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Louisiana and Texas Export Bids

Louisiana · Portland · Fri, May 2
● 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.11.2800/bu+0.08+70¢/BuJuly (N)12.6000
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.11.2900/bu+0.08+71¢/BuJuly (N)12.6700
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.11.2125/bu+0.07+70¢/BuAugust (Q)12.6950
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.10.9750–11.0050/bu+0.07+67–+70¢/BuNovember (X)12.5650
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.11.2675–11.2875/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.5.3400–5.3700/bu+0.03+65–+68¢/BuJuly (N)5.0225
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.3400–5.3600/bu+0.03+65–+67¢/BuJuly (N)5.0275
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.2900–5.3100/bu+0.03+60–+62¢/BuJuly (N)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.0300–5.0600/bu+0.03+63–+66¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.0000–5.0600/bu+0.03+60–+66¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.4.9800–5.0600/bu+0.03+58–+66¢/BuSeptember (U)5.1925
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.3225–5.3725/bu+0.03+71–+76¢/BuMay (K)—

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Gulf Coast Ports - LA
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.8800–5.9300/bu+0.12+45–+50¢/BuJuly (N)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.8300–5.8800/bu+0.12+40–+45¢/BuJuly (N)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.8300–5.8800/bu+0.12+40–+45¢/BuJuly (N)6.4750
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.8675–5.9175/bu+0.12+30–+35¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.8675–5.9675/bu+0.12+30–+40¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.6.0675/bu+0.12+50¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.6.0675–6.1175/bu+0.12+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.