U.S. Gulf: UAN barges continued to be called $260-$265/st ($8.13-$8.28/unit) FOB, with April business reported at $255/st FOB.
Vessels continued to be called somewhere between $280-$285/mt CFR.
July-January imports were up 26 percent, to 1.97 million st from the year-ago 1.56 million st. January was up 16 percent, to 332,839 st from the year-ago 287,801 st.
Eastern Cornbelt: The UAN-28 market was quoted at $270-$280/st ($9.64-$10.00/unit) FOB in Ohio and Indiana, with the low in Cincinnati and the upper end FOB Burns Harbor, Ind. UAN-32 remained at $310-$320/st ($9.69-$10.00/unit) FOB in the Illinois market, with rail-delivered tons quoted at $325-$330/st ($10.16-$10.31/unit) in the region.
Western Cornbelt: UAN-32 remained at $305-$320/st ($9.53-$10.00/unit) FOB regional terminals in the Western Cornbelt, with the low reported in southern Missouri. Sources continued to quote the common dealer market in the $310-$315/st ($9.69-$9.84/unit) FOB range out of most river locations last week.
Northern Plains: UAN-28 remained at $290-$305/st ($10.36-$10.89/unit) FOB in the Northern Plains, with the low in the Twin Cities and the upper end for spring tons out of terminals in North Dakota.
Great Lakes: UAN-28 was reported at $285/st ($10.18/unit) FOB Courtright and $297/st ($10.61/unit) FOB Webberville. Wisconsin sources pegged the UAN-32 market commonly in the $315-$320/st ($9.84-$10.00/unit) FOB range to the dealer.
Northeast: Spring fieldwork is still a ways off in the Northeast, sources said, and the harsh winter conditions have reportedly put pressure on UAN pricing due to very slow movement. “As vessels arrive, there is always a ‘deal’ available as someone tries to make room for new tons,” said one source.
The UAN-32 market was pegged at $282-$285/st ($8.81-$8.91/unit) FOB Baltimore, Md., down some $3-$5/st from last report, with UAN-30 quoted at the $265/st ($8.83/unit) FOB level at that location.
Out of terminals in upstate New York, the UAN-32 market remained at $336/st ($10.50/unit) FOB.