U.S. Imports:
May ammonium nitrate imports were reported at 50,389 st, rising 42.6 percent from the prior-year 35,336 st. July-May import volumes totaled 310,437 st, 22.1 percent below the year-ago 398,411 st.
U.S. Exports:
May ammonium nitrate exports jumped 67.5 percent, to 78,356 st from the prior-year 46,766 st. Exports for the July-May period were up 58.8 percent, to 657,307 st from 413,952 st.
Western Cornbelt:
Ammonium nitrate pricing continued to be reported at the $425-$430/st FOB level in the Western Cornbelt for the last offers.
France:
Yara on July 9 posted a list price for September deliveries of its ammonium nitrate 33.5 percent (YaraBelaExtran33.5) in France, setting the new level at €380/mt bulk CPT, with immediate effect. The new price marks a €20/mt hike on the supplier’s posting for August deliveries, announced just over a fortnight ago (GM June 24, p. 9). Yara once again warned that only a limited volume will be available.
Turkmenistan:
State-run chemical complex Turkmenhimiya will buy 140,000 mt of ammonium nitrate from Uzbek company Uzkimyoimpeks, Interfax reported.
A directive permitting the Turkmen enterprise to reach the supply contract was signed by Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow on July 2 “in order to provide Turkmen agricultural producers with fertilizers.” The ammonium nitrate will be used for dressing fields under the 2021 cotton harvest, according to an Orient News report, citing Turkmen Deputy Prime Minister Shamukhammet Durdylyev, who oversees Turkmenhimiya.