U.S. Gulf:
NOLA UAN barges continued to be quoted at $620-$630/st ($19.38-$19.69/unit) FOB.
U.S. Imports:
February UAN imports were off 58.6 percent, to 73,071 st from 176,413 st in February 2021. Imports softened 9.9 percent for July-February, to 1.36 million st from the prior year’s 1.52 million st.
Imports from Trinidad and Tobago totaled 542,614 st for the July-February period, followed by Russia at 497,110 st, and Canada at 280,036 st.
Eastern Cornbelt:
The UAN-32 market was unchanged at $660-$670/st ($20.63-$20.94/unit) FOB in the Eastern Cornbelt, with the low at Mount Vernon, Ind., and the high at Peru, Ill., and Terre Haute, Ind. Sources continued to report Cincinnati pricing at $665/st ($20.78/unit) FOB for UAN-32 and $590-$595/st ($21.07-$21.25/unit) FOB for UAN-28.
Western Cornbelt:
The UAN-32 market was unchanged at $650-$675/st ($20.31-$21.07/unit) FOB terminals in the Western Cornbelt, with the low confirmed at St. Louis. Pricing out of most Iowa terminals fell in the $665-$675/st ($20.78-$21.07/unit) FOB range, depending on location.
Northern Plains:
UAN-32 pricing was quoted at $685-$695/st ($21.41-$21.72/unit) FOB Minnesota terminals, up $5-$10/st from March levels, with the low at Winona and the high at Pine Bend. The UAN-28 market in North Dakota remained at the $595-600/st ($21.25-$21.43/unit) FOB level in mid-April.
Northeast:
The UAN market FOB Baltimore was pegged at $690/st ($21.56/unit) for UAN-32 and $656-$660/st ($21.87-$22.00/unit) for UAN-30. The last UAN-32 offers at Fairless Hills were reported at the $700/st ($21.88/unit) FOB level for April-June tons.
UAN-32 pricing out of terminals in upstate New York remained at the $750/st ($23.44/unit) FOB level in mid-April.
Eastern Canada:
UAN pricing in Eastern Canada was moving up. The market was quoted as high as C$1,095/mt (C$34.22/unit) FOB for UAN-32, up a full C$95/mt from last report, with UAN-28 reported in a broad C$925-$960/mt (C$33.04-$34.29/unit) FOB range in the region, depending on location.