US Gulf:
NOLA UAN barge prices remained in the $550-$555/st ($17.19-17.34/unit) FOB range.
Eastern Cornbelt:
UAN-32 in the Eastern Cornbelt remained at $595-$620/st ($18.59-$19.38/unit) FOB, depending on location and availability, with rail-DEL pricing in the $625-$635/st ($19.53-$19.84/unit) range in the region. The last UAN-28 offers were quoted at $530/st ($18.93/unit) FOB Cincinnati.
“4Q offers out of river terminals are getting harder to find as water levels impede barge movement,” commented one source.
Western Cornbelt:
UAN-32 prices in the Western Cornbelt were steady at $585-$610/st ($18.28-$19.06/unit) FOB for limited offers, with the low confirmed at Port Neal, Iowa, and the high at Muscatine, Iowa. The St. Louis market remained at $590-$600/st ($18.43-$18.75/unit) FOB for the last offers.
Rail-DEL pricing was pegged at the $615/st ($19.22/unit) level or higher in the region.
California:
UAN-32 prices were quoted in a broad range at $590-$630/st ($18.44-$19.69/unit) FOB Stockton, with the high reflecting a $30/st increase from last report. New postings at other locations included $635/st ($19.84/unit) FOB Port Hueneme and $640/st ($20.00/unit) FOB West Sacramento.
Pacific Northwest:
The UAN-32 market covered a wide range at $610-$670/st ($19.06-$20.94/unit) FOB in the Pacific Northwest, depending on location and supplier, with the high confirmed at midweek for new offers out of spot truck terminals. Prices at Kennewick, Wash., were confirmed at the $650/st ($20.31/unit) FOB level. Delivered pricing in the region was reported in the $655-$680/st ($20.47-$21.25/unit) range at mid-month.
Western Canada:
The UAN-28 market in Western Canada was reported at C$715-$725/mt (C$25.54-$25.89/unit) DEL for October-December tons, down C$15/mt at the high end of the range.