U.S. Gulf:
NOLA UAN barges continued to be put in the $280-$300/st ($8.75-$9.38/unit) FOB range. East Coast vessel business was called $330-$345/mt CFR, with $350/mt CFR now being quoted, up from $305-$330/mt CFR at last report.
Eastern Cornbelt:
The UAN-32 market in the Eastern Cornbelt was unchanged at $315-$330/st ($9.84-$10.31/unit) FOB Illinois River terminals for April-June tons, depending on location and supplier. The latest CF postings remained at $325/st ($10.16/unit) FOB Mount Vernon, $327/st ($10.22/unit) FOB Cincinnati, and $345/st ($10.78/unit) FOB Burns Harbor, Ind.
Western Cornbelt:
UAN-32 pricing in the Western Cornbelt remained at $325/st ($10.16/unit) FOB St. Louis, $330/st ($10.31/unit) FOB Port Neal, $340/st ($10.63/unit) FOB Garner, Iowa, and $345/st ($10.78/unit) FOB Hastings, Neb.
California:
The UAN-32 market had reportedly jumped to $350-$365/st ($10.94-$11.41/unit) FOB Stockton and other port terminals in the state, up from the $320-$325/st ($10.00-$10.16/unit) FOB level reported in early March and $280-$315/st ($8.44-$9.84/unit) FOB in late February. Rail-DEL offers were reported at the $385-$395/st ($12.03-$12.34/unit) level for tons pulled through June.
Pacific Northwest:
Effective March 5, IRM’s reference prices for UAN-32 firmed to $385/st ($12.03/unit) FOB Pasco, Wash., and Umatilla, Ore.; $390/st ($12.19/unit) FOB Central Ferry, Wash.; and $430/st ($13.44/unit) DEL to points in eastern Oregon and Washington. The increase marks the company’s fourth price hike for UAN since the first of the year, with the new levels up $85-$95/st from Feb. 25, $115-$130/st from Feb. 16, and $140-$160/st from Jan. 21.
Western Canada:
The Western Canada UAN-28 market was pegged at a solid C$430/mt (C$15.36/unit) DEL for limited offers, up another C$30-$40/mt from late February, and some C$55-$75/mt higher than January pricing.