Agriculture, Fertilizers, Pesticides

July 10, 2025

Platts to update specifications of eight Americas DAP price assessments effective August 7

Platts, part of S&P Global Commodity Insights, will update the specifications of eight Americas Diammonium Phosphate (DAP) price assessments, effective Aug. 7, 2025.

The amendments will refine and evolve specifications such as quality, quantity, and timing for the assessments to better reflect the phosphate market activity dynamics in the Americas region.

The weekly phosphate price assessments will now be assessed as a single "close" value with the low and high range standardized at a $1/mt interval on either side of the assessed close value.

Platts originally proposed to update eight Americas DAP phosphate price assessments in a subscriber note published June 23, available here(opens in a new tab).

The affected assessments are as follows:

  • DAP FOB NOLA US Domestic $/st Wkly (FDPUA04)
  • DAP FCA Central Florida $/st Wkly (FDPFA04)
  • DAP FOB Twin Cities Minnesota $/st Wkly (FDAPB04)
  • DAP FOB Cincinnati OH $/st Wkly (FDPCB04)
  • DAP FOB Quad Cities/East Dubuque $/st Wkly (FDAPD04)
  • DAP FOB Ottawa/Pekin IL $/st Wkly (FDAPA04)
  • DAP FOB St. Louis MO $/st Wkly (FDAPE04)
  • DAP FOB Tulsa OK $/st Wkly (FDPTB04)

The updated specifications for each of the weekly assessments will be as follows:

Diammonium Phosphate (DAP)

Current specificationsProposed specifications
Assessment nameDiammonium Phosphate Bulk FOB NOLA US Domestic $/st Wkly (FDPUA04)Diammonium Phosphate Bulk FOB NOLA US Domestic $/st Wkly (FDPUA04)
Quality:Price assessments reflect origin-free, DAP (18-46-0)Bulk granular diammonium phosphate with 18% nitrogen, and 46% phosphorus content, DAP (18-46-0)
Quantity:Cargo assessments reflect parcels of 1,500 st, with operational tolerance as per standard market practiceMinimum 1,500 st (barge load)
Basis and location:FOB NOLA. Netbacks from inland sales are not used. It excludes prices reported for any barges that are priced basis NOLA but are in fact positioned upriverFOB barge New Orleans, Louisiana
Timing:Shipment from NOLA up to 30 days forwardLoading eight to 30 days forwardfrom date of publication
Frequency:WeeklyWeekly
Appears in:Phosphate Market ReportPhosphate Market Report
Unit of assessment:$/st$/st
Timestamp:4:30 pm São Paulo, published according to the São Paulo publishing calendar16:30 São Paulo, published according to the São Paulo publishing calendar

Current specificationsProposed specifications
Assessment nameDiammonium Phosphate Bulk FCA Central Florida $/st Wkly (FDPFA04)Diammonium Phosphate Bulk FCA Central Florida $/st Wkly (FDPFA04)
Quality:Price assessments reflect origin-free, DAP (18-46-0)Bulk granular diammonium phosphate with 18% nitrogen, and 46% phosphorus content, DAP (18-46-0)
Quantity:Cargo assessments reflect parcels of minimum 15st, with operational tolerance as per standard market practice15-40 st (truckload)
Basis and location:FCA central Florida - Bartow/New Wales/Riverview/White Springs. Netbacks from inland sales are not used. It excludes prices reported for any trucks that are priced basis central Florida but are in fact positioned inlandFCA Central Florida
Timing:Shipment from central Florida up to 30 days forwardLoading one to seven days forward from date of publication
Frequency:WeeklyWeekly
Appears in:Phosphate Market Report, US Fertilizer ReportPhosphate Market Report, US Fertilizer Report
Unit of assessment:$/st$/st
Timestamp:4:30pm São Paulo, published according to the São Paulo publishing calendar16:30 São Paulo, published according to the São Paulo publishing calendar

Current specificationsProposed specifications
Assessment nameDiammonium Phosphate FOB Twin Cities MN $/st Wkly (FDAPB04)Diammonium Phosphate FOT St. Paul, Minneapolis $/st Wkly (FDAPB04)
Quality:Price assessments reflect origin-free, DAP (18-46-0)Bulk granular diammonium phosphate with 18% nitrogen, and 46% phosphorus content, DAP (18-46-0)
Quantity:Minimum 1,500 st15-40 st (truckload)
Basis and location:FOB St. Paul/Minneapolis, MinnesotaFOT St. Paul, Minnesota
Timing:Shipment up to 30 days forwardLoading one to 30 days forward from date of publication
Frequency:WeeklyWeekly
Appears in:US Fertilizer ReportUS Fertilizer Report
Unit of assessment:$/st$/st
Timestamp:4:30pm São Paulo, published according to the São Paulo publishing calendar16:30 São Paulo, published according to the São Paulo publishing calendar

Current specificationsProposed specifications
Assessment nameDiammonium Phosphate FOB Cincinnati OH $/st Wkly (FDPCB04)Diammonium Phosphate FOT Cincinnati Ohio $/st Wkly (FDPCB04)
Quality:Price assessments reflect origin-free, DAP (18-46-0)Bulk granular diammonium phosphate with 18% nitrogen, and 46% phosphorus content, DAP (18-46-0)
Quantity:Minimum 1,500 st15-40 st (truckload)
Basis and location:FOB Cincinnati, OhioFOT Cincinnati, Ohio
Timing:Shipment up to 30 days forwardLoading one to 30 days forward from date of publication
Frequency:WeeklyWeekly
Appears in:US Fertilizer ReportUS Fertilizer Report
Unit of assessment:$/st$/st
Timestamp:4:30pm São Paulo, published according to the São Paulo publishing calendar16:30 São Paulo, published according to the São Paulo publishing calendar

Current specificationsProposed specifications
Assessment nameDiammonium Phosphate FOB Quad Cities/East Dubuque $/st Wkly (FDAPD04)Diammonium Phosphate FOT Quad Cities Illinois $/st Wkly (FDAPD04)
Quality:Price assessments reflect origin-free, DAP (18-46-0)Bulk granular diammonium phosphate with 18% nitrogen, and 46% phosphorus content, DAP (18-46-0)
Quantity:Minimum 1,500 st15-40 st (truckload)
Basis and location:FOB East Dubuque/Quad Cities, IllinoisFOT Quad Cities, Illinois
Timing:Shipment up to 30 days forwardLoading one to 30 days forwardfrom date of publication
Frequency:WeeklyWeekly
Appears in:US Fertilizer ReportUS Fertilizer Report
Unit of assessment:$/st$/st
Timestamp:4:30pm São Paulo, published according to the São Paulo publishing calendar16:30 São Paulo, published according to the São Paulo publishing calendar

Current specificationsProposed specifications
Assessment nameDiammonium Phosphate FOB Ottawa/Pekin IL $/st Wkly (FDAPA04)Diammonium Phosphate FOT Pekin Illinois $/st Wkly (FDAPA04)
Quality:Price assessments reflect origin-free, DAP (18-46-0)Bulk granular diammonium phosphate with 18% nitrogen, and 46% phosphorus content, DAP (18-46-0)
Quantity:Minimum 1,500 st15-40 st (truckload)
Basis and location:FOB Ottawa/Pekin, IllinoisFOT Pekin, Illinois
Timing:Shipment up to 30 days forwardLoading one to 30 days forward from date of publication
Frequency:WeeklyWeekly
Appears in:US Fertilizer ReportUS Fertilizer Report
Unit of assessment:$/st$/st
Timestamp:4:30pm São Paulo, published according to the São Paulo publishing calendar16:30 São Paulo, published according to the São Paulo publishing calendar

Current specificationsProposed specifications
Assessment nameDiammonium Phosphate FOB St. Louis MO $/st Wkly (FDAPE04)Diammonium Phosphate FOT St. Louis Missouri $/st Wkly (FDAPE04)
Quality:Price assessments reflect origin-free, DAP (18-46-0)Bulk granular diammonium phosphate with 18% nitrogen, and 46% phosphorus content, DAP (18-46-0)
Quantity:Minimum 1,500 st15-40 st (truckload)
Basis and location:FOB St. Louis, MissouriFOT St. Louis, Missouri
Timing:Shipment up to 30 days forwardLoading one to 30 days forward from date of publication
Frequency:WeeklyWeekly
Appears in:US Fertilizer ReportUS Fertilizer Report
Unit of assessment:$/st$/st
Timestamp:4:30 pm São Paulo, published according to the São Paulo publishing calendar16:30 São Paulo, published according to the São Paulo publishing calendar

Current specificationsProposed specifications
Assessment nameDiammonium Phosphate FOB Tulsa OK $/st Wkly (FDPTB04)Diammonium Phosphate FOT Tulsa Oklahoma $/st Wkly (FDPTB04)
Quality:Price assessments reflect origin-free, DAP (18-46-0)Bulk granular diammonium phosphate with 18% nitrogen, and 46% phosphorus content, DAP (18-46-0)
Quantity:Minimum 1,500 st15-40 st (truckload)
Basis and location:FOB Tulsa/Inola, OklahomaFOT Tulsa, Oklahoma
Timing:Shipment up to 30 days forwardLoading one to 30 days forward from date of publication
Frequency:WeeklyWeekly
Appears in:US Fertilizer ReportUS Fertilizer Report
Unit of assessment:$/st$/st
Timestamp:4:30 pm São Paulo, published according to the São Paulo publishing calendar16:30 São Paulo, published according to the São Paulo publishing calendar

These assessments can be found in the Fertecon Phosphate Market Report and Fertecon US Report.

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