US Gulf:
NOLA ammonium sulfate barges remained in the $300-$310/st FOB range, unchanged from last week.
Eastern Cornbelt:
The granular ammonium sulfate market remained at $370-$385/st FOB in the Eastern Cornbelt, with the low confirmed out of spot Mississippi, Illinois, and Ohio river terminals
Granular ammonium sulfate was unchanged at $350-$385/st FOB in the Western Cornbelt, with the low at St. Louis and the high confirmed at Omaha, Neb.
Northern Plains:
Delivered pricing for granular ammonium sulfate in the Northern Plains remained at the $380-$400/st level in late March. New spring postings from IOC on March 16 included $370/st FOB Upper Mississippi River terminals, and $385/st FOB Sioux City, Iowa, and Casselton. IOC’s spring price for rail-DEL tons in the Northern Plains moved to $385/st.
Northeast:
The ammonium sulfate market slipped to $405-$430/st FOB in the Northeast, with the low confirmed at East Liverpool. Delivered tons were pegged at $450-$470/st DEL in the region, down $15-$25/st from last report.
In the Southeast, granular ammonium sulfate pricing at Hopewell, Va., had reportedly fallen to the $400/st FOB level for new offers.
Eastern Canada:
Ammonium sulfate pricing rebounded slightly in Eastern Canada, firming to C$720-$825/mt FOB from the prior low of C$680/mt FOB.
China:
The market continues to soften. Sources said the price now is in the low-$150s/mt FOB.
Traders noted that as industrial output steps up in China, the amsul byproduct is beginning to flood the market. At the same time that more product is being made available, buyers are stepping back. Lower urea prices are allowing some buyers to skip amsul and get their nitrogen needs from urea.
Brazil:
Prices showed a slight downward shift to $180-$190/mt CFR. Sources said the lower end of the range is being assigned to future deliveries, with near-term arrivals pulling in a slightly higher price.
The price range in Rondonopolis has tightened on the top end by $35/mt, to $310-$315/mt FOB ex-warehouse.