U.S. Gulf: Recent NOLA barge prices were put in the $175-$182/st ($5.47-$5.69/unit) FOB range, although others predict the next trades to be down in the $170-$173/st FOB ($5.31-$5.41/unit) FOB range.
The last done East Coast business was called $185/mt CFR, with $180/mt just around the corner.
Eastern Cornbelt: UAN-28 remained at $180-$185/st ($6.43-$6.61/unit) FOB Cincinnati, Ohio, with the upper end of the regional market quoted at $184-$193/st ($6.57-$6.89/unit) out of inland terminals in Ohio and Indiana. The UAN-32 market was pegged at $200-$215/st ($6.25-$6.72/unit) FOB out of river terminals in the Eastern Cornbelt.
Western Cornbelt: UAN-32 was steady at $200-$220/st ($6.25-$6.88/unit) FOB in the Western Cornbelt, depending on location, with the low confirmed out of production points in the Iowa market.
California: UAN-32 had reportedly slipped to $215-$235/st ($6.71-$7.34/unit) FOB port terminals in California, with the lower end of the market confirmed by multiple sources for “new spot orders.”
Pacific Northwest: UAN-32 pricing remained at $237-$242/st ($7.41-$7.56/unit) FOB and $237-$247/st ($7.41-$7.73/unit) rail-DEL in the Pacific Northwest. Sources had little confidence in solutions pricing going forward, however.
“We’re telling our bulk customers not to purchase right now, and to wait until mid- to late-May before committing to new tons,” said one supplier.
Western Canada: UAN-28 was quoted in a broad range at $280-$305/mt ($10.00-$10.89/unit) DEL for spring tons in Western Canada, depending on location.