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Louisiana and Texas Export Bids

Louisiana · Portland · Tue, Apr 29
● Bids as filed23 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3147

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Gulf Coast Ports - LA
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.11.1800–11.1900/bu+0.11+77–+78¢/BuMay (K)—
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.11.1975–11.2275/bu+0.09+67–+70¢/BuJuly (N)12.0800
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.11.1975–11.2375/bu+0.10+67–+71¢/BuJuly (N)12.1500
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.11.1625/bu+0.03+70¢/BuAugust (Q)12.1950
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.10.9125–10.9225/bu+0.12+66–+67¢/BuNovember (X)—
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.10.9225/bu+0.12+67¢/BuNovember (X)—
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.11.1800–11.1900/bu+0.12+77–+78¢/BuMay (K)11.9000

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Gulf Coast Ports - LA
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.2850–5.3150/bu+0.15+68–+71¢/BuMay (K)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.3225–5.3525/bu+0.11+62–+65¢/BuJuly (N)4.8875
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.3125–5.3525/bu+0.12+61–+65¢/BuJuly (N)4.8925
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.2925–5.3025/bu+0.12+59–+60¢/BuJuly (N)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.4.9775–5.0075/bu+0.07+63–+66¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.4.9475–5.0075/bu+0.07+60–+66¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.4.9275–5.0075/bu+0.07+58–+66¢/BuSeptember (U)5.0575
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.2850–5.3350/bu+0.15+68–+73¢/BuMay (K)4.8950

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Gulf Coast Ports - LA
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.7050–5.7550/bu+0.01+45–+50¢/BuJuly (N)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.6550–5.7050/bu+0.06+40–+45¢/BuJuly (N)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.6550–5.7050/bu+0.06+40–+45¢/BuJuly (N)6.2825
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.7050–5.7550/bu+0.06+30–+35¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.7050–5.8050/bu+0.06+30–+40¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.9050/bu+0.01+50¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.9050–5.9550/bu+0.01+50–+55¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.7075–5.7575/bu+0.10+65–+70¢/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.