Platts amends Brazilian ethanol assessments timestamp to 16:30 Sao Paulo

Platts, part of S&P Global Commodity Insights, has amended the timestamp reflected in all its Brazilian ethanol assessments to 16:30 Sao Paulo time (19:30 GMT), effective Oct. 3, 2022.

Previously the assessments were timestamped at 13:30 Central Standard Time, which meant that they followed daylight savings changes in the US. As a result of this change, they will no longer move timestamp with daylight savings.

This time adjustment follows a subscriber note announcing the decision, published Aug. 1, 2022, and a proposal subscriber note published June. 9. Previously, the assessments reflected a timestamp of 13:30 Central Standard Time.

Moving the assessment timestamp to 16:30 Sao Paulo time will align these assessments to Platts Brazilian biodiesel and North-Northeast Brazil ethanol assessments. The change will also ensure the assessments consistently reflect market activity through the afternoon.

The affected assessments are:

AAXNQ00 - Hydrous Domestic Ex-mill Ribeirao with taxes (R$/cu m)

AAXNN00 - Anhydrous Domestic Ex-mill Ribeirao (R$/cu m)

AAXNR00 - FOB Santos/Paranagua Hydrous ethanol (US$/cu m)

AAXNS00 - FOB Santos/Paranagua Grade B ethanol (US$/cu m)

AATAE00 - Ethanol Cargo (/gal)

AAWFO00 - Ethanol Cargo ($/cu.m)

AAWFP00 - Ethanol Cargo (Real/cu.m)

AAXOA00 - Hydrous ethanol (Raw sugar equiv)

SGAEC00 - Hydrous ethanol ANP domestic ex-mill Ribeirao inc taxes Real/CBM

SGAED00 - Hydrous ethanol ANP FOB Santos/Paranagua $/CBM

SGBAC00 - Raw Sugar Equivalent Cts/Lb

The affected weekly averages are:

AAWFO04 - Ethanol FOB Santos Brazil Cargo $/CBM Weekly Average

AAWFP04 - Ethanol FOB Santos Brazil Cargo Real/CBM Weekly Average

AATAE04 - Ethanol FOB Brazil Cts/Gal Weekly Average

The affected monthly averages are:

AATAE03 - Ethanol FOB Brazil Cargo Monthly Average

AAWFO03 - Ethanol FOB Santos Brazil Cargo $/CBM Monthly Average

AAWFP03 - Ethanol FOB Santos Brazil Cargo Real/CBM Monthly Average

The assessments appear on Platts Biofuels Alert (PBF) pages 223, 221, 222 and 11, Platts Agriculture Alert (PAA) page 510, in Biofuelscan, Global Sugar Market Report and in the Platts price database under the codes above.

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