SUBSCRIBER NOTE: Platts extends feedback period for proposal to discontinue CIF Netherlands wheat and corn assessments

Platts is extending the feedback period for a proposal to discontinue the CIF Netherlands feed wheat and CIF Netherlands feed corn assessments.

The original proposal published September 14 put forward a deadline for feedback of September 26 and for the assessments to be discontinued effective December 5. The new proposal extends the deadline for feedback to October 17 and sets out a timetable for assessments to be discontinued effective January 3, 2017.

Participation in the deep sea market for imported wheat and corn to the Netherlands, reflected in Platts assessments WCINT00 and WCINU00, has become highly consolidated.

The following assessments would be discontinued:

Description Symbol Grains CIF Netherlands wheat (optional feed) Eur/mt WCINT00 Grains CIF Netherlands corn (optional feed) Eur/mt WCINU00

Please send any comments or questions to europe_ags@spglobal.com with a CC to pricegroup@spglobal.com, by October 17, 2016.

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.