U.S. Gulf: The bulls appeared to be back in charge of the UAN barge market, with sources now calling it $165-$170/st FOB ($5.16-$5.31/unit FOB). Large buyers reportedly filled up the prior week, when prices dipped as low as $145/st FOB. However, last week sources said seller quotes of $160-$165/st FOB had been pulled.
In the meantime, price ideas on the East Coast have moved up to $170-$175/mt CFR.
Eastern Cornbelt: The UAN-28 market was quoted in a broad range at $175-$196/st ($6.25-$7.00/unit) FOB in Ohio and Indiana, with the low reported at Cincinnati and the upper end FOB inland terminals. Illinois sources continued to quote the UAN-32 market in the low-$220s/st ($6.90-$6.95/unit) FOB spot river locations.
Western Cornbelt: UAN-32 was steady at $220-$230/st ($6.88-$7.19/unit) FOB in the Western Cornbelt for prompt or spring tons.
Northern Plains: UAN-28 pricing was pegged at $200/st ($7.14/unit) FOB the Twin Cities. Delivered UAN-28 in North Dakota was quoted at $220-$230/st ($7.86-$8.21/unit), with the low for prompt and the upper end for prepay.
Great Lakes: UAN pricing in the Great Lakes region was down roughly $15/st from early January. Michigan sources pegged the UAN-28 market at $196-$205/st ($7.00-$7.32/unit) FOB, with the low in Courtright and the Michigan terminal market reported in the $200-$205/st ($7.14-$7.32/unit) FOB range. UAN-32 out of Wisconsin terminals was reported at the $235-$240/st ($7.34-$7.50/unit) FOB level.
Northeast: The UAN-32 market FOB Baltimore, Md., was quoted at $180-$185/st ($5.63-$5.78/unit) FOB for the week, up $10/st from last report. Out of terminals in upstate New York, the UAN-32 market was pegged at $228/st ($7.13/unit) FOB in mid-February.