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Louisiana and Texas Export Bids

Louisiana · Portland · Fri, Oct 17
● 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.10.9450/bu+0.09+75¢/BuNovember (X)—
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.10.9450–10.9550/bu+0.09+75–+76¢/BuNovember (X)—
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.11.0375/bu+0.08+67¢/BuJanuary (F)—
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.11.0575–11.1975/bu+0.08+69¢/BuJanuary (F)—
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.11.1375/bu+0.07+63¢/BuMarch (H)—
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.10.9250–10.9350/bu+0.09+73–+74¢/BuNovember (X)10.3500

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Gulf Coast Ports - LA
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.0150/bu+0.01+79¢/BuDecember (Z)4.7175
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.0050–5.0150/bu+0.01+78–+79¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.0150–5.0250/bu+0.01+79–+80¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.0750/bu+0.01+71¢/BuMarch (H)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.0850–5.0950/bu+0.01+72–+73¢/BuMarch (H)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.4.9950/bu+0.01+77¢/BuDecember (Z)4.6725

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Gulf Coast Ports - LA
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.6875–5.7875/bu+0.01+65–+75¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.7875/bu+0.01+75¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.7875–5.8375/bu+0.01+75–+80¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.8375–5.8875/bu+0.01+80–+85¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.9525–6.0025/bu+0.02+75–+80¢/BuMarch (H)6.6000
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.9525/bu+0.02+75¢/BuMarch (H)6.6000
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.5375–5.5875/bu+0.01+50–+55¢/BuDecember (Z)6.1775
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.