U.S. Gulf:
NOLA UAN barges, which have been relatively quiet for many weeks, quickly moved to $575-$630/st ($17.97-$19.69/unit) FOB during the week, up from the week-ago $560/st ($17.50/unit) FOB.
Eastern Cornbelt:
UAN terminal prices were edging higher in the Eastern Cornbelt. March-June UAN-32 prices were reported at $625/st ($19.53/unit) FOB Mount Vernon, Ind., $630/st ($19.69/unit) FOB Cincinnati, $635/st ($19.84/unit) FOB Peru, Ill., and $640/st ($20.00/unit) FOB Seneca, Ill. Those levels were generally up $10-$30/st from last report.
The UAN-28 market was pegged in a broad range at $530-$555/st ($18.93-$19.83/unit) FOB Cincinnati, up from the last reported $508-$538/st ($18.14-$19.21/unit) FOB level, with the lower end of the range confirmed early in the week and the high on March 10.
Industry sources said CF was reported to have accepted offers for more than 200,000 tons in its recent UAN tender, 72 percent of which was for prompt March tons and mostly from Donaldsonville, La. Those specifics were not confirmed directly by the company, however.
Western Cornbelt:
The UAN-32 market for March-June tons reportedly firmed to $620/st ($19.38/unit) FOB Woodward, Okla., $625/st ($19.53/unit) FOB St. Louis, and $630/st ($19.69/unit) FOB Coffeyville, Kan., and Port Neal, Iowa, up some $10-$30/st from the last confirmed prompt or spring offers, depending on location.
Northern Plains:
UAN-32 pricing had reportedly firmed to $655/st ($20.47/unit) FOB Winona and Pine Bend, Minn., up $20-$30/st from last report, depending on location. The UAN-28 market in North Dakota was pegged at $570/st ($20.36/unit) FOB for prompt tons.
Northeast:
The UAN-32 market surged to $660-$680/st ($20.63-$21.25/unit) FOB Baltimore, Md., up from $620-$630/st ($19.38-$19.69/unit) FOB at last report, with new offers at Fairless Hills, Pa., reported at the $700/st ($21.88/unit) FOB level.
UAN-32 pricing out of terminals in upstate New York reportedly jumped to as high as $750-$770/st ($23.44-$24.06/unit) FOB, up from the last reported price of $672/st ($21.00/unit) in mid-February.
In the Southeast, sources reported new UAN-32 offers at the $650/st ($20.31/unit) level FOB Savannah at midweek.
Eastern Canada:
The UAN-28 market firmed to C$800-$823/mt (C$28.57-$29.39/unit) FOB in Eastern Canada, up $25-$40/mt from last report. UAN-32 pricing was higher as well, to C$940/mt (C$29.38/unit) FOB on a spot basis in Ontario, up from C$895/mt (C$27.93/unit) FOB in late February.