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Louisiana and Texas Export Bids

Louisiana · Portland · Mon, May 5
● 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.11.1550/bu+0.13+70¢/BuJuly (N)12.9375
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.11.1650/bu+0.13+71¢/BuJuly (N)13.0075
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.11.1025/bu+0.11+70¢/BuAugust (Q)13.0000
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.10.8925–10.9225/bu+0.08+67–+70¢/BuNovember (X)12.7525
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.11.1600–11.1800/bu+0.11+78–+80¢/BuMay (K)—

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Gulf Coast Ports - LA
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.1925–5.2225/bu+0.15+65–+68¢/BuJuly (N)5.1100
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.1925–5.2125/bu+0.15+65–+67¢/BuJuly (N)5.1150
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.1425–5.1625/bu+0.15+60–+62¢/BuJuly (N)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.4.9575–4.9875/bu+0.07+63–+66¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.4.9275–4.9875/bu+0.07+60–+66¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.4.9075–4.9875/bu+0.07+58–+66¢/BuSeptember (U)5.2675
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.1750–5.2250/bu+0.15+71–+76¢/BuMay (K)—

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Gulf Coast Ports - LA
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.7625–5.8125/bu+0.12+45–+50¢/BuJuly (N)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.7125–5.7625/bu+0.12+40–+45¢/BuJuly (N)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.7125–5.7625/bu+0.12+40–+45¢/BuJuly (N)6.7375
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.7575–5.8075/bu+0.11+30–+35¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.7575–5.8575/bu+0.11+30–+40¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.9575/bu+0.11+50¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.9575–6.0075/bu+0.11+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.