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Louisiana and Texas Export Bids

Louisiana · Portland · Wed, Apr 9
● Bids as filed11 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3147

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Gulf Coast Ports - LA
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.10.8075–10.8375/bu+0.17+68–+71¢/BuMay (K)12.2375
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.10.7950–10.8450/bu+0.15+56–+61¢/BuJuly (N)12.2950
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.10.8250–10.8450/bu+0.18+59–+61¢/BuJuly (N)12.3300
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.10.7975–10.8375/bu+0.16+67–+71¢/BuMay (K)12.1725

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Gulf Coast Ports - LA
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.4400–5.4500/bu+0.05+70–+71¢/BuMay (K)4.8775
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.4250/bu+0.06+62¢/BuJuly (N)4.8725
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.3950–5.4050/bu+0.06+59–+60¢/BuJuly (N)4.9175
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.5000–5.5200/bu+0.07+76–+78¢/BuMay (K)4.8475

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Gulf Coast Ports - LA
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.9075–5.9575/bu+0.02+35–+40¢/BuJuly (N)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.9075–5.9575/bu+0.02+35–+40¢/BuJuly (N)5.9700
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.9725/bu+0.02+55¢/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.