U.S. Gulf/Tampa: Nothing new was reported in the U.S. Gulf and Tampa markets last week.
March NYMEX natural gas traded Feb. 5 at $2.600/mmBtu, down from Jan. 29’s $2.719/mmBtu.
Eastern Cornbelt: The anhydrous ammonia market was steady at $610-$635/st FOB regional terminals in the Eastern Cornbelt, depending on location and time of delivery, with the low reported for prompt tons in Illinois and the upper end for spring prepay out of Indiana terminals.
Western Cornbelt: The anhydrous ammonia market was quoted at $580-$620/st FOB Western Cornbelt terminals, with the low reported in Nebraska and the high FOB Palmyra, Mo. Iowa sources pegged the common dealer market in the $605-$615/st FOB range last week.
Delivered ammonia in central Missouri was pegged at $615-$620/st from southern production points.
Southern Plains: Sources continued to report limited anhydrous ammonia tons available in the Southern Plains for as low as $530/st FOB regional production points, depending on location. As one source described it, however, that tonnage was available only “if you had a truck willing to wait in line.”
Others pegged the market more consistently at $550-$560/st FOB out of production points, with the Kansas pipeline terminal market remaining at the $570/st FOB mark for prompt tons.
South Central: Anhydrous ammonia pricing in the South Central region was steady at $590-$610/st FOB for prompt tons, with the low FOB Memphis, Tenn., and the upper end FOB Henderson, Ky.
California: Effective Feb. 1, Calamco’s ammonia postings in the California market dropped to $710/st DEL for anhydrous and $193/st FOB for aqua. Those levels reflected a $75/st drop for anhydrous and a $19/st drop for aqua from the company’s Nov. 4, 2014, list prices.
Calamco’s AN-20 price in California dropped as well on Feb. 1, falling to $300/st DEL from the previous $315/st posted level.