U.S. Gulf: The barge market continued to be called $202-$210/st ($6.31-$6.56/unit) FOB, with some still seeing the next round of sales closer to $210-$212/st ($6.56-$6.63/unit) FOB. Most were awaiting word on official fill programs.
The last done East Coast vessel trades were called $225/mt CFR, with price ideas now $230-$235/mt CFR or higher for the next business.
Eastern Cornbelt: UAN-32 was steady at $285-$295/st ($8.91-$9.22/unit) FOB river terminals in Illinois, with the UAN-28 market quoted at $250-$270/st ($8.93-$9.64/unit) FOB in Ohio and Indiana, depending on location. “Sidedress is dead with the wet weather, and there is no activity for the fall market to test pricing,” said one contact.
Western Cornbelt: The UAN-32 market remained at $285-$300/st ($8.91-$9.38/unit) FOB for prompt tons in the Western Cornbelt, with no confirmed fill programs reported in the region.
California: Sources reported slightly softer UAN prices in California, although demand had slowed considerably.
The UAN-32 market was quoted at $290-$300/st ($9.06-$9.38/unit) FOB import terminals in the state, down $5/st from last report. No rail-delivered pricing was reported last week, though one source said he expects some railed tons to be available in July at lower prices.
Pacific Northwest: Sources reported slightly softer UAN prices in the Pacific Northwest. One contact said those lower prices had also filtered down to the grower, and a “great deal of liquids” was moving as a result.
UAN-32 was quoted at $305-$310/st ($9.53-$9.69/unit) DEL for railed tons in the region, down $5-$10/st from last report. The upper end of the regional range was pegged at the $320-$325/st ($10.00-$10.16/unit) level for truck-DEL material, which also reflected a $5-$10/st drop.
Western Canada: UAN-28 remained at reference levels of $427-$443/mt ($15.25-$15.82/unit) DEL in Western Canada for prompt pull, depending on location. No UAN summer fill programs were reported in the region last week.