SUBSCRIBER NOTE: Platts, Kingsman to enhance weekly global ethanol report

Effective August 19, Platts and Kingsman will introduce a series of changes to the weekly global ethanol report aimed at providing greater insight into current market trends and price activity. This includes the addition of further Platts price assessments and other price indicators to the report. As part of this change, a number of price assessments and price indicators will either be replaced or discontinued from the report. Below is a list of all data affected. Data to be included in the report: - Northern and Southern California prompt (7-14 days forward delivery) ethanol price assessments in cts/gal - Chicago ethanol front-month swap price assessment in cts/gal - Rotterdam T2 ethanol front-month swap price assessment in Eur/cu m - D4 RIN price assessments for both previous and current year compliance period - CIF Philippines ethanol price assessment in $/cu m - Ex-mill Ribeirao Preto hydrous ethanol expressed as raw sugar equivalent in cts/lb - European milling wheat and corn future contract settlements in Eur/mt Moreover, Platts and Kingsman will add two decimal points to the calculated hydrous ethanol-gasoline parity in Brazil. Data to be excluded from the report: - Rotterdam T2 ethanol price conversion to Eur/mt from Eur/cu m - FOB Santos anhydrous EU-quality ethanol price assessment in $/cu m - CBOT ethanol future contracts in cts/gal - Third and fourth month settlements for Brazil's BM&F hydrous ethanol future contracts All these changes will only affect data displayed on the price table on page 1 of the report. Please send comments and feedback to europe_ags@platts.com with copy to ethanol@kingsman.com. For written comments, please provide a clear indication if comments are not intended for publication by Platts for public viewing. Platts will consider all comments received and will make comments not marked as confidential available upon request.