Chemicals, Fertilizers
July 03, 2025
Platts amends specifications of five phosphate assessments July 3
Platts, part of S&P Global Commodity Insights, has amended the specifications of five phosphate weekly price assessments, effective July 3.
The changes further tighten the assessment specifications in order to provide greater clarity and transparency.
A basis location and quantity specification are specified for each of the assessments to provide a more precise assessment of market value. Platts normalizes information to this point where necessary.
Platts has also changed the timing specification to loading five to 30 days forward to provide a more precise assessment of market value. Platts normalizes information to this point where necessary.
Platts has launched a single number "close" value for each of these assessments, with standardized high and low ranges $1/mt above (high) and below (low) the close value.
The revised specifications for the assessments read as follows:
| FDPBB04 -- Diammonium Phosphate Bulk FOB Morocco $/mt Wkly |
| · Quality: DAP with nitrogen content of 18% and a standard P2O5 content of 46% |
| · Quantity: Basis 45,000 mt to 55,000 mt |
| · Basis and location: FOB Jorf Lasfar, Morocco |
| · Timing: Loading 5 to 30 days forward |
| · Frequency: Weekly, every Thursday |
| · Unit of assessment: US $/mt |
| · Timestamp: 16:30 London close, published according to the London publishing calendar |
| FDPBE04 -- Diammonium Phosphate FOB Saudi Arabia $/mt Wkly |
| · Quality: DAP with nitrogen content of 18% and a standard P2O5 content of 46% |
| · Quantity: Basis 45,000 mt to 55,000 mt |
| · Basis and location: FOB Ras Al Khair, Saudi Arabia |
| · Timing: Loading 5 to 30 days forward |
| · Frequency: Weekly, every Thursday |
| · Unit of assessment: US $/mt |
| · Timestamp: 16:30 London close, published according to the London publishing calendar |
| FDPBF04 -- Diammonium Phosphate FOB Jordan $/mt Wkly |
| · Quality: DAP with nitrogen content of 18% and a standard P2O5 content of 46% |
| · Quantity: Basis 45,000 mt to 55,000 mt |
| · Basis and location: FOB Aqaba, Jordan |
| · Timing: Loading 5 to 30 days forward |
| · Frequency: Weekly, every Thursday |
| · Unit of assessment: US $/mt |
| · Timestamp: 16:30 London close, published according to the London publishing calendar |
| FGTSB04 – Granular Triple Superphosphate Bulk FOB Morocco $/mt Wkly |
| · Quality: TSP with a standard P2O5 content of 46% |
| · Quantity: Basis 45,000 mt to 55,000 mt |
| · Basis and location: FOB Jorf Lasfar, Morocco |
| · Timing: Loading 5 to 30 days forward |
| · Frequency: Weekly, every Thursday |
| · Unit of assessment: US $/mt |
| · Timestamp: 16:30 London close, published according to the London publishing calendar |
| FMAPB04 -- Monoammonium Phosphate Bulk FOB Morocco $/mt Weekly |
| · Quality: MAP with nitrogen content of 11% and a standard P2O5 content of 52% |
| · Quantity: Basis 25,000 mt to 30,000 mt |
| · Basis and location: FOB Jorf Lasfar, Morocco |
| · Timing: Loading 5 to 30 days forward |
| · Frequency: Weekly, every Thursday |
| · Unit of assessment: US $/mt |
| · Timestamp: 16:30 London close, published according to the London publishing calendar |
The assessments appear in Platts Connect, the Phosphate Market Report, the World Fertilizer Review and the Platts price database.
Platts announced the decision to amend the price in a subscriber note published here(opens in a new tab), following a proposal subscriber note published here(opens in a new tab).
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