U.S. Gulf:
Ammonium sulfate barges continued to be called flat at $300/st FOB.
Eastern Cornbelt:
The ammonium sulfate market remained in the $320-$350/st FOB range in the Eastern Cornbelt, depending on location, with the low confirmed at Cincinnati. Sources pegged the Ottawa, Ill., market firmly at the $340/st FOB level at mid-month.
Western Cornbelt:
Ammonium sulfate prices were unchanged at $320-$350/st FOB in the Western Cornbelt, with the low at St. Louis and Camanche and the high at Sioux City, Iowa. The Caruthersville market was pegged at the $345/st FOB level at mid-month.
Southern Plains:
Granular ammonium sulfate pricing was pegged at $285-$310/st FOB in the Southern Plains, down $5/st from last report, with the high reported at Catoosa/Inola. Sources pegged the Houston/Freeport, Texas, market in the $285-$300/st FOB range at mid-month.
South Central:
Ammonium sulfate prices continued to range broadly in the South Central region, from a low of $295-$300/st FOB Memphis to a high of $345/st FOB Little Rock, Ark.
Southeast:
Granular ammonium sulfate remained at $300/st FOB Hopewell, Va., with mid-grade referenced at $280/st FOB and standard at $260/st FOB Hopewell. The last postings from IOC included $325/st FOB Tampa, Fla. Delivered pricing in Florida was unchanged at $290/st for standard and $340/st for granular.
China:
Sources reported some small deals at $200/mt FOB or slightly lower for caprolactam grade amsul. Mostly small quantities have been sold in the region this week, with delivered prices confirming a netback to China of $195-$200/mt FOB.
Brazil:
The landed price of granular amsul at Paranagua is moving up with the higher urea prices. Sources said the material is now pegged at $310-$325/mt CFR, up $10-$25/mt from last week.
Sources said the limited material available at Paranagua is being snapped up. One report was that while supplies are tight, buyers can still get what they need in a timely manner.
The inland buyers are also facing higher prices. Sources quoted the Rondonopolis price at $415/mt FOB ex-warehouse, which reflected the top end of the range last week. Sources outside Brazil said the run-up in pricing is not surprising, given the higher prices for urea. Amsul is being sought as a nitrogen substitute for urea in blending operations.