US Gulf:
The latest indications on NOLA UAN remained at $240-$245/st ($7.50-$7.66/unit) FOB based on river terminal pricing, though there was no new barge business reported during the week. “I expect something will happen in the next few weeks that will test these values,” commented one industry contact.
Eastern Cornbelt:
The UAN-32 market remained at $280-$300/st ($8.75-$9.38/unit) FOB regional terminals in the Eastern Cornbelt, depending on location, with the low reported at Cincinnati and the high at Peru, Ill.
In the Great Lakes region. Michigan terminals were unchanged at $275/st ($9.82/unit) FOB for UAN-28 and $315/st ($9.84/unit) FOB for UAN-32.
Western Cornbelt:
UAN-32 pricing was steady at $275-$295/st ($8.59-$9.22/unit) FOB in the Western Cornbelt, depending on location, with the low reported at St. Louis.
Northern Plains:
The last UAN-32 offers were reported at $295-$310/st ($9.22-$9.69/unit) FOB terminals in Minnesota, with UAN-28 quoted at $300-$330/st ($10.71-$11.79/unit) DEL in the Northern Plains for tons shipped from Canada.
Northeast:
The UAN-32 market remained at $265/st ($8.28/unit) FOB Fairless Hills and Baltimore, Md., for 1Q tons, with 2Q offers reported at the $285/st ($8.91/unit) FOB level. UAN-32 out of terminals in upstate New York was steady at $320/st (10.00/unit) FOB for the latest offers.
The 28-0-0-5S market was unchanged at the $277/st level FOB Baltimore, with 27-0-0-3S pegged at $246/st FOB Baltimore.
Eastern Canada:
UAN pricing in Eastern Canada was down slightly from last report, with recent offers reported at C$520/mt (C$16.25/unit) FOB for UAN-32 and C$460/mt (C$16.43/unit) FOB for UAN-28 in the region.