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Louisiana and Texas Export Bids

Louisiana · Portland · Wed, Apr 16
● Bids as filed22 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3147

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Gulf Coast Ports - LA
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.11.1875/bu+0.15+80¢/BuMay (K)—
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.11.1825/bu+0.16+68¢/BuJuly (N)12.1075
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.11.1825/bu+0.13+68¢/BuJuly (N)12.1775
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.11.1175–11.1275/bu+0.18+65–+66¢/BuAugust (Q)12.2075
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.11.0025–11.0125/bu+0.26+66–+67¢/BuNovember (X)—
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.11.0025–11.0225/bu+0.23+66–+68¢/BuNovember (X)—
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.11.1975/bu+0.17+81¢/BuMay (K)11.9400

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Gulf Coast Ports - LA
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.5625/bu—+72¢/BuMay (K)4.8325
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.5525–5.5625/bu—+71–+72¢/BuMay (K)4.8375
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.5675/bu+0.05+65¢/BuJuly (N)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.5275/bu+0.04+61¢/BuJuly (N)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.2200–5.2600/bu+0.04+63–+67¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.1900–5.2600/bu+0.05+60–+67¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.1700–5.2600/bu+0.04+58–+67¢/BuSeptember (U)4.9925
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.5925–5.6125/bu+0.02+75–+77¢/BuMay (K)4.8075

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Gulf Coast Ports - LA
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.6.0100/bu+0.10+40¢/BuJuly (N)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.6.0100/bu+0.10+40¢/BuJuly (N)5.7575
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.6.0500–6.1000/bu—+30–+35¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.6.0500–6.1500/bu—+30–+40¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.6.2000–6.2500/bu—+45–+50¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.6.2000–6.3000/bu—+45–+55¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.6.1275/bu+0.16+65¢/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.