U.S. Gulf: Potash barge indications were up last week, with new trades in the $362-$367/st FOB range.
Eastern Cornbelt: Potash pricing was firm at $390-$397/st FOB regional warehouses in the Eastern Cornbelt, with the low for red granular and the high for white granular tons.
Western Cornbelt: Potash pricing remained at a firm $390/st FOB for red granular and $397/st FOB for white granular tons in the Western Cornbelt.
California: Potash was unchanged at $498-$515/st FOB in California.
Crystalline potassium nitrate was steady as well at $950/st FOB for bulk and $1,020/st FOB for bags.
The sulfate of potash (SOP) market was pegged at $680-$700/st FOB in California.
Pacific Northwest: The potash market remained firm at $455-$465/st FOB warehouses or DEL in the Pacific Northwest, depending on grade and location. The potash market FOB Utah mines was steady at $400-$405/st, depending on grade.
Western Canada: Granular potash remained at $429/mt FOB Saskatchewan mines to Canadian customers for new sales, with regional warehouses reported in the mid $400s/mt FOB, depending on location.
Brazil: Suppliers are hoping to move granular prices to $380-$385/mt CFR in the second-half, up from the last done $350-$360/mt CFR.
China: While new second-half 2014 contracts do not appear to be in the cards for China, Uralkali has floated a first-half 2015 price increase of 10 percent for China. Should it stick, the price increase would boost standard prices to $335.50/mt from $305/mt CFR.