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Louisiana and Texas Export Bids

Louisiana · Portland · Wed, Mar 19
● Bids as filed14 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3147

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Gulf Coast Ports - LA
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.10.8425–10.8825/bu—+76–+80¢/BuMay (K)12.6700
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.10.8225–10.8325/bu+0.03+74–+75¢/BuMay (K)12.6650
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.10.7825/bu+0.01+70¢/BuMay (K)12.7000
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.10.8250–10.8650/bu+0.04+61–+65¢/BuJuly (N)12.7575
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.10.8650/bu+0.01+65¢/BuJuly (N)12.7825

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Gulf Coast Ports - LA
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.2700–5.3000/bu+0.01+65–+68¢/BuMay (K)4.8900
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.2500–5.2700/bu+0.01+63–+65¢/BuMay (K)4.9200
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.2725–5.2825/bu+0.00+58–+59¢/BuJuly (N)4.9325
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.2625–5.2725/bu+0.00+57–+58¢/BuJuly (N)4.9525
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.2900–5.3100/bu+0.02+67–+69¢/BuMay (K)4.8750

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Gulf Coast Ports - LA
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.6.2350–6.3350/bu+0.12+60–+70¢/BuMay (K)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.6.1500–6.2500/bu+0.12+35–+45¢/BuJuly (N)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.6.1500–6.2000/bu+0.07+35–+40¢/BuJuly (N)5.8025
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.6.2350–6.3850/bu+0.17+60–+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.