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Louisiana and Texas Export Bids

Louisiana · Portland · Wed, Mar 12
● 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.10.7550–10.7750/bu+0.11+75–+77¢/BuMay (K)—
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.10.7550–10.7650/bu+0.11+75–+76¢/BuMay (K)—
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.10.6750–10.7550/bu+0.14+67–+75¢/BuMay (K)12.5375
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.10.6550–10.7050/bu+0.16+65–+70¢/BuMay (K)12.5725
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.10.7550–10.8050/bu+0.15+60–+65¢/BuJuly (N)12.6275
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.10.7450–10.8050/bu+0.16+59–+65¢/BuJuly (N)12.6525

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Gulf Coast Ports - LA
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.2775–5.2875/bu+0.04+67–+68¢/BuMay (K)4.9125
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.2575/bu+0.06+65¢/BuMay (K)4.9425
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.2650–5.2750/bu+0.07+59–+60¢/BuJuly (N)4.9450
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.2550–5.2650/bu+0.07+58–+59¢/BuJuly (N)4.9650
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.2875–5.2975/bu+0.04+68–+69¢/BuMay (K)4.8975

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Gulf Coast Ports - LA
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.6.2400/bu+0.03+70¢/BuMay (K)6.0925
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.6.1450/bu+0.02+45¢/BuJuly (N)5.9325
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.6.0950–6.1450/bu+0.02+40–+45¢/BuJuly (N)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.6.2900/bu+0.03+75¢/BuMay (K)6.0575
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.