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Louisiana and Texas Export Bids

Louisiana · Portland · Mon, Apr 21
● 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.11.0950/bu+0.07+80¢/BuMay (K)—
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.11.0950/bu+0.06+68¢/BuJuly (N)12.2300
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.11.0950/bu+0.06+68¢/BuJuly (N)12.3000
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.11.0250–11.0350/bu+0.07+65–+66¢/BuAugust (Q)12.3350
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.10.9175–10.9275/bu+0.07+66–+67¢/BuNovember (X)—
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.10.9175–10.9375/bu+0.07+66–+68¢/BuNovember (X)—
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.11.1050/bu+0.07+81¢/BuMay (K)12.0550

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Gulf Coast Ports - LA
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.5375/bu+0.01+72¢/BuMay (K)4.9275
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.5275–5.5375/bu+0.01+71–+72¢/BuMay (K)4.9325
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.5500/bu+0.00+65¢/BuJuly (N)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.5100/bu+0.00+61¢/BuJuly (N)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.1975–5.2375/bu+0.02+63–+67¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.1675–5.2375/bu+0.02+60–+67¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.1475–5.2375/bu+0.02+58–+67¢/BuSeptember (U)5.0750
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.5675–5.5875/bu+0.01+75–+77¢/BuMay (K)4.9025

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Gulf Coast Ports - LA
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.9225/bu+0.10+40¢/BuJuly (N)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.9225/bu+0.10+40¢/BuJuly (N)6.1100
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.9750–6.0250/bu+0.09+30–+35¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.9750–6.0750/bu+0.09+30–+40¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.6.1250–6.1750/bu+0.09+45–+50¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.6.1250–6.2250/bu+0.09+45–+55¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.6.0350/bu+0.10+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.