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Louisiana and Texas Export Bids

Louisiana · Portland · Wed, May 21
● 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.11.2875–11.2975/bu+0.10+66–+67¢/BuJuly (N)12.8975
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.11.3075/bu+0.10+68¢/BuJuly (N)12.9375
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.11.2900–11.3000/bu+0.08+70–+71¢/BuAugust (Q)12.9825
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.11.2725/bu+0.11+75¢/BuNovember (X)—
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.11.2525–11.2625/bu+0.10+73–+74¢/BuNovember (X)—
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.11.2575–11.2775/bu+0.10+63–+65¢/BuJuly (N)—

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Gulf Coast Ports - LA
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.2800–5.2900/bu+0.10+67–+68¢/BuJuly (N)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.2700/bu+0.10+66¢/BuJuly (N)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.1475–5.1575/bu+0.12+72–+73¢/BuSeptember (U)5.1225
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.1475–5.1575/bu+0.12+72–+73¢/BuSeptember (U)5.2075
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.2800–5.2900/bu+0.09+67–+68¢/BuJuly (N)—

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Gulf Coast Ports - LA
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.9925–6.0425/bu+0.03+50–+55¢/BuJuly (N)7.1550
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.9925/bu+0.03+50¢/BuJuly (N)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.9425–5.9925/bu+0.03+45–+50¢/BuJuly (N)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.9375–5.9875/bu+0.04+30–+35¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.9875/bu+0.04+35¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.6.0375–6.2375/bu+0.04+40–+60¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.6.0875–6.2375/bu+0.04+45–+60¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.6.1425–6.1925/bu+0.03+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.