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Louisiana and Texas Export Bids

Louisiana · Portland · Mon, May 12
● Bids as filed22 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3147

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Gulf Coast Ports - LA
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.11.3625–11.3825/bu+0.20+65–+67¢/BuJuly (N)12.6450
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.11.3525–11.3725/bu+0.20+64–+66¢/BuJuly (N)—
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.11.3625–11.3725/bu+0.20+65–+66¢/BuJuly (N)—
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.11.4025/bu+0.21+72¢/BuAugust (Q)12.7750
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.11.3150/bu+0.27+74¢/BuNovember (X)—
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.11.2950–11.3050/bu+0.27+72–+73¢/BuNovember (X)—
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.11.3125–11.3725/bu+0.20+60–+66¢/BuJuly (N)—

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Gulf Coast Ports - LA
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.1500/bu+0.02+67¢/BuJuly (N)5.1450
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.1400–5.1500/bu+0.02+66–+67¢/BuJuly (N)5.1500
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.1200/bu+0.02+64¢/BuJuly (N)5.1900
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.0900–5.1200/bu+0.02+61–+64¢/BuJuly (N)5.2000
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.4.9775/bu+0.04+65¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.4.9575–4.9775/bu+0.04+63–+65¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.4.9275–4.9775/bu+0.04+60–+65¢/BuSeptember (U)5.3175
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.1700/bu+0.02+69¢/BuJuly (N)—

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Gulf Coast Ports - LA
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.6025–5.7025/bu+0.07+45–+55¢/BuJuly (N)7.1200
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.6025–5.6525/bu+0.07+45–+50¢/BuJuly (N)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.6025/bu+0.07+45¢/BuJuly (N)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.5975–5.6475/bu+0.07+30–+35¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.6475/bu+0.07+35¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.6975–5.7975/bu+0.07+40–+50¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.7475–5.7975/bu+0.07+45–+50¢/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.