Platts Agriculture Alert
Overview
Platts Agriculture Alert allows you to quickly react to changing conditions in grains, oilseeds, vegetable oils, animal feed & protein and sugar markets, with breaking news and an end-of-the-day price service.
Key Benefits
Negotiate Confidently
Negotiate confidently on spot deals with your counterparties with access to an independent and impartial set of reference prices
Market Activity
Get more than a sense of where the market is trading on a particular day so that you can benchmark your own data against ours
Gain a rounded picture of market activity to support your investment decisions
Gain knowledge
Gain an additional level of confidence with the knowledge of how we arrived at a particular price before you approach your counterparty or enter it into your models
Monitoring
Minimize risk on your exposure through monitoring of historical trends and identification of future trading patterns
Save Time
Learn the 'why' behind any price/market shifts,Save time to act on any newly-identified trends or patterns
Features
Prices
Approximately 40 daily spot and futures prices for the most commonly traded grades and locations.
News
Daily news, Reported bids offers and trades, Access to reports.
Averages
Historical data, Assessment rationales, Monthly averages.
Data & Distribution
Get the edge in today’s global markets with our Essential Intelligence® delivered through the providers and platforms which suit you.
API Solutions
Cloud
Data Feed
Desktop & Mobile
Why Choose Us?
Unparalleled Experience
For 100+ years, we've delivered Platts price assessments for physical and forward markets. Customers count on us for news, pricing, and analytics, ensuring transparent, efficient markets for confident decisions.
Benchmark Prices
With 250+ Platts benchmarks, we're the industry standard for pricing negotiations and contracts. Our proven credibility in market transparency spans established and emerging markets.
Robust Methodology
Our robust methodology guarantees data integrity with stringent quality controls, diverse sources, and adherence to strict guidelines and IOSCO principles. We openly publish methodologies and price assessments to foster trust.
Data Your Way
Gain access to our essential intelligence direct and from multiple providers – from the established to the cutting edge – all via multiple platforms that can give you a decisive edge in today's global markets.
Pricing Experts
Globally, our extensive pricing experts, dedicated to each commodity ensure that pricing and methodology accuracy and that reflect the nuances and complexities of the markets, offering invaluable insights to clients.
Independent Source
Platts offers an independent and unbiased view. Our commitment to impartiality ensures that our assessments and insights are trusted by market participants.