U.S. Gulf:
NOLA barges continued to be called $545-$550/st ($17.03-$17.19/unit) FOB for January and February and $560/st ($17.50/unit) FOB for March. However, CF is now reported to be indicating $575-$580/st ($17.97-$18.13/unit) FOB for April-June.
Eastern Cornbelt:
The UAN-28 market was quoted at $521-$534/st ($18.61-$19.07/unit) FOB Cincinnati for prompt tons and up to $551/st ($19.68/unit) FOB for spring prepay. CF on Jan. 4 came out with new 2Q offers for UAN-32 at $610/st ($19.06/unit) FOB Cincinnati and Peru, Ill., with Albany, Ill., pricing reported at $615/st ($19.22/unit) FOB for April-June tons.
In Michigan, sources pegged the UAN-28 market at $582/st ($20.79/unit) FOB Webberville and $580/st ($20.71/unit) FOB Toledo for March-April shipment.
Western Cornbelt:
UAN-32 prices in the region were up following new April-June offers from CF on Jan. 4, which reportedly included $605/st ($18.91/unit) FOB St. Louis, $630/st ($19.69/unit) FOB Port Neal, Iowa, and $635/st ($19.84/unit) FOB Bigelow, Iowa, and Fremont, Neb. There were also reports of January-March offers in the $610-$620/st ($19.06-$19.38/unit) range FOB Port Neal.
In the Southern Plains, UAN-32 pricing FOB Verdigris, Okla., was quoted at $560/st ($17.50/unit) for January-February, $575/st ($17.97/unit) for March, and $590/st ($18.44/unit) for April-June. New pricing FOB Woodward, Okla., was quoted at $590/st ($18.44/unit) for January-February, $600/st ($18.75/unit) for March, and $610/st ($19.06/unit) for April-June.
Northern Plains:
UAN-32 pricing firmed to $610-$635/st ($19.06-$19.84/unit) FOB Minnesota terminals, depending on location and time of delivery, with the low reported at Pine Bend and the high confirmed at Winona for Q2 tons. The last UAN-28 prices confirmed in the North Dakota market remained at $540-$550/st ($19.29-$19.64/unit) FOB.
Northeast:
The UAN-32 market remained at $620/st ($19.38/unit) FOB Baltimore, with UAN-30 pricing pegged at $592-$596/st ($19.73-$19.87/unit) FOB. The UAN-32 market FOB terminals in upstate New York was steady at $685/st ($21.41/unit) in early January.
Eastern Canada:
The UAN-28 market remained at C$775-$798/mt (C$27.68-$28.50/unit) in Eastern Canada. UAN-32 pricing was unchanged as well at C$912/mt (C$28.50/unit) FOB on a spot basis in Ontario.