U.S. Gulf: The UAN barge market was generally quoted in the $260-$265/st ($8.13-$8.28/unit) FOB range, unchanged from the previous report.
Sources reported that East Coast import vessels had softened to $285/mt CFR.
Eastern Cornbelt: The UAN-28 market remained at $270-$280/st ($9.64-$10.00/unit) FOB in Ohio and Indiana, with the low in Cincinnati. UAN-32 was quoted at $308/st ($9.63/unit) FOB Cincinnati and $310-$320/st ($9.69-$10.00/unit) FOB in the Illinois market, with rail-delivered tons pegged at $325-$330/st ($10.16-$10.31/unit) in the region.
Western Cornbelt: The UAN-32 market was unchanged at $305-$320/st ($9.53-$10.00/unit) FOB regional terminals in the Western Cornbelt, with the low reported in southern Missouri. An Iowa source quoted the common dealer price at the $315/st ($9.84/unit) FOB level last week.
Southern Plains: UAN-32 was quoted at $295-$300/st ($9.22-$9.38/unit) FOB regional production points in the Southern Plains, with the low end of the regional market reported at the $285/st ($8.91/unit) FOB level out of Gulf Coast terminals.
One source speculated that UAN has lost some demand to urea for wheat topdressing. “We’ll know more about what impact that has as spring opens,” he said.
South Central: The UAN-32 market was unchanged at $290-$305/st ($9.06-$9.53/unit) FOB in the region, with the low again reported at Memphis.
Southeast: The UAN-32 market was generally quoted at $285/st ($8.91/unit) FOB Wilmington, N.C., and Norfolk, Va., with UAN-30 pricing pegged in the $265-$267/st ($8.83-$8.90/unit) range out of port terminals.