Eastern Cornbelt: Ammonium sulfate pricing was moving up in the Eastern Cornbelt region in the wake of higher postings. Illinois sources pegged the granular ammonium sulfate market in the $385-$400/st FOB range last week, but effective March 26, Honeywell’s granular ammonium sulfate postings firmed to $415/st FOB Danville, with midgrade ammonium sulfate postings moving to $385/st FOB Danville and Byron, Ill.
DSM moved its delivered granular ammonium sulfate reference price in the Midwest to $415/st, with the low quoted at $394.25/st DEL after discounts.
The ammonium thiosulfate market was quoted at $350-$370/st FOB, with the low reported in the Indiana market on a spot basis.
Western Cornbelt: Granular ammonium sulfate pricing had reportedly firmed to $390-$415/st FOB in the region, with the upper end reflecting new postings. One Missouri contact quoted the common dealer market at the $395/st FOB level at midweek, but said another increase was likely in the near term.
Effective March 26, Honeywell’s granular ammonium sulfate postings firmed to $415/st FOB Dubuque, Iowa, St. Louis, Mo., and Omaha, Neb. Mid-grade ammonium sulfate postings from the company moved on that date to $385/st FOB Omaha.
American Plant Food Corp. announced higher ammonium sulfate postings in the Southern Plains region. Effective April 2, APF’s granular ammonium sulfate postings in Texas will firm $20/st from March 1 reference prices, moving to $345/st FOB Freeport, $355/st FOB Galena Park, $370/st FOB Fort Worth, and $385/st FOB Littlefield. Coarse ammonium sulfate postings from the company will move to $335/st FOB Freeport, $345/st FOB Galena Park, $360/st FOB Fort Worth, and $375/st FOB Littlefield, and standard grade postings will firm on April 2 to $330/st FOB Freeport and $370/st FOB Littlefield. APF’s N-Pac Compacted posting will firm on that date to $360/st FOB Galena Park.
The ammonium thiosulfate market was pegged at $360-$380/st FOB in the Western Cornbelt region.
Northern Plains: Granular ammonium sulfate was pegged at $390/st DEL in North Dakota and $400/st FOB in the Minnesota market, but higher postings were announced from some suppliers. Effective March 26, Honeywell increased its granular ammonium sulfate postings to $415/st FOB Roseport, Minn., up $20/st from the company’s March 12 reference prices. Honeywell’s mid-grade ammonium sulfate postings moved on March 26 to $385/st FOB Roseport and Red Rock, Minn.
Ammonium thiosulfate was quoted at $430/st DEL in North Dakota.
Great Lakes: Effective March 26, Honeywell raised its granular ammonium sulfate postings to $415/st FOB Amherst Junction and Prairie du Chien, Wisc., a $20/st increase from the company’s March 12 list prices. While there were reports that lower priced tons might still be available at some locations, most sources quoted the granular ammonium sulfate market last week firmly in the $405-$415/st FOB range in the region, with mid-grade at the $385/st FOB mark.
Ammonium thiosulfate was pegged in the $350-$370/st FOB range in the region.
Northeast: Granular ammonium sulfate pricing was up some $30/st in the Northeast region. Sources quoted delivered tons at the $385/st mark in the Northeast after discounts, with new reference levels at the $405/st DEL level in the region.
New FOB postings for granular ammonium sulfate in the Southeast region included $340/st FOB Hopewell, Va., and $345/st FOB Augusta, Ga. DSM’s delivered postings for granular ammonium sulfate moved to $350/st in the Carolinas, $360/st in Georgia and Alabama, and $370/st in Florida.