US Gulf:
NOLA barge price ideas continued to move up. Sources reported a $500-$520/st ($15.63-$16.25/unit) FOB range, up from last week’s $460-$520/st ($14.28-$16.25/unit) FOB, with some saying the higher end was more likely.
Eastern Cornbelt:
UAN-32 terminal prices inched up to $535-$565/st ($16.72-$17.66.unit) FOB in the Eastern Cornbelt, with new UAN-28 offers confirmed at $485-$495/st ($17.32-$17.68/unit) FOB Cincinnati, up from $412-$433/st FOB just two weeks earlier.
Western Cornbelt:
The UAN-32 market firmed to $525-$565/st ($16.41-$17.66/unit) FOB in the Western Cornbelt, up from the prior week’s $510-$535/st FOB range, with the low reported at Port Neal, Iowa, and the high at Muscatine, Iowa. New offers in the Northern Plains included $570-$575/st ($17.81-$17.97/unit) FOB Winona, Minn.
The Stockton UAN-32 market was quoted at $565-$590/st ($17.97-$18.44/unit) FOB for new business, with the low reflecting the Sept. 8 posting from IRM. Other reference levels in early September included $595/st ($18.59/unit) FOB Port Hueneme and $600/st ($18.75/unit) FOB West Sacramento.
California:
UAN-32 pricing in California was pegged at $565-$600/st ($17.66-$18.75/unit) FOB, depending on location, up significantly from the last confirmed $490-$505/st ($15.31-$15.78/unit) FOB range.
The Stockton UAN-32 market was quoted at $565-$590/st ($17.66-$18.44/unit) FOB for new business, with the low reflecting the Sept. 8 posting from IRM. Other reference levels in early September included $595/st ($18.59/unit) FOB Port Hueneme and $600/st ($18.75/unit) FOB West Sacramento.
Pacific Northwest:
UAN-32 prices ranged from $500-$535/st ($15.63-$16.72/unit) FOB in the Pacific Northwest, depending on location and supplier, with the low confirmed at Kennewick, Wash. Delivered offers ranged widely at $525-$570/st ($16.41-$17.81/unit) in early September.
Effective Sept. 8, IRM’s UAN-32 postings firmed to $525/st ($16.41/unit) FOB Pasco, Wash., and Umatilla, Ore.; $535/st ($16.72/unit) FOB Central Ferry, Wash.; and $570/st ($17.81/unit) DEL in Eastern Oregon and Washington. Those levels were up $40-$45/st from the company’s Aug. 30 postings in the region.
Western Canada:
The UAN-28 market in Western Canada strengthened to C$700-$730/mt (C$25.00-$26.07/unit) DEL for September-December pricing, up from $595/mt (C$21.25/unit) DEL in mid-August.