Western Cornbelt:
Ammonium nitrate pricing was unchanged at $400/st FOB Lamar, Mo., and $420/st FOB St. Joseph, Mo.
Poland:
Grupa Azoty said its production of nitrogen fertilizers declined by 48% in May compared with a year ago, with output dropping to 140,000 mt from 271,000 mt in May 2022. The company’s output of compound fertilizers fell by 35%, to 50,000 mt from 77,000 mt, while production of specialty fertilizers declined by 48%, to 15,000 mt from 29,000 mt.
Azoty said late last month that it is stepping up its fertilizers and chemicals production across three of its business units (Azoty at Tarnów, Kędzierzyn-Koźle, and Puławy) amid falling natural gas prices in Europe and “a more promising” demand outlook (GM June 2, p. 26).