US Gulf:
NOLA barge prices continued to be put in the $330-$340/st FOB range.
Eastern Cornbelt:
New ammonium sulfate offers at Cincinnati were confirmed as low as $370-$390/st FOB at midweek, with Illinois River prices pegged in the $395-$400/st FOB range. Those levels were down $10-$20/st from last week, depending on location.
Western Cornbelt:
Granular ammonium sulfate pricing remained at $385-$405/st FOB in the Western Cornbelt, with the low confirmed at St. Louis and the high in Iowa. Northern Plains sources confirmed recent offers FOB Sioux City, Iowa, at the $415/st level.
Southern Plains:
Granular ammonium sulfate dropped to $390-$420/st FOB in the Southern Plains, with both the high and low confirmed at Houston, depending on supplier.
South Central:
Ammonium sulfate pricing was pegged at $400-$435/st FOB in the South Central region, with the low in Kentucky and Arkansas and the high at Memphis.
Southeast:
Ammonium sulfate pricing FOB Hopewell, Va., was steady at $490/st FOB for granular, $450/st FOB for mid-grade, and $430/st FOB for standard. Pricing in the Florida market remained at $395/st FOB/DEL for standard and $505/st FOB/DEL for granular.
China:
Despite reports of reduced availability, prices remained in the mid-$160s/mt FOB for caprolactam ammonium sulfate.
Brazil:
Prices softened to $230-$240/mt CFR. Sources reported that new bids are pushing as low as $225/mt FOB, but with no takers. At the same time, offers are looking at $240-$250/mt CFR for forward purchases.
The Rondonopolis market tightened to $380/mt FOB ex-warehouse, with limited trading reported.
Turkey:
Imports of amsul for 2022 were reported at 1 million mt by Trade Data Monitor,up 24% from the year-ago 830,000 mt. Chinese suppliers accounted for 86% of the imports, sending 878,000 mt. Belgium was a distant second with 100,000 mt, for 10% of the import market.
December imports were 96,000 mt, rising from 9,000 mt received in December 2021. China sent 88,000 mt for the month.
Thailand
Amsul imports for 2022 totaled 364,000 mt, Trade Data Monitor reported,off 21% from 462,000 mt received in 2021. China sent 304,000 mt, for about 84% of the market, followed by Taiwan with 44,000 mt.
December imports were counted at 5,200 mt, down from 31,000 mt in the previous year.