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Louisiana and Texas Export Bids

Louisiana · Portland · Wed, May 1
● Bids as filed19 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3147

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Gulf Coast Ports - LA
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.12.0575–12.0775/bu+0.10+50–+52¢/BuMay (K)—
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.12.0675–12.0775/bu+0.10+51–+52¢/BuMay (K)—
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.12.1525/bu+0.07+45¢/BuJuly (N)—
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.12.2225/bu+0.07+52¢/BuJuly (N)14.9800
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.12.2475–12.2675/bu+0.06+53–+55¢/BuAugust (Q)14.5175
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.12.1800–12.2300/bu+0.06+53–+58¢/BuNovember (X)—
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.12.2000/bu—+55¢/BuNovember (X)—

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Gulf Coast Ports - LA
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.4.9325–4.9525/bu+0.04+50–+52¢/BuMay (K)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.4.9325–4.9625/bu+0.04+50–+53¢/BuMay (K)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.4.9275/bu+0.04+42¢/BuJuly (N)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.4.9275–4.9375/bu+0.04+42–+43¢/BuJuly (N)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.4.9675–4.9775/bu+0.04+46–+47¢/BuJuly (N)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.4.9675–4.9975/bu+0.04+46–+49¢/BuJuly (N)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.4.9900–5.0100/bu+0.03+40–+42¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.0900/bu+0.03+50¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.2275/bu—+50¢/BuDecember (Z)—

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Gulf Coast Ports - LA
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.6.1925–6.2925/bu+0.04+20–+30¢/BuJuly (N)6.8325
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.6.1925–6.2925/bu+0.04+20–+30¢/BuJuly (N)6.8325
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.6.3900–6.4900/bu+0.03+20–+30¢/BuSeptember (U)—
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.