Platts amends quality specifications for India, Myanmar rice assessments, effective Sept. 1

Platts, part of S&P Global Energy, has amended the quality specifications of five India and Myanmar rice price assessments, effective Sept. 1, following research and market engagement to ensure alignment with prevailing market standards and provide greater clarity regarding Platts rice coverage.

Platts announced the decision Aug. 3 in a subscriber note available here, following a proposal published July 15 here.

The amendments affect the following assessments:

Assessment Name	Symbol	Previous quality specification	Revised specification
India Long Grain Parboiled Milled Rice 5% STX FOB	LRCFG00	sortex	silky sortex (single polished)
India Long Grain White Rice 5% Broken FOB	LRCAB00	sortex	silky sortex (single polished)
India Long Grain White Rice 25% Broken FOB	LRCBE00	non-sortex	silky sortex (single polished)
Myanmar Long Grain White Rice 5% Broken FOB FCL	LRHAB00	milling degree well milled	well-milled double-polished sortex
Myanmar Long Grain White Rice B1 & B2 Broken FOB FCL	LRHCI00	non-sortex	sortex

All other specifications for the above assessments remain unchanged.

Further details of Platts global rice coverage can be found in the Platts Global Grains and Oilseeds Specifications Guide .

The assessments are published on S&P Global Energy Core, Rice Daily publications and on fixed pages: PA2401, PA2412, PA3000 and PA3003.

The assessments reflect market information reported to Platts and published throughout the day, including firm bids, offers, trades, indicative values and any other information deemed relevant to the assessment process.

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