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Louisiana and Texas Export Bids

Louisiana · Portland · Wed, May 15
● 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.12.5850/bu+0.01+45¢/BuJuly (N)14.1200
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.12.6550/bu+0.01+52¢/BuJuly (N)14.0150
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.12.6925–12.7125/bu+0.02+53–+55¢/BuAugust (Q)—
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.12.5400–12.5900/bu+0.04+53–+58¢/BuNovember (X)—
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.12.5600/bu+0.04+55¢/BuNovember (X)—

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Gulf Coast Ports - LA
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.0450/bu+0.05+42¢/BuJuly (N)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.0450–5.0550/bu+0.05+42–+43¢/BuJuly (N)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.0850–5.0950/bu+0.05+46–+47¢/BuJuly (N)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.0850–5.1150/bu+0.05+46–+49¢/BuJuly (N)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.1325–5.1525/bu+0.05+40–+42¢/BuSeptember (U)5.5450
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.2325/bu+0.05+50¢/BuSeptember (U)5.5450
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.3700/bu+0.04+50¢/BuDecember (Z)5.7000

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Gulf Coast Ports - LA
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.6.8575–6.9575/bu+0.07+20–+30¢/BuJuly (N)6.6550
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.6.8575–6.9575/bu+0.07+20–+30¢/BuJuly (N)6.6800
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.7.0600–7.1600/bu+0.07+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.