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Louisiana and Texas Export Bids

Louisiana · Portland · Mon, Apr 28
● Bids as filed23 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3147

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Gulf Coast Ports - LA
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.4325–5.4525/bu+0.02+60–+62¢/BuJuly (N)4.9125
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.4350/bu+0.03+68¢/BuMay (K)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.4325–5.4425/bu+0.02+60–+61¢/BuJuly (N)4.9175
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.4125–5.4225/bu+0.02+58–+59¢/BuJuly (N)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.0450–5.0650/bu+0.04+63–+65¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.0150–5.0650/bu+0.04+60–+65¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.4.9950–5.0650/bu+0.04+58–+65¢/BuSeptember (U)5.0850
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.4350–5.4550/bu+0.03+68–+70¢/BuMay (K)4.8925

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Gulf Coast Ports - LA
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.11.2900/bu+0.02+77¢/BuMay (K)—
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.11.2850–11.2950/bu+0.03+66–+67¢/BuJuly (N)12.2700
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.11.2950–11.3150/bu+0.03+67–+69¢/BuJuly (N)12.3400
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.11.1950–11.2450/bu+0.02+65–+70¢/BuAugust (Q)12.3925
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.11.0275–11.0375/bu+0.02+66–+67¢/BuNovember (X)—
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.11.0375/bu+0.02+67¢/BuNovember (X)—
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.11.3000/bu+0.02+78¢/BuMay (K)12.0525

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Gulf Coast Ports - LA
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.7100–5.8100/bu+0.14+40–+50¢/BuJuly (N)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.7100/bu+0.14+40¢/BuJuly (N)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.7100/bu+0.14+40¢/BuJuly (N)6.3350
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.7600–5.8100/bu+0.14+30–+35¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.7600–5.8600/bu+0.14+30–+40¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.9100–5.9600/bu+0.14+45–+50¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.9100–6.0100/bu+0.14+45–+55¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.8050/bu+0.15+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.