U.S. Gulf: Sources were in agreement on an upward trend in pricing, though the extent of the uptick was still in debate. Generally, the market was put at $255-$265/st ($7.97-$8.28/unit) FOB.
East Coast vessel trades were also up at $287-$295/mt CFR.
Eastern Cornbelt: UAN-28 was pegged at $258-$265/st ($9.21-$9.46/unit) FOB Cincinnati, Ohio, with the low for prompt tons and the upper end for spring prepay. Out of Indiana terminals, the UAN-28 market was quoted at $270-$285/st ($9.64-$10.18/unit) FOB, with the low for prompt and the upper end for prepay on a spot basis.
Rail-delivered UAN-32 remained in the $325-$330/st ($10.16-$10.31/unit) range in the Eastern Cornbelt.
Western Cornbelt: The UAN-32 market was tagged at $290-$310/st ($9.06-$9.69/unit) FOB in the Western Cornbelt for prompt pull, with the low in southern Missouri and the upper end in Iowa. Sources said spring prepay offers were at the $320/st ($10.00/unit) FOB level in Iowa at year’s end.
California: The UAN-32 market was reported at $300-$320/st ($9.38-$10.00/unit) FOB import terminals in California, up slightly from last report, with delivered tons reported in the $320-$340/st ($10.00-$10.63/unit) range in the state, depending on location.
Pacific Northwest: The UAN-32 market had reportedly firmed to $355-$375/st ($11.09-$11.72/unit) DEL in the Pacific Northwest, depending on location.
Effective Dec. 15, Agrium’s UAN-32 postings moved to $360/st ($11.25/unit) truck-DEL and $365/st ($11.31/unit) rail-DEL in Washington, northern Idaho, and central and northern Oregon; $370/st ($11.56/unit) truck-DEL in southeastern Oregon and southern Idaho; $390/st ($12.19/unit) rail-DEL in southeastern Oregon and southern Idaho; and $390/st ($12.19/unit) rail or truck-DEL in the Klamath Basin sales area.
Western Canada: Sources quoted the UAN-28 market at $378-$394/mt ($13.50-$14.07/unit) DEL in Western Canada, up $34-$35/mt from last report.