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Pause in publication of Asia soybean price assessments

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.

January 27, 2025
Agriculture Pricing notice

Normal service will resume on Wednesday February 5.

The affected prices are in the Fastmarkets Ags; Ags Grains; and Oils, Fats, and Biofuels pricing packages.

For more information, or to provide feedback on the publication of these assessments, or if you would like to provide price information by becoming a data submitter to these assessments, please contact Eduardo Tinti by email at: pricing@fastmarkets.com. Please add the subject heading “FAO: Eduardo Tinti, re: China soybean price assessments.”

Please indicate if comments are confidential. Fastmarkets will consider all comments received and will make comments not marked as confidential available upon request.

To see all Fastmarkets’ pricing methodology and specification documents, go to: https://www.fastmarkets.com/methodology.

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