U.S. Gulf: UAN barges continued a firm tone, in the $270-$280/st FOB range ($8.44-$8.75/unit), with some skeptical that new seller price ideas of $290/st FOB had been achieved.
Eastern Cornbelt: After the initial phase of UAN fill, sources reported some firming prices last week. UAN-28 fill was quoted at $275-$290/st ($9.82-$10.36/unit) FOB river terminals, and $290-$305/st ($10.36-$10.89/unit) FOB inland. Ohio sources quoted the UAN-28 market at $285-$295/st ($10.18-$10.54/unit) FOB Cincinnati for fill tons shipped in August and September.
CF’s postings for UAN for the July 10-13 order and shipping period moved to $10.00/unit FOB Mt. Vernon, Ind.; $10.50/unit FOB Peru, Ill.; $10.60/unit FOB Cincinnati, Ohio; $10.65/unit FOB Albany, Ill.; $10.70/unit FOB E. Liverpool, Ohio; and $10.85/unit FOB Terra Haute, Ind.
Western Cornbelt: Iowa sources pegged the UAN market in the $10.31-$10.71/unit FOB range, while reference prices for UAN-32 out of Missouri terminals remained as high as $375/st ($11.72/unit) FOB on a spot basis. CF’s postings for UAN for the July 10-13 order and shipping period moved to $10.00/unit FOB St. Louis, Mo., and $11.10/unit FOB Garner, Iowa.
Northern Plains: Minnesota sources pegged the UAN-28 market at $300/st ($10.71/unit) FOB on the low end. CF’s postings for UAN for the July 10-13 order and shipping period moved to $10.95/unit FOB Pine Bend, Minn. In North Dakota, sources reported the last done business for delivered UAN-28 from Canada at the $410/st ($14.64/unit) level, but sources said that was old business, with no firm quotes confirmed for new delivered sales.
Northeast: The UAN-30 market was quoted at $335/st ($11.17/unit) FOB Baltimore, Md. Out of terminals in upstate New York, the UAN-32 market had reportedly slipped to $376/st ($11.75/unit) FOB.
Eastern Canada: Ontario sources pegged the UAN-28 market at $370-$390/mt ($13.21-$13.93/unit) FOB, down slightly from last report.