Eastern Cornbelt: Honeywell announced a summer fill program for ammonium sulfate on July 16, with the shipping period from July 21 through Nov. 20. Sources said Honeywell offered only limited tons, however, and reportedly pulled the program soon after announcing it.
Honeywell’s granular price for the program was $270/st FOB Illinois terminals at Danville and Granite City, and Wisconsin terminals at Amherst Junction and Prairie du Chien, with mid-grade ammonium sulfate at $245/st FOB Byron and Danville. Rail-delivered tons were $280/st for granular and $255/st for mid-grade in Illinois and Wisconsin.
Ammonium thiosulfate was quoted at $350-$360/st FOB in the Eastern Cornbelt.
Western Cornbelt: Honeywell’s July 16 summer fill program for ammonium sulfate included granular at $270/st FOB Dubuque, Iowa, and Roseport, Minn., and mid-grade at $245/st FOB Roseport. Rail-delivered pricing moved to $280/st for granular and $255/st for mid-grade in Iowa and Minnesota, with the shipping period running from July 21 through Nov. 30. Honeywell offered only limited tons at those prices, and sources said the fill program was no longer being offered last week.
Ammonium thiosulfate was quoted at $315-$345/st FOB in the Western Cornbelt.
Southern Plains: Granular ammonium sulfate was steady at $260-$295/st FOB Texas shipping points, with the low FOB Freeport and the upper end FOB Littlefield and Plainview. Coarse grade was $10/st lower and standard $20/st lower than granular.
The ammonium thiosulfate market was unchanged at $310-$320/st FOB in the Southern Plains.
South Central: Granular ammonium sulfate was steady at $275-$280/st FOB in the South Central region.
The ammonium thiosulfate market was unchanged as well at $310-$315/st FOB.
Southeast: Granular ammonium sulfate remained at $270-$280/st FOB for prompt pull in the Southeast, depending on location, with delivered pricing holding at $290/st in the Carolinas, $300/st in Georgia and Alabama, and $305/st in Florida. Standard grade ammonium sulfate remained at reference levels of $210/st FOB Augusta, Ga., and $230/st DEL in Florida.