U.S. Gulf: Most continued to put UAN barges in the $235-$245/st ($7.34-$7.66/unit) FOB range. Sellers are reportedly eyeing $245/st FOB and above, with buyers honing in on sub-$235/st FOB.
In the meantime, East Coast vessel business was a tad weaker at $265-$268/mt CFR, with buyers trying to pull that number below $265/mt.
September was light on imports at 113,591 st, which was down 44 percent from the year-ago 202,630 st; July-September was actually up 40 percent, to 782,950 st from 561,247 st.
Eastern Cornbelt: Illinois sources quoted the UAN-32 market at $281-$290/st ($8.78-$9.06/unit) FOB for prompt tons, depending on location, with spring prepay offers reported in the $290-$300/st ($9.06-$9.38/unit) FOB range.
UAN-28 pricing in Ohio and Indiana remained at $254-$265/st ($9.07-$9.46/unit) FOB, with the low reported at Cincinnati and the upper end FOB Burns Harbor, Ind.
Western Cornbelt: The UAN-32 market was pegged at $280-$290/st ($8.75-$9.06/unit) FOB in the Western Cornbelt, depending on location. Sources reported little new business to test the market, however.
Southern Plains: UAN-32 was reported in a narrower range at $270-$280/st ($8.44-$8.75/unit) FOB regional production points in the Southern Plains, with the low end also quoted out of Gulf Coast terminals.
South Central: Sources quoted the UAN-32 market at $280-$285/st ($8.75-$8.91/unit) FOB terminals in the South Central region.
Southeast: The UAN-32 market remained at $253-$255/st ($7.91-$7.97/unit) FOB port terminals in the Southeast.