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Louisiana and Texas Export Bids

Louisiana · Portland · Fri, May 16
● 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.11.1900/bu+0.01+69¢/BuJuly (N)12.7150
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.11.1900/bu+0.01+69¢/BuJuly (N)12.7550
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.11.1925–11.2025/bu+0.01+73–+74¢/BuAugust (Q)12.8025
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.11.1050/bu+0.00+75¢/BuNovember (X)—
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.11.0850–11.1050/bu+0.00+73–+75¢/BuNovember (X)—
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.11.1400–11.1500/bu+0.01+64–+65¢/BuJuly (N)—

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Gulf Coast Ports - LA
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.0750–5.0850/bu+0.05+64–+65¢/BuJuly (N)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.0650–5.0750/bu+0.05+63–+64¢/BuJuly (N)4.9900
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.0650/bu+0.05+63¢/BuJuly (N)5.0000
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.4.8750–4.8950/bu+0.04+66–+68¢/BuSeptember (U)5.0450
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.4.8750–4.8950/bu+0.04+66–+68¢/BuSeptember (U)5.1300
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.0750–5.0850/bu+0.05+64–+65¢/BuJuly (N)—

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Gulf Coast Ports - LA
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.7500–5.8000/bu+0.08+50–+55¢/BuJuly (N)6.7375
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.7500/bu+0.08+50¢/BuJuly (N)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.7000–5.7500/bu+0.08+45–+50¢/BuJuly (N)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.6900–5.7400/bu+0.08+30–+35¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.7400/bu+0.08+35¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.7900–5.9900/bu+0.08+40–+60¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.8400–5.9900/bu+0.08+45–+60¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.9000–5.9500/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.