U.S. Gulf: Buyers have finally gotten their way on nitrate barges, with the market now called $335-$345/st FOB. The El Dorado outage had been a major factor, but sources say that both domestic supplies and imports are now more available.
Western Cornbelt: Ammonium nitrate was pegged at $450-$480/st FOB in the Western Cornbelt.
Southern Plains: Ammonium nitrate had reportedly slipped to $400/st FOB the Tulsa market, though some sources maintained that pricing for new sales was still at the $450/st FOB mark.
South Central: The ammonium nitrate market had reportedly fallen to $375-$385/st FOB, with the low FOB Yazoo City, Miss., and the upper end FOB Memphis, Tenn. Higher dealer postings were still in effect at other locations, however.
Pacific Northwest: Effective July 13, Agrium’s AN-20 posting moved to $256/st FOB Kennewick, Wash., and $266/st rail-DEL.