US Gulf:
NOLA UAN barge prices firmed to $220-$225/st ($6.88-$7.03/unit) FOB in the wake of stronger inland fill and prepay prices announced during the week, up from the prior $190-$195/st FOB range.
Eastern Cornbelt:
CF launched a second round of UAN-32 fill and prepay prices early in the week after closing its first fill program on July 14. New postings for 4Q shipment reportedly included $260/st ($8.13/unit) FOB Cincinnati, Mount Vernon, Ind., and Peru, Ill., up $30-$35/st from the earlier fill levels.
Ohio sources pegged the latest UAN-28 offers at $228-$236/st ($8.14-$8.43/unit) FOB for November-December shipment, depending on location.
Western Cornbelt:
CF’s second round of prompt and prepay prices for UAN-32 pushed new offers to $255/st ($7.97/unit) FOB St. Louis, Port Neal, Iowa, and Nebraska terminals for 4Q shipment.
The latest offers in the Southern Plains included Verdigris pricing at $240/st ($7.50/unit) FOB for prompt and $230/st ($7.19/unit) FOB for October-December, with the Woodward, Okla., market moving to $235/st ($7.34/unit) FOB for October-November.
California:
After reports of a brief fill offer at the $270/st ($8.44/unit) FOB level at mid-month, UAN-32 prices moved back up to $300-$310/st ($9.38-$9.69/unit) FOB Stockton. Some California UAN terminals were reportedly sold out in late July. Rail-DEL offers in Northern California remained at the $310/st ($9.69/unit) level on a spot basis.
Pacific Northwest:
After a mid-July fill offer at the $275/st ($8.59/unit) FOB level, new UAN-32 offers edged up to $300/st ($9.38/unit) FOB Kennewick, Wash., during the week. Rail-DEL pricing in the Pacific Northwest remained in the $318-$327/st ($9.94-$10.22/unit) range for the last offers.
Western Canada:
UAN-28 in Western Canada was reported at C$365-$425/mt (C$13.06-$15.18/unit) DEL, depending on location and time of shipment, up from earlier fill offers in the C$340-$355/mt (C$12.14-$12.69/unit) DEL range for July-August.