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Louisiana and Texas Export Bids

Louisiana · Portland · Thu, May 15
● Bids as filed20 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+0.27+69¢/BuJuly (N)12.5975
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.11.2025/bu+0.27+69¢/BuJuly (N)12.6375
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.11.2025–11.2125/bu+0.27+73–+74¢/BuAugust (Q)12.7175
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.11.1025/bu+0.26+75¢/BuNovember (X)—
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.11.0825–11.1025/bu+0.26+73–+75¢/BuNovember (X)—
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.11.1525–11.1625/bu+0.27+64–+65¢/BuJuly (N)—

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Gulf Coast Ports - LA
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.1250–5.1350/bu+0.03+64–+65¢/BuJuly (N)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.1150–5.1250/bu+0.03+63–+64¢/BuJuly (N)5.0350
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.1150/bu+0.03+63¢/BuJuly (N)5.0450
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.4.9100–4.9300/bu+0.02+66–+68¢/BuSeptember (U)5.0975
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.4.9100–4.9300/bu+0.02+66–+68¢/BuSeptember (U)5.1825
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.1250–5.1350/bu+0.03+64–+65¢/BuJuly (N)—

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Gulf Coast Ports - LA
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.8275–5.8775/bu+0.08+50–+55¢/BuJuly (N)6.8575
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.8275/bu+0.08+50¢/BuJuly (N)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.7775–5.8275/bu+0.08+45–+50¢/BuJuly (N)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.7650–5.8150/bu+0.08+30–+35¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.8150/bu+0.08+35¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.8650–6.0650/bu+0.08+40–+60¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.9150–6.0650/bu+0.08+45–+60¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.9775–6.0275/bu+0.08+65–+70¢/BuJuly (N)—
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.