Fastmarkets will not publish its assessments of the soybean CFR China (Brazil) and soybean CFR China (US Gulf) premiums and outright prices between January 29 and February 4 because of the Lunar New Year holiday in China.

Fastmarkets is amending its holiday pricing schedule for 15 China ferrous prices in 2025.

After a consultation period, Fastmarkets is increasing the publication frequency of two copper concentrates index coefficients — MB-CU-0422 copper concentrates counterparty spread and MB-CU-0423 copper concentrates Co-VIU — from monthly to fortnightly.

Fastmarkets will not publish any price assessments for US animal fats and oils; animal proteins; biomass-based diesel; hide and leather; grain and feed ingredients; organic/non-GMO; and vegetable oils on Monday January 20 due to the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday in the US and the consequent closure for the day of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.

Fastmarkets proposes to discontinue its MB-NI-0141 nickel min 99.8% warrant premium, in-whs North Europe, price assessment.

Fastmarkets proposes to launch two price assessments for nickel warrant premiums for the European market.

Fastmarkets proposes to launch monthly price assessments for Polish recycled containerboard, including testliner 2 140 g, testliner 3 140 g and recycled fluting 105 g.

Fastmarkets has corrected its CB-CC-0005 REDD+ Sub-Saharan Africa, $/tCO2e, CB-CC-0006 REDD+ v19 differential, Sub-Saharan Africa $/tCO2e, CB-CC-0007 REDD+ v20 differential, Sub-Saharan Africa $/tCO2e and CB-CC-0011 REDD+ v20 differential Southeast Asia $/tCO2e which were published incorrectly on Wednesday January 8.

Fastmarkets launched AG-WHE-0058 Wheat 10.5% fob US Gulf SRW wheat $/mt on January 6, 2025.

Fastmarkets has corrected several ferrous metal weekly averages, which were published incorrectly on December 28.