U.S. Gulf: Potash barges were quoted at $475-$485/st FOB.
U.S. Import: April MOP imports were off 30 percent, to 900,849 st from the year-ago 1.29 million st. July-April imports were off 25 percent, to 7.53 million st from 10.1 million st.
Eastern Cornbelt: PCS Sales reposted its warehouse potash prices on June 11, reflecting a roughly $20/st drop from spring pricing levels and an $80/st drop from the company’s last official published price on July 1, 2011.
Effective June 11, granular potash postings from PCS Sales dropped to $510/s FOB warehouses in Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio. These include Illinois locations at Casey, Colfax, Danville, Marseilles, Seneca, and Springfield; Indiana warehouses at Burns Harbor, Delphi, Crawfordsville, Jeffersonville, and Walton; and Maumee, Ohio. Elsewhere, PCS’s granular potash postings moved on June 11 to $512/st FOB Green Bay, Wisc., and $520/st FOB Baltimore, Md. A $20/st increase is scheduled for July 21.
Western Cornbelt: Potash was pegged at $510-$520/st FOB in the region. Effective June 11, granular potash postings from PCS Sales dropped to $510/s FOB Ft. Dodge and Waterloo, Iowa, and St. Louis, Mo. A $20/st increase is scheduled for July 21.
California: Potash pricing was off some $20/st from last report, with sources quoting the market at $570-$590/st DEL in California. Sulfate of potash (SOP) was steady at $695-$705/st FOB in the state, and potassium nitrate was unchanged at $1,020/st FOB for bulk tons and $1,090/st FOB for bags.
Pacific Northwest: Potash was down from last report, with sources quoting the market at $570-$580/st FOB or DEL in the Pacific Northwest. Potash pricing at Utah mine locations ranged from $530-$540/st FOB, depending on grade.
K-Mag was steady at $426-$431/st FOB in the region.
Western Canada: Potash was quoted at a nominal $607-$632/mt FOB Western Canada warehouses, depending on grade and location. The market to Canadian customers FOB Saskatchewan mines remained in the $592-$603/mt FOB range.