Sources have heard higher prices for US import wire rod offers, but because they are still so close to US domestic spot prices, buyers remain uninterested in offshore material. US import wire rod offers from Germany are up $1.00 cwt. ($22/mt or $20/nt) in the last two weeks, bringing offers into the still-wide range of $35.00-$38.00 cwt. ($772-$838/mt or $700-$760/nt) DDP loaded truck in US Gulf ports. Sources tell SteelOrbis that inquiries are “for curiosity sake, at best.”