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Louisiana and Texas Export Bids

Louisiana · Portland · Fri, Oct 18
● 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.10.3200–10.5500/bu+0.19+62–+85¢/BuNovember (X)13.7525
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.10.2500–10.4500/bu+0.19+55–+75¢/BuNovember (X)—

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Gulf Coast Ports - LA
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.4.5975–4.8375/bu+0.02+55–+79¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.4.5475–4.7975/bu+0.02+50–+75¢/BuDecember (Z)—

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Gulf Coast Ports - LA
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.6.2775–6.4775/bu+0.17+55–+75¢/BuDecember (Z)6.7350
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.6.3775–6.5275/bu+0.17+65–+80¢/BuDecember (Z)6.8850
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.6.5250–6.6750/bu+0.17+60–+75¢/BuMarch (H)6.9350
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.6.5250–6.6750/bu+0.17+60–+75¢/BuMarch (H)6.9350
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.6.5250–6.6750/bu+0.17+60–+75¢/BuMarch (H)6.9350
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.6.1775/bu+0.17+45¢/BuDecember (Z)6.6100
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.