Eastern Cornbelt: The granular ammonium sulfate market was pegged at $280-$285/st FOB in the Eastern Cornbelt, with rail-DEL tons quoted at the $290/st level before discounts. There were reports of a $40/st posting hike from one supplier, but that pricing increase could not be confirmed.
Ammonium thiosulfate was down slightly at $330-$340/st FOB in the region, with the upper end quoted in the Ohio market.
Western Cornbelt: Granular ammonium sulfate was quoted at $280-$295/st FOB in the Western Cornbelt, with the low in Iowa and the upper end in southern Missouri.
The ammonium thiosulfate market was tagged at $325/st FOB for available tons in the region.
Northern Plains: Minnesota sources quoted the ammonium sulfate market at $270-$280/st FOB, while delivered fill tons in the North Dakota market were reported at $290-$300/st.
The ammonium thiosulfate market remained at $320/st FOB in the region.
Northeast: Granular ammonium sulfate fill tons were quoted at $290-$295/st DEL in the Northeast. The FOB market was reported at $250-$275/st, depending on location, with the low end FOB Hopewell, Va., after netbacks.
Eastern Canada: Granular ammonium sulfate pricing was lower at $430-$435/mt FOB in Eastern Canada for summer fill, down roughly $30-$50/mt from spring levels.
U.S. Imports: June imports were off 81 percent, to only 9,556 st from the year-ago 50,046 st. However, July-June imports were up 18 percent, to 505,583 st from the year-ago 428,935 st.