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Louisiana and Texas Export Bids

Louisiana · Portland · Wed, Aug 21
● Bids as filed10 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3147

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Gulf Coast Ports - LA
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.10.3950–10.4650/bu+0.06+58–+65¢/BuNovember (X)—
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.10.3650–10.4450/bu+0.06+55–+63¢/BuNovember (X)—
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.10.4350–10.5350/bu+0.06+62–+72¢/BuNovember (X)—

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Gulf Coast Ports - LA
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.4.2550–4.4450/bu+0.01+50–+69¢/BuSeptember (U)5.4375
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.4.4825–4.6125/bu+0.00+50–+63¢/BuDecember (Z)5.5300
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.4.5325–4.6625/bu+0.00+55–+68¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.4.1750–4.3150/bu+0.01+42–+56¢/BuSeptember (U)5.3925

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Gulf Coast Ports - LA
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.5975–5.7475/bu+0.13+40–+55¢/BuSeptember (U)6.5750
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.9900–6.1400/bu+0.13+55–+70¢/BuDecember (Z)7.0475
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.4975–5.5975/bu+0.13+30–+40¢/BuSeptember (U)6.4500
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.