Eastern Cornbelt: Ammonium sulfate was steady at $425-$445/st FOB in the region, with mid-grade referenced at the $415/st FOB level. Ammonium thiosulfate pricing remained at $370-$380/st FOB.
Western Cornbelt: Granular ammonium sulfate was quoted in a broad range at $415-$445/st FOB, with the low reported out of the Sioux City, Iowa, market. The dealer price FOB Omaha, Neb., was tagged at the $420/st FOB level at mid-month.
Ammonium thiosulfate remained at $365-$385/st FOB, with the low reported in western Iowa.
Southern Plains: Granular ammonium sulfate remained at $360-$395/st FOB Texas shipping points, with the low FOB Freeport and the upper end FOB Littlefield and Plainview.
Ammonium thiosulfate pricing was up slightly from last report, moving to $325-$340/st FOB in the Southern Plains region.
South Central: Ammonium sulfate was starting to move on rice ground in southern areas of the region. Sources quoted the market unchanged at $385-$390/st FOB in the region. One source said he expects rice demand for ammonium sulfate to be down by 50 percent in his trade area due to fewer acres of rice.
Southeast: Granular ammonium sulfate pricing was unchanged in the Southeast region. List prices from DSM included $375/st FOB Augusta, Ga., $380/st DEL in Virginia and the Carolinas, $390/st DEL in Georgia and Alabama, and $400/st DEL I Florida. DSM’s standard grade ammonium sulfate prices in the Southeast region were unchanged at $242/st FOB Augusta, Ga., and $260/st DEL in Florida.
U.S. Imports: July-March imports were off 18 percent, to 226,792 st from the year-ago 276,244 st. March imports were off 17 percent, to 49,476 st from 59,265 st.