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Louisiana and Texas Export Bids

Louisiana · Portland · Wed, Dec 18
● Bids as filed17 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3147

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Gulf Coast Ports - LA
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.10.4075–10.4275/bu+0.25+89–+91¢/BuJanuary (F)—
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.10.3525–10.3625/bu+0.26+82–+83¢/BuMarch (H)—
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.10.3225–10.3325/bu+0.26+79–+80¢/BuMarch (H)13.7775
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.10.2650–10.2850/bu+0.26+65–+67¢/BuMay (K)13.7575
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.10.2650–10.2850/bu+0.26+65–+67¢/BuMay (K)13.7825
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.10.3975–10.4175/bu+0.25+88–+90¢/BuJanuary (F)13.6225

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Gulf Coast Ports - LA
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.0625–5.0825/bu+0.06+69–+71¢/BuMarch (H)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.0825–5.0925/bu+0.06+71–+72¢/BuMarch (H)5.2525
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.0525–5.0625/bu+0.06+68–+69¢/BuMarch (H)5.2875
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.0675/bu+0.06+63¢/BuMay (K)5.3400
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.0375–5.0475/bu+0.06+60–+61¢/BuMay (K)5.3600
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.0425–5.0625/bu+0.06+67–+69¢/BuMarch (H)5.0875

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Gulf Coast Ports - LA
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.6.1625–6.1925/bu+0.04+75–+78¢/BuMarch (H)6.8750
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.6.1625–6.1925/bu+0.04+75–+78¢/BuMarch (H)6.9250
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.6.1625–6.1925/bu+0.04+75–+78¢/BuMarch (H)6.9500
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.6.1675–6.2175/bu+0.03+65–+70¢/BuMay (K)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.6.1625–6.2125/bu+0.04+75–+80¢/BuMarch (H)—
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.