U.S. Gulf: Sources said UAN, like urea, is starting to back up a bit in NOLA, with price ideas falling as a result. Sources said price ideas are now $325-$330/st ($10.16-$10.31/unit) FOB at best, with lower numbers needed to assure a trade.
Eastern Cornbelt: The UAN-28 market in Ohio remained at $330-$335/st ($11.79-$11.96/unit) FOB Cincinnati and 12.45/unit FOB East Liverpool. UAN-32 was quoted in the $380-$400/st ($11.88-$12.50/unit) FOB range in Illinois and Indiana, depending on location.
Western Cornbelt: UAN-32 was steady at $375-$390.40/st ($11.72-$12.20/unit) FOB most regional terminals at mid-month, with the upper end in Iowa and the low in southern Missouri.
California: Sources quoted the UAN-32 market at $390-$400/st ($12.19-$12.50/unit) FOB terminals in California, with rail-delivered tons pegged in the $415-$420/st ($12.97-$13.13/unit) range in the state. Sources talked of limited inventories. “I believe the local market is not long in product at all,” said one source.
Pacific Northwest: Sources quoted the UAN-32 market at $435-$440/st ($13.59-$13.75/unit) FOB in the Pacific Northwest, with delivered tons in roughly the same range.
Western Canada: UAN-28 remained at $459-$462/mt ($16.39-$16.50/unit) DEL in Manitoba, $462-$465/mt ($16.50-$16.61/unit) DEL in Saskatchewan, and $465-$474/mt ($16.61-$16.93/unit) DEL in Alberta.
UAN production at Yara’s Belle Plaine facility remained offline at mid-month, though company sources said they were hopeful that production would resume April 20-25. UAN production there was originally anticipated to start in mid-March, but was then pushed back to April 5. Production of ammonia and urea was underway at the facility, however.