U.S. Gulf: The UAN barge market remained quiet at $245-$250/st ($7.66-7.81/unit) FOB. While some said there was weakness on the paper markets, the physical market remained quiet.
Eastern Cornbelt: Sources continued to quote the UAN-32 market at $288-$300/st ($9.00-$9.38/unit) FOB in the Eastern Cornbelt for fill or prompt tons, depending on location.
The UAN-28 market was pegged at $256.20-$262.50/st ($9.15-$9.38/unit) FOB in Ohio, with the low end FOB Cincinnati.
Western Cornbelt: The UAN-32 market was reported in the $295-$310/st ($9.22-$9.69/unit) FOB range in the Western Cornbelt region, depending on location.
Northeast: Sources continued to report reference pricing for UAN-30 at the $295/st ($9.83/unit) FOB level in Baltimore, Md. There were reports of lower numbers there as well, but no actual business to clarify what those lower numbers were.
The UAN-28 market FOB East Liverpool had reportedly slipped to $262.50/st ($9.38/unit), however, while UAN-32 pricing out of terminals in upstate New York was quoted at the $320/st ($10.00/unit) FOB level, down $32/st from last report. The UAN-32 market FOB Savannah, Ga., was pegged at $295/st ($9.22/unit) last week.
Eastern Canada: The UAN-28 market was lower in Eastern Canada, with sources quoting dealer pricing in the $310-$330/mt ($11.07-$11.79/unit), down some $30-$40/mt from last report.
UAN-32 was down as well, to $355-$377/mt ($11.09-$11.78/unit) FOB in the region.
California: Effective Aug. 1, Agrium’s UAN-32 postings in California dropped to $335/st ($10.47/unit) FOB Sacramento, and $365/st ($11.41/unit) truck-DEL.