Platts proposes to change timestamp and publishing schedule for three Americas dry bulk fertilizer freight assessments

Platts, part of S&P Global Energy, proposes to change the timestamp and holiday publishing schedule for three Americas dry bulk fertilizer freight assessments from 1630 Sao Paulo Standard Time to 1330 Central Standard Time and change the holiday schedule from the Brazil calendar to the US calendar, effective Oct. 15.

The change will reflect coverage of three routes moving to the US from Sao Paulo.

Further information on Platts pricing holiday schedule can be found here.

Assessments affected by this proposed change are as follows:

From	To	Symbol	Cargo Size	Currency	UOM	Basis Load Port	Basis Discharge Port
US Gulf	Brazil	FUFWQ04	40,000 mt	US Dollars	mt	Tampa	Santos
Vancouver	Brazil	FUFWN04	60,000 mt	US Dollars	mt	Vancouver	Santos
Vancouver	China	FUBAP04	50,000 mt	US Dollars	mt	Vancouver	Fangcheng

Bids, offers, trades and indicative values would only be considered for the assessment if they are received before the 1330 Central Standard Time cutoff.

These assessments are published in Platts Fertecon Phosphates Market Report, Platts Fertecon Nitrogen Market Report, Platts Fertecon Sulphur Market Report, Platts Fertecon Potash Market Report, on Fertilizer Alert page FEA1000, and on Platts Shipping Alert page SHP0006 and in the Platts pricing database under the symbol codes above.

Please send all feedback, comments or questions to shipping@spglobal.com and pricegroup@spglobal.com by Sept. 16, 2024.

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