Fertilizers, Chemicals, Energy Transition, Agriculture, Renewables, Pesticides
August 07, 2025
Platts launches two regional MAP, DAP FOB US Gulf Coast assessments Aug 7
Platts, part of S&P Global Commodity Insights, has launched two weekly price assessments, FOB Tampa Granular Diammonium Phosphate (DAP) and FOB Tampa Monoammonium Phosphate (MAP), effective Aug. 7, 2025.
These assessments will capture market activity in the US Gulf and complement Platts' existing coverage of the DAP and MAP markets in the country.
Platts originally decided to launch these assessments in a subscriber note published July 10, available here.
These assessments have the following specifications:
Assessment Name : DAP FOB Tampa, Florida
- Quality : Bulk granular diammonium phosphate with 18% nitrogen, and 46% phosphorus content, DAP (18-46-0)
- Symbol : FDPFT04
- Quantity : 20,000-30,000 mt
- Basis and location : FOB Tampa, Florida
- Timing : Loading eight to 60 days forward
- Frequency : Weekly
- Unit of assessment : $/mt
- Timestamp : 16:30 São Paulo, following the São Paulo publishing calendar
Assessment Name : MAP FOB Tampa, Florida
- Quality : Bulk granular monoammonium phosphate with 11% or 12% nitrogen, and 52% phosphorus content, MAP (12-52-0/11-52-0)
- Symbol : FDMPT04
- Quantity : 20,000-30,000 mt
- Basis and location : FOB Tampa, Florida
- Timing : Loading eight to 60 days forward
- Frequency : Weekly
- Unit of assessment : $/mt
- Timestamp : 16:30 São Paulo, following the São Paulo publishing calendar
The weekly price assessments are published as a single "close" value with a 16:30 São Paulo timestamp and follow the São Paulo publishing calendar. The assessments appear in the Phosphates Market Report and the US Fertilizer Report.
Alignment of weekly range assessment methodology
Additionally, Platts has aligned the specifications and formalized the relationship between the new assessments and the established weekly Diammonium Phosphate/Monoammonium Phosphate FOB US Gulf, Bulk price assessment (FDPBA04), effective Aug. 7, 2025.
The low and high of the weekly DAP/MAP range assessment are now derived from the above proposed MAP FOB Tampa and DAP FOB Tampa assessments. For example, if FOB Tampa DAP is assessed at $650/mt and FOB Tampa MAP at $680/mt, the FOB US Gulf, Bulk DAP/MAP weekly range is reported as $650-$680/mt. No fresh market information to be considered in this assessment.
The specifications for the existing weekly assessment will also be adjusted to align with the above assessments. The new specifications for the DAP/MAP FOB Bulk US Gulf price assessment will read as follows:
| Current specifications | New specifications | |
| Assessment Name: | Diammonium Phosphate (DAP)/ Monoammonium Phosphate (MAP) FOB US Gulf, Bulk | Diammonium Phosphate (DAP)/ Monoammonium Phosphate (MAP) FOB US Gulf, Bulk |
| Symbol: | FDPBA04 | FDPBA04 |
| Quality: | Price assessments reflect US origin, DAP (18-46-0) / MAP (12-52-0/11-52-0) | US origin DAP (18-46-0); MAP (12-52-0/11-52-0) |
| Quantity: | Minimum quantity 6,000 mt or smaller multiples totaling 6,000 mt priced at the same level for the same region | 20,000 - 30,000 mt |
| Basis and location: | FOB US Gulf in bulk – various ports in the US Gulf including Tampa plus Morehead City. Based on spot FOB or netbacks of CFR priced sales made directly by producers. Includes netbacks from the MAP Brazil CFR bulk price range | FOB Tampa, Florida. The low and high of the assessment reflects the weekly FOB Tampa DAP & FOB Tampa MAP assessments published on the same day. No fresh market information is taken into account |
| Timing: | Shipment up to 30 days forward | Loading eight to 60 days forward |
| Frequency: | Weekly, every Thursday | Weekly |
| Unit of assessment: | $/mt | $/mt |
| Timestamp: | 16:30 Sao Paulo, published according to the Sao Paulo publishing calendar | 16:30 Sao Paulo, published according to the Sao Paulo publishing calendar |
This assessment appears in the Phosphates Market Report and the US Fertilizer Report.
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