U.S. Gulf:
Market players put the NOLA UAN barge market in the $420-$430/st ($13.13-$13.44/unit) FOB range, compared to the week-ago $410-$425/st ($12.81-$13.28/unit) FOB. Expectations are that prices will continue to move up.
Eastern Cornbelt:
Many UAN prices in the Eastern Cornbelt were reportedly withdrawn during the week, with the last offers reported at $470-$485/st ($14.69-$15.16/unit) FOB for UAN-32 and $412-$433/st ($14.71-$15.46/unit) FOB for UAN-28, depending on location. Those levels were up from the previously reported $455-$460/st ($14.22-$14.38/unit) FOB range for UAN-32 and $390-$392/st ($13.93-$14.00/unit) FOB for UAN-28.
Western Cornbelt:
UAN-32 continued to be quoted in the $450-$475/st ($14.06-$14.84/unit) FOB range for the latest August-September offers in the region, depending on location.
Northern Plains:
UAN pricing in the Northern Plains in late August was described as “not well defined” until more offers are available. The last confirmed UAN-32 business remained at $460-$465/st ($14.38-$14.53/unit) FOB Minnesota terminals, with UAN-28 at $440/st ($15.71/unit) FOB in North Dakota. Sources said UAN-28 offers were withdrawn during the week, however.
Northeast:
New UAN-32 offers in the Northeast were confirmed at $470/st ($14.69/unit) FOB Fairless Hills and $470-$480/st ($14.69-$15.00/unit) FOB Baltimore, Md., up from the last confirmed fill business at $430-$432/st ($13.44-$13.50/unit) FOB Baltimore. UAN-32 offers out of terminals in upstate New York remained at $550/st ($17.19/unit) FOB in late August.
Eastern Canada:
The UAN-28 market remained at C$695-$850/mt (C$24.82-$30.36/unit) FOB in the region, with the last reported UAN-32 pricing at the C$795/mt (C$24.84/unit) FOB level in Ontario.