U.S. Gulf: While NOLA barge price ideas generally continue to go up, sources last week were skeptical they would get there. Postings have reportedly worked their way up to as high as $340-$345/st ($10.63-$10.78/unit) FOB. Most said there has been a good bit of business in recent weeks, and that buyers stocked up before the new, higher postings. Still, the most recent barge business was put within the $320-$325/st ($10.00-$10.16/unit) FOB range last week.
Eastern Cornbelt: The UAN-28 market was quoted at $315/st ($11.25/unit) FOB in Indiana and $325/st ($11.61/unit) FOB in Ohio, with UAN-32 pegged in the $360-$370/st ($11.25-$11.56/unit) FOB range in the Illinois market.
Western Cornbelt: Iowa and Missouri sources tagged the common dealer price for UAN-32 at the $360/st ($11.25/unit) FOB mark last week. There were reports of one regional supplier offering limited forward pricing for spring 2013 in the $380-$385/st ($11.88-$12.03/unit) FOB range out of Midwest terminals.
Northern Plains: The UAN-28 market was quoted at $315-$325/st ($11.25-$11.61/unit) FOB in Minnesota, depending on location and time of delivery, and up to $345/st ($12.32/unit) DEL in North Dakota for prompt tons from Canadian shipping point.
Great Lakes: Wisconsin sources pegged the UAN-32 market at $370/st ($11.56/unit) FOB. Michigan sources quoted the UAN-28 market in a broad range at $315-$335/st ($11.25-$11.96/unit) FOB, depending on location and time of delivery.
Northeast: Sources pegged the UAN-30 market at $325-$330/st FOB ($10.83-$11.00/unit) FOB Baltimore, based on a UAN-32 vessel market pricing range of $350-$355/mt CFR for new business. Out of terminals in upstate New York, the UAN-32 market was quoted at the $376/st ($11.75/unit) FOB mark, while rail-delivered UAN-32 to the New England market was pegged in the $375-$380/st ($11.72-$11.88/unit) range.