# S&P Global Platts Launches South America Corn Price Assessments for Physical Market - Feb 4, 2019

> S&P Global Platts launched daily spot physical price assessments for South American corn, covering FOB Santos for Brazil and FOB Up-River for Argentina. The company says the two countries' share of global corn trade has more than doubled over the past decade.

- Date: 2019-02-04 · published 2019-02-04T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/60639-s-and-p-global-platts-launches-south-america-corn-price-assessments-for
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Transparent physical benchmarks for Brazilian and Argentine corn improve price discovery for buyers and reflect growing South American competition in export markets.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral

## Sources

- press.spglobal.com: https://press.spglobal.com/2019-02-04-S-P-Global-Platts-Launches-South-America-Corn-Price-Assessments-for-Physical-Market

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