Brazilian MAP prices holding despite surge in P2O5 stocks
In line with expectations, Profercy’s Nitrogen Index fell back over two points to 168 this week. The decrease was primarily a consequence of our quoted price range for Egyptian granular urea falling by $15pt fob. In addition, the low end of Profercy’s price quote for Middle East granular urea fell by the same amount. Despite prices for granular urea easing, the fall in the Index was limited by price stability for prilled urea in the West for May.
The outlook for May and June appears negative for suppliers with the recent downturn in US granular urea prices providing evidence of this. As we noted online yesterday, second half May barges have fallen to around $330ps ton fob, with June lower.
It is also worth noting that there is speculation that the recent stability in ammonia markets may be coming to end despite high prices being achieved by a producer this week.
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