US Gulf:
The NOLA barge market for UAN firmed to $250-$260/st ($7.81-$8.13/unit) FOB based on actual trades and firming upriver terminal prices, up from the prior $235/st FOB level. CF early in the week reportedly reposted the NOLA price at the $260/st FOB level for new business.
US Imports:
UAN imports lifted 185.0% in July, to 224,880 st from 78,918 st in the prior year. Russia sent 113,264 st, Trinidad added 71,815 st, and Canada sent 39,801 st.
US Exports:
UAN exports firmed 7.9% in July, to 167,667 st from the year-go 155,419 st. The US sent 90,388 st to France, ahead of 42,436 st to Australia. Mexico purchased 13,068 st, followed by Belgium with 13,068 st.
Eastern Cornbelt:
UAN-32 terminal prices from CF reportedly firmed $20/st during the week, with new levels quoted at $295/st ($9.22/unit) FOB Mount Vernon, Ind., and $300/st ($9.38/unit) FOB Cincinnati and Peru for 4Q tons. The latest UAN-28 offers for December shipment were reported at $274/st ($9.79/unit) FOB Cincinnati.
Western Cornbelt:
UAN-32 prices for December-January shipment moved up $20/st early in the week, to $295-$300/st ($9.22-$9.38/unit) FOB regional terminals in the Western Cornbelt, with the low reported at St. Louis and Port Neal, Iowa. Prices were also up in the Southern Plains, to $275/st ($8.59/unit) FOB Verdigris, Okla., and $280/st ($8.75/unit) FOB Woodward, Okla.
Northern Plains:
The latest UAN-32 offers firmed to $295-$310/st ($9.22-$9.69/unit) FOB in Minnesota for 4Q tons, while UAN-28 pricing in the North Dakota market was reported at $320-$330/st ($11.43-$11.79/unit) DEL.
Great Lakes:
The UAN-28 market was moving up in the Great Lakes region, with new pricing reported at $278-$291/st ($9.93-$10.39/unit) FOB Michigan terminals for September-December tons, depending on location.
Northeast:
The UAN-32 market tightened to $245-$250/st ($7.66-$7.81/unit) FOB Baltimore, with the high end of the range also quoted at Fairless Hills for November-December shipment. UAN-32 out of terminals in upstate New York remained at the $330/st ($10.31/unit) FOB level.
The latest Baltimore price for 28-0-0-5S and 27-0-0-3S were quoted at $255/st FOB and $245/st FOB, respectively.