Americas : NEW ORLEANS

摘要

Barge values peaked early in the week, but the rebound from the prior drop burned out as US and European economic news got worse and worse. Importers looking for liquidity said they had to drop their price ideas to get interest from any of the markets served by the Mississippi River system. August frequently is a difficult month for suppliers, but drought-damaged crops and fears of a new recession in the broader economic outlook are beating many fertilizer values down.