Eastern Cornbelt: Granular ammonium sulfate was pegged at $405-$415/st FOB in the region. Honeywell’s March 26 postings included $415/st FOB Danville, Ill., with mid-grade ammonium sulfate referenced at $385/st FOB Danville and Byron, Ill.
The ammonium thiosulfate market was quoted at $360-$380/st FOB in the region.
Western Cornbelt: Granular ammonium sulfate pricing had reportedly firmed to $405-$415/st FOB in the region. Honeywell’s March 26 granular ammonium sulfate postings included $415/st FOB Dubuque, Omaha, and St. Louis, with mid-grade ammonium sulfate referenced at $385/st FOB Omaha.
The ammonium thiosulfate market was pegged at $380-$385/st FOB in the Western Cornbelt.
Southern Plains: Ammonium sulfate was also up from last report, and product was moving briskly for topdress demand. A Kansas source quoted the market at $375/st FOB at midweek. Effective April 2, postings FOB Plainview, Texas, firmed to $385/st FOB for granular, $375/st FOB for coarse, and $370/st FOB for standard.
Also effective April 2, American Plant Food Corp.’s granular ammonium sulfate postings in Texas firmed $20/st from March 1 reference prices, moving to $345/st FOB Freeport, $355/st FOB Galena Park, $370/st FOB Fort Worth, and $385/st FOB Littlefield. Coarse ammonium sulfate postings from the company moved to $335/st FOB Freeport, $345/st FOB Galena Park, $360/st FOB Fort Worth, and $375/st FOB Littlefield, and standard grade postings firmed on April 2 to $330/st FOB Freeport and $370/st FOB Littlefield. APF’s N-Pac Compacted posting firmed on that date to $360/st FOB Galena Park.
Ammonium thiosulfate was pegged at $315-$325/st FOB in the Kansas market.
South Central: The granular ammonium sulfate market had firmed to $360-$375/st FOB in the South Central region, with the low end reported out of Memphis and Arkansas terminals. Effective April 2, APF’s granular ammonium sulfate postings Fob Mermentau, La., firmed to $375/st.
The ammonium thiosulfate market was pegged at $365-$385/st FOB in the region, also up from last report.
Southeast: Ammonium sulfate pricing was up from last report. One source reported ordering granular tons out of Hopewell, Va., in late March at the $330/st FOB level, but new orders were not being accepted there in early April. DSM’s granular ammonium sulfate postings had firmed to $345/st FOB Augusta, Ga., $350/st DEL in the Carolinas, $360/st DEL in Alabama and Georgia, and $370/st DEL in Florida.