U.S. Gulf: Price ideas for ammonium sulfate barges were generally up, with sources now calling the market in the $175-$180/st FOB range.
Eastern Cornbelt: The ammonium sulfate market was firming in the Eastern Cornbelt, although sources continued to report a sizable gap between imports and domestic product.
The low end of the regional range was reported at $213/st FOB Cincinnati for imported tons, but domestic product was reported at the $240/st FOB mark at that location. Pricing out of Burns Harbor, Ind., was quoted at $235/st FOB for prompt and $240/st FOB for prepay, with another increase reportedly on the horizon.
AdvanSix’s postings for granular ammonium sulfate moved on Dec. 23 to $240/st FOB Illinois terminals at Byron, East Dubuque, and Granite City, with pricing out of Danville, Ill., moving to the $250/st FOB level. The company’s mid-grade postings included $210/st FOB Byron and $215/st FOB Danville.
Ammonium thiosulfate was pegged at $275-$290/st FOB in the Eastern Cornbelt, depending on location and time of delivery, with the upper end quoted for spring prepay
Western Cornbelt: Granular ammonium sulfate was pegged in a broad range at $220-$255/st FOB in the Western Cornbelt, depending on location, with the upper end reflecting the Dec. 23 list price from AdvanSix FOB Sioux City, Iowa.
Sources pegged the St. Louis ammonium sulfate market at $220/st FOB for prompt and $225/st FOB for prepay, while Iowa sources quoted the river terminal market commonly at the $240/st FOB level for fill tons in early January.
The ammonium thiosulfate market was quoted at $265-$275/st FOB in the region.
Northern Plains: Sources reported the last offers for prepay ammonium sulfate tons in the $240-$245/st DEL range in the Northern Plains, but at least one supplier was reportedly sold out through spring. The market FOB Minneapolis remained at the $235/st FOB level at the low end. AdvanSix reposted granular ammonium sulfate on Dec. 23 at $240/st FOB Roseport, Minn., with mid-grade referenced at the $210/st FOB level at that location.
Sources reported a very broad range of pricing for ammonium thiosulfate in the Northern Plains. The dealer market was quoted as high as $325/st FOB in Minnesota, but North Dakota sources said fill ton offers were available for as low as $230/st FOB and $245/st DEL in early January.
Great Lakes: Granular ammonium sulfate pricing out of Michigan terminals was pegged at $255/st FOB for prompt and $260/st FOB for prepay. In the Wisconsin market, AdvanSix’s postings for granular ammonium sulfate moved on Dec. 23 to $250/st FOB Amherst Junction and $240/st FOB Prairie du Chien.
Ammonium thiosulfate pricing was actually down from last report, with sources quoting the regional market at $275-$295/st FOB for take or prepay, depending on location.
Northeast: The granular ammonium sulfate market was reported at $225-$250/st FOB in the Northeast, depending on location, with the upper end quoted at East Liverpool. Delivered tons were tagged in the $250-$260/st range in the region.