U.S. Gulf: The market remains hard to peg, with most sources noting that very little product is actually sold in a prompt window. While some report prompt business at $237/st ($7.41/unit) FOB, others say trades for product that can ship anytime between now and the end of the year have gone at higher numbers in the $240-$250/st ($7.50-$7.81/unit) FOB range.
UAN imports were up 62 percent in July, to 184,377 st from the year-ago 113,555 st.
Eastern Cornbelt: UAN-28 was unchanged at $255-$265/st ($9.11-$9.46/unit) FOB terminals in Ohio and Indiana, with the low reported in Cincinnati. Illinois sources quoted the UAN-32 market steady at $290-$300/st ($9.06-$9.38/unit) FOB.
Western Cornbelt: The UAN-32 market remained at $285-$300/st ($8.91-$9.38/unit) FOB terminals in the Western Cornbelt. An Iowa source pegged the common dealer market at the $295/st ($9.22/unit) FOB level in his trade area last week.
Northern Plains: The UAN-28 market was steady at $273/st ($9.75/unit) FOB the Twin Cities and $290-$295/st ($10.36-$10.54/unit) DEL in North Dakota, depending on location.
Great Lakes: Michigan sources quoted the UAN-28 market at $265-$270/st ($9.46-$9.64/unit) FOB, with the low out of Burns Harbor and the upper end FOB Webberville, Mich. Wisconsin sources pegged UAN-32 at $300-$312/st ($9.38-$9.75/unit) FOB, depending on location.
Northeast: UAN-32 pricing had reportedly inched up due to firming import vessel costs. Sources pegged the Baltimore, Md., market at $255-$260/st ($7.97-$8.13/unit) FOB for nearby shipment, up $5/st from last report, with November/December shipments likely to be another $5/st higher.
UAN-32 pricing out of terminals in upstate New York remained at $304/st ($9.50/unit) FOB for the last business.