Fertilizers, Chemicals, Energy Transition, Agriculture, Renewables, Pesticides
April 17, 2025
Platts to discontinue 13 US Nitrates assessments
Platts, part of S&P Global Commodity Insights, will discontinue 13 US Nitrates price assessments, effective July 1, 2025.
This decision follows a review of the US domestic nitrates market dynamics and trade flows, with a focus on key fertilizer-producing and consuming regions.
Of the 13 price assessments to be discontinued, eight cover Urea Ammonium Nitrate and five cover Ammonium Sulphate. The price assessments that will be discontinued are:
Urea Ammonium Nitrate:
| Symbol | Assessment |
| FUANI04 | FOB Twin Cities, Minnesota (28%N) |
| FUANM04 | FOB Mt. Vernon/Evansville, Indiana |
| FUANO04 | FOB Upper Illinois River |
| FUANQ04 | FOT Quad Cities/East Dubuque, Iowa |
| FUAFB04 | EXW Sioux City , Iowa |
| FUANR04 | FOT Houston/Victoria, Texas |
| FUANT04 | FOT Stockton, California |
| FUANU04 | FOT Pacific Northwest (PNW) |
Ammonium Sulphate:
| Symbol | Assessment |
| FASSB04 | FOB St. Louis, Missouri |
| FASTC04 | FOB Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| FASCJ04 | FOT Stockton, California |
| FASFB04 | FOT Freeport, Texas |
| FASPA04 | FOT Pacific Northwest |
The last publication date for these assessments will be June 26, 2025.
These assessments are currently published in the weekly US Fertilizer Report and Platts Connect.
Platts originally proposed the discontinuation of these 13 weekly price assessments for the US nitrates market on March 21 in a subscriber note available here .
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