U.S. Gulf: Players continued to put recent barge trades in the $480-$490/st FOB range, with others calling them flat-to-weaker.
Eastern Cornbelt: Potash remained at $525-$530/st FOB regional warehouses, with one source quoting rail-delivered white granular potash at the $528/st mark in northern Illinois.
Western Cornbelt: Potash was quoted at $515-$535/st FOB in the Western Cornbelt, with most sources quoting red granular potash at the $525/st FOB mark in late April.
Southern Plains: Potash pricing in the Southern Plains market was reported consistently at the $525/st level FOB regional warehouses last week, with one Kansas source also quoting rail-delivered tons at that mark. The potash market FOB Carlsbad, N.M., was quoted at a nominal $525-$530/st.
South Central: The potash market was flat at $520-$530/st FOB in the South Central region. One source noted that potash usage in his trade area so far this spring is significantly behind average volumes.
Southeast: Potash pricing had reportedly slipped to $545-$555/st rail-DEL in the Southeast, with the upper end quoted for white granular potash in the Carolinas. Out of regional warehouses, red granular potash was also reported at the $545/st FOB level, down $15/st from last report.