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Louisiana and Texas Export Bids

Louisiana · Portland · Thu, Aug 21
● Bids as filed21 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3147

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Gulf Coast Ports - LA
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.11.0400–11.1600/bu+0.20+48–+60¢/BuNovember (X)—
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.11.0400–11.1700/bu+0.20+48–+61¢/BuNovember (X)—
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.11.0800–11.1700/bu+0.20+52–+61¢/BuNovember (X)10.2050
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.11.1700–11.2500/bu+0.20+61–+69¢/BuNovember (X)—
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.11.2300–11.2500/bu+0.20+67–+69¢/BuNovember (X)—
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.11.3675–11.4075/bu+0.19+63–+67¢/BuJanuary (F)—
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.10.9600–11.1600/bu+0.20+40–+60¢/BuNovember (X)—

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Gulf Coast Ports - LA
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.4.7125–4.8125/bu+0.07+84–+94¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.4.8025–4.8125/bu+0.07+93–+94¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.4.9875–5.0575/bu+0.08+87–+94¢/BuDecember (Z)4.5000
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.4.9175–4.9875/bu+0.08+80–+87¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.4.9275–4.9875/bu+0.08+81–+87¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.4.9375–4.9875/bu+0.08+82–+87¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.4.6525–4.6825/bu+0.07+78–+81¢/BuSeptember (U)4.2050

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Gulf Coast Ports - LA
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.4700–5.6700/bu+0.02+40–+60¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.5700–5.6700/bu+0.02+50–+60¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.8975–6.0475/bu+0.02+60–+75¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.9975–6.1475/bu+0.02+70–+85¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.6.0975–6.1475/bu+0.02+80–+85¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.6.0975/bu+0.02+80¢/BuDecember (Z)5.9800
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.3700–5.4700/bu+0.02+30–+40¢/BuSeptember (U)5.4600
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.