U.S. Gulf: UAN price ideas remained under pressure last week. No trades were reported, and offers to sell were made at $185 ($5.78/unit), according to sources.
While the last done vessel business on the East Coast was put at $205/mt CFR, sources said that price was also under pressure.
Eastern Cornbelt: UAN-28 was unchanged at $220-$235/st ($7.88-$8.39/unit) FOB terminals in Ohio and Indiana, while Illinois sources pegged the UAN-32 market in the $255-$265/st ($7.97-$8.28/unit) FOB range at mid-month.
Western Cornbelt: UAN-32 remained flat in the $245-$260/st ($7.66-$8.13/unit) range FOB most regional terminals in the Western Cornbelt. One Missouri source pegged the common dealer market at the $255/st ($7.94/unit) FOB mark in his trade area at mid-month.
California: Sources reported slightly softer UAN prices in California last week. UAN-32 was pegged at $255-$265/st ($7.97-$8.28/unit) FOB import terminals in California, with pricing out of inland desert locations reported at $285/st ($8.91/unit) FOB and rail-DEL tons quoted at $279-$310/st ($8.72-$9.69/unit) in California.
Pacific Northwest: The UAN-32 market in the Pacific Northwest was steady at $291-$296/st ($9.09-$9.25/unit) DEL, with the low for rail and the upper end for truck-DEL tons. Effective Oct. 5, IRM’s postings for UAN-32 in Eastern Oregon and Washington firmed to $305/st ($9.53/unit) DEL.
Western Canada: UAN-28 was reported at $320-$330/mt ($11.43-$11.76/unit) DEL in Western Canada.