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Louisiana and Texas Export Bids

Louisiana · Portland · Thu, Sep 18
● Bids as filed17 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3147

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Gulf Coast Ports - LA
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.10.9650–10.9950/bu+0.06+59–+62¢/BuNovember (X)—
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.10.9650–11.0550/bu+0.06+59–+68¢/BuNovember (X)—
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.11.0850–11.0950/bu+0.06+71–+72¢/BuNovember (X)—
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.11.0950–11.1050/bu+0.06+72–+73¢/BuNovember (X)—
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.11.2150–11.2450/bu+0.07+65–+68¢/BuJanuary (F)—
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.11.2750–11.4350/bu+0.07+71–+72¢/BuJanuary (F)—
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.10.9250–10.9750/bu+0.06+55–+60¢/BuNovember (X)10.7725

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Gulf Coast Ports - LA
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.0475–5.0975/bu+0.03+81–+86¢/BuDecember (Z)4.7125
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.0575–5.0975/bu+0.03+82–+86¢/BuDecember (Z)4.7325
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.0775–5.0975/bu+0.03+84–+86¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.1250–5.1450/bu+0.03+71–+73¢/BuMarch (H)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.4.9975–5.0175/bu+0.03+76–+78¢/BuDecember (Z)—

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Gulf Coast Ports - LA
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.9925/bu+0.04+75¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.9925–6.0925/bu+0.04+75–+85¢/BuDecember (Z)6.2300
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.9925–6.0425/bu+0.04+75–+80¢/BuDecember (Z)6.3050
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.6.0750–6.1250/bu+0.04+65–+70¢/BuMarch (H)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.6425–5.7925/bu+0.04+40–+55¢/BuDecember (Z)—
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.