U.S. Gulf:
NOLA UAN barge price ideas continued to move up, with players now calling the market $200-$220/st ($6.25-$6.88/unit)FOB, up from the week-ago $185-$190/st ($5.78-$5.94/unit) FOB.
Eastern Cornbelt:
The UAN-32 market in the Eastern Cornbelt remained at $235-$250/st ($7.34-$7.81/unit) FOB regional terminals for the most recent spring offers, depending on location, with the low reported at Mount Vernon and Jeffersonville, Ind., and the high at Albany, Ill., and Terra Haute, Ind. Other spot quotes included $237/st ($7.41/unit) FOB Cincinnati, $239/st ($7.47/unit) FOB Peru, Ill., and $245/st ($7.66/unit) FOB Burns Harbor, Ind.
Western Cornbelt:
UAN-32 was steady at $235-$245/st ($7.34-$7.66/unit) FOB in the Western Cornbelt, with the low confirmed at St. Louis and the high in Iowa. As with ammonia, however, sources said many offers were pulled during the week.
Southern Plains:
UAN-32 pricing FOB regional production points in the Southern Plains had reportedly firmed to $215-$225/st ($6.72-$7.03/unit) for the last offers, up $35/st since late January, although sources said few producers are quoting current prices and prompt demand is nonexistent due to the weather.
The UAN-32 market out of Gulf Coast terminals in Texas was reported at the $210/st ($6.56/unit) FOB level for the last business, but sources said a move to $240/st ($7.50/unit) FOB is likely for the next round.
South Central:
UAN-32 pricing in the South Central region was quoted at $220-$225/st ($6.88-$7.03/unit) FOB Memphis, up $25/st from late January, with the upper end of the regional market reported by Kentucky sources at $235/st ($7.34/unit) FOB Ohio River terminals for spring shipments.
Southeast:
The UAN-32 market was quoted at a firm $250-$255/st ($7.81-$7.97/unit) FOB most port terminals in the Southeast at midweek, up from $225-$250/st ($7.03-$7.81/unit) FOB the previous week and a full $65/st higher than late-January levels. List prices at some locations were even higher as the week progressed, with sources confirming new postings from Nutrien at $280/st ($8.75/unit) FOB Augusta, Ga., on Feb. 17.