Eastern Cornbelt: Granular ammonium sulfate remained at $325-$335/st FOB for the most recent sales in the Eastern Cornbelt, but sources said inventories were tapped out at most locations last week.
Ammonium thiosulfate was steady at $330-$360/st FOB in the region.
Western Cornbelt: Sources continued to report extremely tight ammonium sulfate inventories in the Western Cornbelt. One contact said “a few barges” of import tons were starting to show up, but he noted that product “has been out in the Midwest for a month now.” Limited tons were reportedly available in southern Missouri at the $295/st FOB level out of spot river locations, but most sources put the last sales in the region within a $310-$325/st FOB range.
Ammonium thiosulfate was quoted solidly at the $325/st FOB level in the Western Cornbelt last week.
Southern Plains: The granular ammonium sulfate market remained referenced at $260-$295/st FOB in Texas, depending on location, although sources reported very tight supply and limited availability last week. One contact said imported tons were available on the reseller market in Oklahoma, but no pricing levels were confirmed for those tons last week.
The ammonium thiosulfate market was flat at $295-$305/st FOB in the Southern Plains. Sources said production at Tessenderlo Kerley’s McPherson, Kan., facility has restarted after a refinery turnaround.
South Central: Granular ammonium sulfate was in tight supply in the South Central region, and sources reported much higher spot prices. The dealer market was quoted at $305-$310/st FOB last week, up a full $25-$30/st from last report, with the low at Memphis and the upper end at Little Rock.
Ammonium thiosulfate remained at $310-$325/st FOB in the region.
Southeast: Granular ammonium sulfate had reportedly firmed to $285/st FOB Hopewell, Va., for very limited tons.
Although reference prices for delivered granular ammonium sulfate were unchanged at $270-$295/st in the Southeast, sources said no tons were available at those levels in late May. One contact said he picked up a spot load from a reseller for as high as $315/st DEL last week, which was a better reflection of the current market for any available product in the region.