# S&P Global Platts seeks revised US ethanol pricing method amid trader concerns

> S&P Global Platts proposed changing its assessment for the Chicago ethanol price to include barge, rail and truck deliveries at the Argo hub, not only storage tank trades. It also plans to limit how quickly bids and offers can change during the assessment window. A comment period runs until March 30.

- Date: 2019-02-21 · published 2019-02-21T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/60700-s-and-p-global-platts-seeks-revised-us-ethanol-pricing-method-amid-trader
- Commodities: [DDGS](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DDGS.md)

## Why it matters

A broader benchmark could make ethanol pricing harder to manipulate and more reflective of physical trade. Changes to the benchmark could affect ethanol-linked contracts and co-product pricing.

## Sources

- brecorder.com: https://www.brecorder.com/news/476191

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