Western Cornbelt:
Ammonium nitrate pricing was reported at the $420-$430/st FOB level in the Western Cornbelt for the last offers.
Southern Plains:
The ammonium nitrate market in mid-July was quoted at $420/st FOB Muskogee, Okla.
South Central:
The latest ammonium nitrate prices were quoted at $365/st FOB Yazoo City, Miss., down $20/st from the last reported offers. Upriver terminals were pegged at the $415/st FOB level, where tons are available.
Russia:
Russian exports of ammonium nitrate for the first five months of 2021 were up 24.4 percent, according to Trade Data Monitor, to 1.5 million mt from 1.2 million mt during the same period last year. Brazil was the main buyer this year at 675,000 mt, representing 46 percent of Russian exports during the period.
May 2021 ammonium nitrate exports were down about 13 percent, to 248,000 mt from 285,000 mt in May 2021. Brazilian buyers took 155,000 mt, or 62.5 percent of the exports in May this year.