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Louisiana and Texas Export Bids

Louisiana · Portland · Mon, Mar 4
● 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.12.1700–12.1800/bu+0.04+70–+71¢/BuMarch (H)—
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.12.1600–12.1700/bu+0.04+69–+70¢/BuMarch (H)—
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.12.1000/bu+0.04+55¢/BuMay (K)—
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.12.1300/bu+0.04+58¢/BuMay (K)16.1500
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.12.1525–12.1625/bu+0.04+50–+51¢/BuJuly (N)16.0675
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.12.1525–12.1625/bu+0.04+50–+51¢/BuJuly (N)16.0125

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Gulf Coast Ports - LA
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.4.7500–4.7800/bu+0.05+45–+48¢/BuMay (K)7.2050
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.4.7700–4.8000/bu+0.05+47–+50¢/BuMay (K)7.1700
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.4.7925–4.8225/bu+0.05+38–+41¢/BuJuly (N)7.0550
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.4.8225–4.8425/bu+0.05+41–+43¢/BuJuly (N)7.0550
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.4.8525–4.8825/bu+0.05+35–+38¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.4.7450–4.7650/bu+0.05+57–+59¢/BuMarch (H)7.2950

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Gulf Coast Ports - LA
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.6.4400–6.5200/bu+0.06+80–+88¢/BuMay (K)7.8525
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.6.1225–6.1525/bu+0.06+45–+48¢/BuJuly (N)7.4850
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.6.4850/bu+0.04+85¢/BuMarch (H)7.7750
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.