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Nitrogen Solutions

February 16, 2015California, Eastern Cornbelt, Market Watch, Pacific N.W., U.S. Gulf, UAN, Western Canada, Western Cornbeltmickeybarb@charter.net

U.S. Gulf: Most observers continued to put the UAN barge (more…)

Ammonium Nitrate

February 16, 2015Ammonium Nitrate, California, Market Watch, Pacific N.W., U.S. Gulf, Western Cornbeltmickeybarb@charter.net

U.S. Gulf: Barges remained at $300-$302/st FOB, with no interest (more…)

Ammonium Sulfate

February 16, 2015Ammonium Sulfate, California, Eastern Cornbelt, Market Watch, Pacific N.W., U.S. Imports, Western Canada, Western Cornbeltmickeybarb@charter.net

U.S. Imports: July-December imports were up 66 percent, to 200,343 (more…)

Phosphates

February 16, 2015Brazil, California, Central Florida, Eastern Cornbelt, India, Market Watch, Middle East, NPK 11-37-0, Pacific N.W., Phosphate Rock, Triple Superphosphate, U.S. Exports, U.S. Gulf, U.S. Imports, Western Canada, Western Cornbeltmickeybarb@charter.net

Central Florida: Prices held steady in Central Florida last week. (more…)

Potash

February 16, 2015California, Eastern Cornbelt, Eastern Europe, India, Market Watch, Pacific N.W., Potash Muriate, Russia, Sri Lanka, Sulfate of Potash Magnesia, U.S. Gulf, Western Canada, Western Cornbeltmickeybarb@charter.net

U.S. Gulf: Sources last week were calling the barge market (more…)

Sulfur

February 16, 2015Market Watch, Sulfur, Tampa, U.S. Gulf, U.S. Imports, Vancouver, West Coastmickeybarb@charter.net

Tampa: The United Steelworkers union (USW) last week expanded the (more…)

Sulfuric Acid

February 16, 2015Market Watch, Sulfuric Acid, U.S. Gulfmickeybarb@charter.net

U.S. Gulf: Sulfuric acid delivered to the Gulf was unchanged (more…)

Crops/Weather

February 16, 2015California, Eastern Cornbelt, Market Watch, Pacific N.W., Western Canada, Western Cornbeltmickeybarb@charter.net

Grain Futures: As of 4 p.m. on Feb. 12, corn (more…)

Transportation

February 16, 2015Market Watch, U.S. Gulfmickeybarb@charter.net

U.S. Gulf/River: Despite a series of rolling cold fronts reported (more…)

Compass points to higher results; Ogden expansion approved

February 16, 2015Newsmickeybarb@charter.net

Compass Minerals reported 2014 net earnings of $217.9 million ($6.44 (more…)