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NPK

India:

NFL called a tender for NPKs to close on Feb. 1. The call is for 50,000 mt each of three different grades, with 100,000 mt shipping to East Coast ports and one lot going to a West Coast port. The shipping deadline is March 15.

Product Quantity Discharge Port
20:20:0:13 50,000 East Coast
10:26:26 50,000 East Coast
12:32:16 50,000 West Coast

Phosphoric Acid

Eastern Cornbelt:

January phos acid postings in the Eastern Cornbelt remained at $14.00/unit rail-DEL.

Western Cornbelt:

Phos acid pricing remained at $14.00/unit rail-DEL in the Western Cornbelt for January tons.

California:

January pricing for phos acid was unchanged at $14.00/unit rail-DEL in California, with MGA referenced at $14.20/unit FOB Lathrop.

Pacific Northwest:

January pricing for phos acid remained $13.50/st FOB Pocatello, Idaho, and $14.00/unit rail-DEL in the Pacific Northwest.

India:

Fourth-quarter India phosphoric acid contracts were pegged at $1,100-$1,200/mt P2O5 CFR, down from $1,715/mt P2O5 CFR in the second and third quarters.

Ammonium Polyphosphate

Eastern Cornbelt:

10-34-0 remained at $665-$680/st FOB in the Eastern Cornbelt, depending on location.

Western Cornbelt:

10-34-0 was steady at $655-$675/st FOB in the Western Cornbelt, with the low in Nebraska and the high in Iowa

California:

The 10-34-0 market in California remained at $691-$696/st FOB Helm, with 11-37-0 pricing referenced at $753/st FOB El Centro.

Pacific Northwest:

10-34-0 postings in the Pacific Northwest were quoted at $685/st FOB Hedges, Wash., while 11-37-0 pricing moved to $745/st FOB Hedges and $725/st DEL in Idaho.

Western Canada:

10-34-0 pricing in Western Canada remained at C$955-$965/mt DEL for January-February offers.

Ammonium Thiosulfate

Eastern Cornbelt:

The ammonium thiosulfate market in the Eastern Cornbelt remained at $420-$450/st FOB in mid-January.

Western Cornbelt:

The ammonium thiosulfate market was unchanged at $400-$450/st FOB in the Western Cornbelt, with the low in Nebraska and the high in Iowa.

Pacific Northwest:

Ammonium thiosulfate pricing in the Pacific Northwest was steady at $422-$427/st FOB terminals in Washington.

Western Canada:

The ammonium thiosulfate market was pegged at the C$560/mt DEL level in Saskatchewan.

SOP Magnesia

Southern Plains:

Intrepid announced a Trio fill program earlier this week. Prices FOB Carlsbad, N.M., included $360/st for standard, $395/st for granular, $405/st for premium, $410/st for OMRI standard and fine standard, and $445/st for OMRI granular. Orders will be accepted through the end of next week for 1Q shipping. Tons booked after the order period closes are $20/st higher.

The fill prices are $40-$65/st below the new Trio prices announced last week, depending on grade.

California:

Granular SOP Magnesia pricing dropped to $565-$575/st FOB in California for the last confirmed offers

Pacific Northwest:

The granular SOP Magnesia market was lower in the Pacific Northwest, slipping to $560/st FOB in Washington, well below the prior $660-$670/st FOB level.