U.S. Gulf: The market began the week with most players calling prices still in the $280-$290/st FOB ($8.75-$9.06/unit) range. However, as with urea, by mid-day Thursday players were also seeing lower numbers in the UAN market, saying it was down to at least $270/st FOB ($8.44/unit).
Eastern Cornbelt: UAN-28 continued to be quoted in the $294-$305/st ($10.50-$10.89/unit) range FOB Ohio terminals last week. Rail-delivered UAN-32 was confirmed at $335-$355/st ($10.47-$11.09/unit) in the Indiana, Ohio, and Michigan markets.
Western Cornbelt: Sources in the Western Cornbelt quoted the dealer market for UAN-32 in the $10.50-$10.78/unit range FOB regional terminals at midweek. One Iowa contact pegged the common dealer price from prompt tons at the $10.60/unit FOB mark at midweek.
Southern Plains: The UAN-32 market in the Southern Plains was quoted at $340-$350/st FOB ($10.63-$10.94/unit) regional terminals in early January.
South Central: Spot pricing for UAN-32 was quoted in the $320-$340/st ($10.00-$10.63/unit) range FOB South Central terminals last week, down again from last report.
Southeast: Several sources quoted the UAN market solidly at the $10.00/unit level FOB Norfolk, Va., and Wilmington, N.C., last week, but others maintained that UAN-32 tons of the Wilmington market could be had for as low as $305/st ($9.53/unit) from some suppliers. Those numbers were down significantly from mid-December pricing levels in the region.