Eastern Cornbelt:
Phos acid prices for September shipment remained at $13.35/unit rail-DEL in Illinois and $13.50/unit rail-DEL in Ohio. A $1.55/unit increase is scheduled for Oct. 1, however, with pricing moving on that date to $14.90/unit rail-DEL in Illinois and $15.05/unit rail-DEL in Ohio.
Western Cornbelt:
Phos acid pricing was steady at $13.25/unit rail-DEL in the region for September tons. The market will firm $1.55/unit on Oct. 1, to $14.80/unit rail-DEL in Iowa, Nebraska, Missouri, Kansas, Colorado, and Wyoming; $14.90/unit rail-DEL in Oklahoma and Texas; and $15.05/unit rail-DEL in Louisiana.
Northern Plains:
Phos acid pricing during the week remained at September levels of $13.35/unit rail-DEL in Minnesota and $13.50/unit rail-DEL in the Dakotas. A $1.55/unit increase is slated for Oct. 1, however, with phos acid jumping on that date to $14.90/unit rail-DEL in Minnesota and Wisconsin, and $15.05/unit rail-DEL in the Dakotas.
Western U.S.:
Phos acid prices in California and the Pacific Northwest are slated to firm $1.30/unit on Oct. 1, to $15.05/unit rail-DEL in both regions. The posted price FOB Pocatello, Idaho, will strengthen on Oct. 1 to $14.55/unit, up from $13.25/unit FOB in September.
India:
Contracts for phosphoric acid delivered to buyers in India were quoted at $1,160/mt P2O5 CFR for the current quarter, up $162/mt from $998/mt CFR in the prior period. The pricing was good on tons loading from both Morocco and North America.