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Louisiana and Texas Export Bids

Louisiana · Portland · Mon, Aug 4
● 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.10.5250/bu+0.05+58¢/BuNovember (X)11.0525
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.10.5250–10.5450/bu+0.05+58–+60¢/BuNovember (X)11.0275
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.10.6450–10.6550/bu+0.05+70–+71¢/BuNovember (X)11.0875
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.10.7800/bu+0.05+65¢/BuJanuary (F)—
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.10.5400–10.5600/bu+0.07+85–+87¢/BuAugust (Q)11.0875

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Gulf Coast Ports - LA
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.4.6500–4.7300/bu+0.03+78–+86¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.4.7700–4.7800/bu+0.03+90–+91¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.4.7800–4.7900/bu+0.03+91–+92¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.4.8300–4.8400/bu+0.04+76–+77¢/BuDecember (Z)4.6550
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.4.8400/bu+0.04+77¢/BuDecember (Z)4.6900
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.4.8600/bu+0.04+79¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.4.6500–4.7100/bu+0.03+78–+84¢/BuSeptember (U)4.4575

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Gulf Coast Ports - LA
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.7175–5.7675/bu—+55–+60¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.7675/bu—+60¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.9700/bu—+60¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.6.0700/bu—+70¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.6.1200/bu—+75¢/BuDecember (Z)6.3075
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.6175/bu—+45¢/BuSeptember (U)5.6950
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.