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Louisiana and Texas Export Bids

Louisiana · Portland · Thu, Mar 20
● 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.10.8700–10.8800/bu+0.05+74–+75¢/BuMay (K)12.6900
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.10.8300/bu+0.05+70¢/BuMay (K)12.7250
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.10.8625–10.9025/bu+0.04+61–+65¢/BuJuly (N)12.7825
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.10.9025/bu+0.04+65¢/BuJuly (N)12.8075
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.10.8900–10.9300/bu+0.05+76–+80¢/BuMay (K)12.6950

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Gulf Coast Ports - LA
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.3400–5.3700/bu+0.07+65–+68¢/BuMay (K)4.9075
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.3200–5.3400/bu+0.07+63–+65¢/BuMay (K)4.9375
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.3350–5.3450/bu+0.06+58–+59¢/BuJuly (N)4.9500
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.3250–5.3350/bu+0.06+57–+58¢/BuJuly (N)4.9700
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.3600–5.3800/bu+0.07+67–+69¢/BuMay (K)4.8925

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Gulf Coast Ports - LA
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.6.1725–6.2725/bu+0.06+60–+70¢/BuMay (K)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.6.0850–6.1850/bu+0.07+35–+45¢/BuJuly (N)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.6.0850–6.1350/bu+0.07+35–+40¢/BuJuly (N)5.8200
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.6.1725–6.3225/bu+0.06+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.