Maritime & Shipping, Dry Freight
October 13, 2026
Platts to change time stamp, publishing schedule for three Americas dry bulk fertilizer freight assessments
Platts, part of S&P Global Energy, will change the time stamp and holiday publishing schedule for three weekly Americas dry bulk fertilizer freight assessments from 1630 São Paulo Standard Time to 1330 Central Standard Time and change the applicable holiday calendar from the Brazil publishing calendar to the US publishing calendar, effective Nov. 11.
The change will reflect coverage of three routes moving to the US from São Paulo.
For full details of the publishing schedule, please refer here.
Assessments affected by this change are as follows:
| From | To | Symbol | Cargo Size | Currency | UOM | Basis Load Port | Basis Discharge Port | Frequency |
| US Gulf | Brazil | FUFWQ04 | 40,000 mt | US Dollars | mt | Tampa | Santos | Weekly (Thursdays) |
| Vancouver | Brazil | FUFWN04 | 60,000 mt | US Dollars | mt | Vancouver | Santos | Weekly (Thursdays) |
| Vancouver | China | FUBAP04 | 50,000 mt | US Dollars | mt | Vancouver | Fangcheng | Weekly (Thursdays) |
Bids, offers, trades, and indicative values will be considered for the assessments only if received before the 1330 Central Standard Time cutoff.
These assessments are published in S&P Global Energy Core and Platts Fertecon Phosphates Market Report, Platts Fertecon Nitrogen Market Report, Platts Fertecon Sulfur Market Report, Platts Fertecon Potash Market Report, Dry Freight Wire, on the Fertilizer Alert page FEA1000, and on the 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 Nov. 10.
For written comments, please provide a clear indication if the 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.