DEL in Washington, northern Idaho, and Oregon excluding Malheur County; $385/st ($12.03/unit) rail-DEL and $390/st ($12.19/unit) truck-DEL in southern Idaho and Oregon’s Malheur County; and $385/st ($12.03/unit) rail-DEL and $400/st ($12.50/unit) truck-DEL in the Klamath Basin sales area. Those levels were up $20/st from Agrium’s Jan. 22 reference prices.
In Montana, Agrium’s Feb. 10 postings included $390/st ($12.19/unit) DEL for UAN-32 and $340/st ($12.14/unit) DEL for UAN-28. Those levels were up $15-$20/st from the company’s Jan. 22 postings.
Western Canada: UAN-28 was firming in Western Canada. Sources reported dealer pricing at $425-$448/mt ($15.18-$16.00/unit) DEL in the region, up $40-$42/st from last report, with the low in Manitoba and Saskatchewan, and the upper end in Alberta and British Columbia.