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Louisiana and Texas Export Bids

Louisiana · Portland · Tue, Mar 18
● 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.10.8775–10.8975/bu+0.03+75–+77¢/BuMay (K)—
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.10.8775–10.8875/bu+0.03+75–+76¢/BuMay (K)—
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.10.7975–10.8775/bu+0.03+67–+75¢/BuMay (K)12.4250
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.10.7775–10.8275/bu+0.03+65–+70¢/BuMay (K)12.4600
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.10.8650–10.9150/bu+0.03+60–+65¢/BuJuly (N)12.5275
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.10.8550–10.9150/bu+0.03+59–+65¢/BuJuly (N)12.5525

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Gulf Coast Ports - LA
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.2575–5.2675/bu+0.02+67–+68¢/BuMay (K)4.8950
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.2375/bu+0.02+65¢/BuMay (K)4.9250
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.2700–5.2800/bu+0.02+59–+60¢/BuJuly (N)4.9325
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.2600–5.2700/bu+0.02+58–+59¢/BuJuly (N)4.9525
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.2675–5.2775/bu+0.02+68–+69¢/BuMay (K)4.8800

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Gulf Coast Ports - LA
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.6.3500/bu+0.04+70¢/BuMay (K)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.6.2700/bu+0.03+45¢/BuJuly (N)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.6.2200–6.2700/bu+0.03+40–+45¢/BuJuly (N)5.8725
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.6.4000/bu+0.04+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.