Central Florida: Sources called DAP truck sales steady at $430/st FOB for the week, with new offers priced up to $435/st FOB. MAP was listed $20/st higher at $450/st FOB with no sales reported.
Eastern Cornbelt: DAP was steady at $460-$470/st FOB in the Eastern Cornbelt, with MAP $10/st higher than DAP.
Sources continued to report the last prompt 10-34-0 business at the $560-$590/st FOB level in the region. Effective Aug. 1, Agrium’s phosphoric acid postings for rail-DEL SPA and MGA firmed to $1,020/ton of P2O5 in Wisconsin, and $1,060/ton of P2O5 in Michigan.
Western Cornbelt: DAP was pegged at $460-$470/st FOB in the Western Cornbelt, with MAP quoted at $470-$480/st FOB to dealers in the region.
10-34-0 remained at $565-$590/st FOB for the last confirmed sales. Effective Aug. 1, Agrium’s phosphoric acid postings for rail-DEL SPA and MGA firmed to $1,020/ton of P2O5 in Nebraska, Missouri, Iowa, and Minnesota, and $1,035/ton in the Dakotas.
California: MAP was down some $20/st from last report after new postings took effect on July 17, with the market now quoted at $555-$560/st FOB or rail-DEL in California.16-20-0 was lower as well at $408-$415/st rail-DEL or FOB in the state, reflecting a $15/st drop from earlier levels. TSP (0-45-0) was $520/st FOB French Camp, reflecting a $5/st drop.
Simplot’s postings for phosphoric acid firmed $0.10/unit on Aug. 1, moving up to $10.10/unit rail-DEL for SPA and MGA in California, with the FOB price for MGA quoted at $10.30/unit at Lathrop and El Centro. Agrium’s postings for rail-DEL SPA and MGA firmed $60/ton of P2O5 on Aug. 1, moving to $1,020/ton in California and Arizona.
As a result of the phos acid increase, the 10-34-0 market in California firmed on Aug. 1 to $469-$474/st FOB, up $4/st from July pricing levels. 11-37-0 pricing was higher as well, moving to $508-$513/st FOB El Centro, up $5/st from last report.
Pacific Northwest: The MAP market was quoted at $550-$555/st FOB in the Pacific Northwest. Rail-DEL MAP remained in a broad range at $535-$555/st in the region, depending on location and supplier, with the upper end reflecting the July 17 list price from Simplot.
16-20-0 pricing was pegged at $415-$420/st rail-DEL in the region, down $17/st from last report following a reposting from Simplot on July 17. The company’s TSP (0-45-0) posing was down as well, falling $15/st on July 17, to $520/st FOB Pocatello, Idaho.
Phos acid postings from Simplot firmed $0.10/unit on Aug. 1, moving to $9.60/unit FOB Pocatello and $10.10/unit rail-DEL for both SPA and MGA in the Pacific Northwest. Agrium’s Aug. 1 reference price is $1,010/ton of P2O5 for rail-DEL SPA and MGA in Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, and Washington, up $60/ton from the July posting.
The 10-34-0 market inched up $7/st on Aug. 1, firming to $449-$454/st FOB in the region. 11-37-0 pricing was up as well at $488-$493/st FOB Hedges, Wash.
Western Canada: MAP remained at $740-$760/mt DEL in Western Canada. The 10-34-0 market, however, had reportedly slipped to $630-$680/mt DEL in the region, down roughly $60-$100/mt, depending on location.
U.S. Gulf: Sources described a second slow week on the NOLA barge market. Trading volumes continued to be depressed relative to recent weeks, though some market players called barge supply improved over the previous period.
Producers lifted the top of the market with sales up to $440/st FOB, though prices softened on the low side to around $432/st FOB. Barges for August and September fell in a similar range.
MAP was universally described as tight, though material offered for late August or September was greeted with lackl