Platts to launch AN CFR Brazil assessment Sep 3

Platts, part of S&P Global Energy, will launch a weekly Ammonium Nitrate (AN) CFR Brazil price assessment, effective Sept. 3, 2026.

The assessment will capture spot market activity in Brazil and complement Platts' existing coverage of the Brazilian nitrates market.

The assessment will have the following specifications:

Assessment Name: Ammonium nitrate (AN) CFR Brazil

Quality: 34.5% N ammonium nitrate

Quantity: 6,000-15,000 metric tons

Basis and location: CFR, Santos

Timing: Delivered 35-50 days forward

Frequency: Weekly

Unit of assessment: $/mt

The assessment will consider market information reported to Platts and published as heards throughout the day, including firm bids and offers, trades, and indicative values, as well as any other data deemed relevant to the assessment process.

The assessment will be published on Thursday as a single "close" value with a 16:30 São Paulo time stamp and follow the São Paulo publishing calendar. If Thursday is a non-publishing day, then the assessment will be published on the previous working day.

The assessment will be published on Energy Core, Platts Fertecon Nitrogen Market Report and the fixed page FEA0363.

Platts originally proposed to launch the AN CFR Brazil price assessment on July 28 in a subscriber note available here.

Please send any feedback, questions and comments to fertilizer@spglobal.com and pricegroup@spglobal.com.

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