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Louisiana and Texas Export Bids

Louisiana · Portland · Mon, Mar 17
● 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.10.9050–10.9250/bu+0.01+75–+77¢/BuMay (K)—
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.10.9050–10.9150/bu+0.01+75–+76¢/BuMay (K)—
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.10.8250–10.9050/bu+0.01+67–+75¢/BuMay (K)12.4475
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.10.8050–10.8550/bu+0.01+65–+70¢/BuMay (K)12.4825
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.10.8925–10.9425/bu+0.01+60–+65¢/BuJuly (N)12.5475
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.10.8825–10.9425/bu+0.01+59–+65¢/BuJuly (N)12.5725

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Gulf Coast Ports - LA
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.2800–5.2900/bu+0.03+67–+68¢/BuMay (K)4.8600
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.2600/bu+0.03+65¢/BuMay (K)4.8900
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.2900–5.3000/bu+0.03+59–+60¢/BuJuly (N)4.8975
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.2800–5.2900/bu+0.03+58–+59¢/BuJuly (N)4.9175
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.2900–5.3000/bu+0.03+68–+69¢/BuMay (K)4.8450

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Gulf Coast Ports - LA
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.6.3850/bu+0.12+70¢/BuMay (K)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.6.3000/bu+0.12+45¢/BuJuly (N)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.6.2500–6.3000/bu+0.12+40–+45¢/BuJuly (N)5.7750
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.6.4350/bu+0.12+75¢/BuMay (K)—
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.