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Louisiana and Texas Export Bids

Louisiana · Portland · Fri, Jul 18
● Bids as filed18 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3147

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Gulf Coast Ports - LA
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.11.2175–11.2375/bu+0.06+94–+96¢/BuAugust (Q)11.5875
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.11.1275–11.1575/bu+0.09+77–+80¢/BuNovember (X)10.9900
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.11.1075–11.1275/bu+0.09+75–+77¢/BuNovember (X)10.9350
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.11.1775–11.1875/bu+0.09+82–+83¢/BuNovember (X)10.9950
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.11.2075–11.2275/bu+0.06+93–+95¢/BuAugust (Q)—

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Gulf Coast Ports - LA
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.4.9550–4.9850/bu+0.07+87–+90¢/BuSeptember (U)4.4150
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.4.9750–4.9850/bu+0.07+89–+90¢/BuSeptember (U)4.4700
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.0275–5.0375/bu+0.07+75–+76¢/BuDecember (Z)4.5675
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.0375–5.0475/bu+0.07+76–+77¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.4.8650–5.0875/bu+0.07+78–+81¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.4.9750–4.9950/bu+0.07+89–+91¢/BuSeptember (U)—

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Gulf Coast Ports - LA
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.8125–5.8625/bu+0.13+35–+40¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.8625/bu+0.13+40¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.9625/bu+0.13+50¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.9625–6.0625/bu+0.13+50–+60¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.6.3200/bu+0.13+65¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.6.5200/bu+0.13+85¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.7125–5.7625/bu+0.13+25–+30¢/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.