U.S. Gulf: Barges remained within the $366-$370/st FOB range.
MOP imports were off slightly in August, to 773,029 st from the year-ago 775,114 st. July-August imports were up 14 percent, however, to 1.63 million st from 1.43 million st.
Eastern Cornbelt: Potash pricing remained at a solid $410-$420/st FOB warehouses in the Eastern Cornbelt, depending on grade and location. Sources pegged the Cincinnati market last week at $410/st FOB for red and $417/st FOB for white granular tons.
Western Cornbelt: Potash was quoted at a firm $410-$417/st FOB out of regional warehouses in the Western Cornbelt, with the low for red and the upper end for white granular.
California: Potash had reportedly firmed to $518-$535/st FOB warehouses in California, depending on grade and location, with the low for 60 percent and the upper end for 62 percent granular or soluble product.
Crystalline potassium nitrate was unchanged at $950/st FOB for bulk and $1,020/st FOB for bags.
Sulfate of potash (SOP) remained at $710-$735/st FOB for any available tons, with steady movement reported in the Central Valley.
Pacific Northwest: The potash market had reportedly firmed to $465-$480/st FOB or DEL in the Pacific Northwest, up $10-$15/st from last report, with the low for red and the upper end for 62 percent white granular tons. Intrepid’s reference prices out of mine locations in Utah remained at $420/st FOB for 60 percent standard and $425/st FOB for 60 percent granular.
The SOP Magnesia market was steady at $461-$471/st FOB in the Pacific Northwest.
Western Canada: The potash market remained firm at $470-$480/mt FOB inland warehouses in Western Canada, with the Saskatchewan mine price quoted solidly at the $445-$450/mt FOB level to Canadian customers, depending on grade.