U.S. Gulf: Nitrate was thinly traded last week, along with a lot of other products, but the bottom of the range was up about $8/st FOB based on actual sales. The ammonium nitrate barge market was quoted at $338-$345/st FOB, compared with the previous week’s range of $330-$345/st FOB.
Ammonium nitrate imports were off 20 percent in November, to 30,064 st from the year-ago 37,766 st. However, they were up 15 percent for the July-November period, to 245,206 st from the year-ago 212,873 st.
Western Cornbelt: The ammonium nitrate market was pegged at a solid $400/st FOB regional terminals in mid January.
California: CAN-17 pricing was unchanged at $310-$322/st FOB in California. No pricing information was reported for ammonium nitrate in the state.
Pacific Northwest: CAN-17 was unchanged at $291/st FOB Kennewick, Wash. No current prices were reported for ammonium nitrate in the Pacific Northwest.