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Louisiana and Texas Export Bids

Louisiana · Portland · Mon, Dec 18
● Bids as filed15 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3147

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Gulf Coast Ports - LA
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.13.9500–13.9600/bu+0.11+68–+69¢/BuJanuary (F)15.9325
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.13.9600–13.9700/bu+0.11+69–+70¢/BuJanuary (F)15.9075
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.13.9700–13.9800/bu+0.09+57–+58¢/BuMarch (H)—
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.13.9800–14.0000/bu+0.09+58–+60¢/BuMarch (H)15.6350
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.13.9875–14.0875/bu+0.08+48–+58¢/BuMay (K)15.6125
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.14.0375–14.0875/bu+0.08+53–+58¢/BuMay (K)15.5975
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.13.7700–13.8500/bu+0.11+50–+58¢/BuJanuary (F)15.9575

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Gulf Coast Ports - LA
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.2600–5.2900/bu+0.06+49–+52¢/BuMarch (H)7.6075
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.3400–5.3500/bu+0.06+57–+58¢/BuMarch (H)7.5825
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.3700–5.3900/bu+0.06+60–+62¢/BuMarch (H)7.4625
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.4150–5.4250/bu+0.06+52–+53¢/BuMay (K)7.3500
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.4250/bu+0.06+53¢/BuMay (K)7.3500

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Gulf Coast Ports - LA
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.6.9200–6.9700/bu+0.12+75–+80¢/BuMarch (H)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.6.9700–7.0200/bu+0.12+80–+85¢/BuMarch (H)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.6.9700–7.0700/bu+0.12+80–+90¢/BuMarch (H)—
Source: USDA AMS · Portland, OR. Bids are what buyers offered on the day USDA collected them, not settled trades. Change and year-ago figures are USDA's own — nothing on this page is recomputed, and prices in different units are never averaged together.