Platts to discontinue 25 US fertilizer assessments

Platts to discontinue 25 US fertilizer assessments

Platts, part of S&P Global Commodity Insights, has discontinued a number of US weekly price assessments for ammonia, urea, urea ammonium nitrate (UAN), ammonium sulfate (AS), ammonium nitrate (AN), ammonium thiosulfate (ATS), diammonium phosphate (DAP), monoammonium phosphate (MAP), and potash, effective Jan. 4, 2024.

Platts has discontinued these fertilizer assessments in response to low market liquidity, and to re-orientate coverage towards key fertilizer-producing and consuming regions. The affected assessments appeared in the US Fertilizer Report only, and were not available via Platts Connect.

Assessments Impacted:

Ammonia

FAMNB04 Ammonia EXW Sioux City, IA

FAMNI04 Ammonia FOB Donaldsonville/Waggaman, LA

FAMNC04 Ammonia FOT/FIP Marseille/Meredosia, IL

FAMND04 Ammonia FOB/FIP Huntington, IN

FAMNE04 Ammonia FOT Lima, OH

Urea

FUREH04 Urea EXW Sioux City, IA

FUREF04 Urea FOT Burlington, IA

FUREB04 Urea FOT Saginaw/Bay City, MI

FUREC04 Urea FOT Lima/Toledo, OH

Nitrates

FUAFO04 Urea Ammonium Nitrate FOT Burlington, IA

FUANH04 Urea Ammonium Nitrate FOT Saginaw/Bay City, MI (28%N)

FUANJ04 Urea Ammonium Nitrate FOT Lima/Toledo, OH (28%N)

FASSH04 Ammonium Sulphate FOT Sioux City, IA

FASBB04 Ammonium Sulphate FOB Burlington, IA

FANMA04 Ammonium Nitrate FOT Muskogee, OK

FANMB04 Ammonium Nitrate FOT Scott City, MO/Metropolis, IL

FATSA04 Ammonium Thiosulphate FOT South Dakota/West MN dlvd.

FATBB04 Ammonium Thiosulphate FOT Burlington, IA

Phosphates

FDPSC04 Diammonium Phosphate FOT Saginaw/Bay City, MI

FDAPC04 Diammonium Phosphate FOT Lima/Toledo, OH

FDPBK04 Diammonium Phosphate FOT Burlington, IA

FMPBB04 Monoammonium Phosphate FOB Burlington, IA

FMAPG04 Monoammonium Phosphate FOT Saginaw/Bay City, MI

Potash

FGBBF04 Muriate of Potash FOT Burlington, IA

FGSBH04 Muriate of Potash FOT Sioux City, IA

Platts originally published its decision regarding the discontinuation of 25 fertilizer freight assessments on Oct. 20 in a subscriber note available at https://www.spglobal.com/commodityinsights/en/our-methodology/subscriber-notes/102023-platts-to-discontinue-25-us-fertilizer-assessments.

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