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Louisiana and Texas Export Bids

Louisiana · Portland · Tue, May 20
● 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.11.1900–11.2200/bu+0.01+66–+69¢/BuJuly (N)12.7975
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.11.2100–11.2200/bu+0.01+68–+69¢/BuJuly (N)12.8375
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.11.2125–11.2325/bu+0.01+71–+73¢/BuAugust (Q)12.8900
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.11.1600/bu+0.04+75¢/BuNovember (X)—
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.11.1500–11.1600/bu+0.05+74–+75¢/BuNovember (X)—
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.11.1600–11.1700/bu+0.01+63–+64¢/BuJuly (N)—

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Gulf Coast Ports - LA
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.1850–5.2250/bu+0.07+64–+68¢/BuJuly (N)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.1750–5.2050/bu—+63–+66¢/BuJuly (N)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.0325–5.0725/bu+0.09+68–+72¢/BuSeptember (U)5.1050
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.0325–5.0725/bu+0.09+68–+72¢/BuSeptember (U)5.1900
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.1950–5.2250/bu+0.08+65–+68¢/BuJuly (N)—

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Gulf Coast Ports - LA
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.9600–6.0100/bu+0.17+50–+55¢/BuJuly (N)7.2000
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.9600/bu+0.17+50¢/BuJuly (N)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.9100–5.9600/bu+0.17+45–+50¢/BuJuly (N)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.8975–5.9475/bu+0.17+30–+35¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.9475/bu+0.17+35¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.9975–6.1975/bu+0.17+40–+60¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.6.0475–6.1975/bu+0.17+45–+60¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.6.1100–6.1600/bu+0.17+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.