Ammonium Nitrate

U.S. Gulf: The NOLA barge market remained at a very flat, very inactive $305/st FOB.

In the meantime, the Tampa ammonium nitrate market is called $365-$370/st FOB. Dreymoor discharged 32,000 mt from the MV Orient Tokyo during Thanksgiving week.

Western Cornbelt: Ammonium nitrate was tagged at $345-$355/st FOB in the Western Cornbelt, with the low end of the range reported in Missouri on a spot basis.

California: No market was reported for agricultural grade ammonium nitrate in California.

Simplot announced a $17/st increase for CAN-17, with reference prices moving up to $329-$339/st FOB Helm and $349-$359/st FOB El Centro. Other regional sources continued to quote the low end of the California CAN-17 range at $325/st FOB deep water ports last week.

AN-20 remained at a firm $315/st DEL in California.

Pacific Northwest: No market was reported for agricultural grade ammonium nitrate in the Pacific Northwest.

CAN-17 was unchanged at $338/st FOB and $343-$348/st rail-DEL for the last done business in the region.

AN-20 remained at $260/st FOB Kennewick, Wash., and $270/st rail-DEL in the Pacific Northwest.