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Louisiana and Texas Export Bids

Louisiana · Portland · Thu, May 1
● Bids as filed19 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3147

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Gulf Coast Ports - LA
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.11.2025/bu+0.06+70¢/BuJuly (N)12.4400
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.11.2125/bu+0.06+71¢/BuJuly (N)12.5100
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.11.1425/bu+0.06+70¢/BuAugust (Q)12.5350
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.10.9100–10.9400/bu+0.06+67–+70¢/BuNovember (X)12.4325
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.11.1825–11.2025/bu+0.09+78–+80¢/BuMay (K)—

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Gulf Coast Ports - LA
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.3725–5.4025/bu+0.03+65–+68¢/BuJuly (N)5.0175
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.3725–5.3925/bu+0.03+65–+67¢/BuJuly (N)5.0225
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.3225–5.3425/bu+0.03+60–+62¢/BuJuly (N)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.0025–5.0325/bu+0.00+63–+66¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.4.9725–5.0325/bu+0.00+60–+66¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.4.9525–5.0325/bu+0.00+58–+66¢/BuSeptember (U)5.1700
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.3525–5.4025/bu+0.05+71–+76¢/BuMay (K)—

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Gulf Coast Ports - LA
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.7600–5.8100/bu+0.00+45–+50¢/BuJuly (N)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.7100–5.7600/bu+0.00+40–+45¢/BuJuly (N)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.7100–5.7600/bu+0.00+40–+45¢/BuJuly (N)6.2925
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.7525–5.8025/bu+0.00+30–+35¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.7525–5.8525/bu+0.00+30–+40¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.9525/bu+0.00+50¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.9525–6.0025/bu+0.00+50–+55¢/BuSeptember (U)—
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.