Eastern Cornbelt:
Phos acid pricing in the Eastern Cornbelt firmed $0.50/unit on April 1, moving from the March range of $12.95-$13.10/unit rail-DEL up to $13.45/unit rail-DEL in Illinois and $13.60/unit rail-DEL in Ohio.
Western Cornbelt:
The phos acid market moved up $0.50/unit on April 1, with new postings reported at $13.35/unit rail-DEL in Nebraska, Missouri, and Iowa; $13.45/unit rail-DEL in Minnesota and Wisconsin; and $13.60/unit rail-DEL in the Dakotas.
Southern Plains:
The phos acid market in late March remained at $12.85/unit rail-DEL in Colorado, Kansas, and New Mexico, and $12.95/unit rail-DEL in Texas and Louisiana. Postings firmed $0.50/unit on April 1, however, to $13.35/unit rail-DEL in Colorado, Kansas, and New Mexico, and $13.45/unit rail-DEL in Texas and Louisiana.
Western U.S.:
Simplot raised phosphoric acid prices by $0.50/unit on April 1. New postings include $13.50/unit FOB Pocatello, Idaho, and $14.00/unit rail-DEL in California and the Pacific Northwest.
India:
First-quarter India phosphoric acid contracts stood at $795/mt P2O5 CFR for tons originating from both Morocco and North America. Asking prices from Moroccan producer OCP were rumored up to $900/mt P2O5 CFR in second-quarter negotiations.