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Louisiana and Texas Export Bids

Louisiana · Portland · Wed, Feb 18
● 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.12.3800/bu—+89¢/BuMay (K)—
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.12.3800–12.3900/bu—+89–+90¢/BuMay (K)—
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.12.3900–12.4100/bu—+90–+92¢/BuMay (K)—
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.12.3650/bu+0.01+103¢/BuMarch (H)11.0375
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.12.3800–12.5200/bu—+89–+103¢/BuMay (K)—
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.12.4150–12.5350/bu+0.01+80–+92¢/BuJuly (N)11.2050
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.12.3650/bu+0.01+103¢/BuMarch (H)10.9675

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Gulf Coast Ports - LA
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.2500–5.2700/bu—+98–+100¢/BuMarch (H)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.2500–5.2600/bu—+98–+99¢/BuMarch (H)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.2375–5.3475/bu—+87–+98¢/BuMay (K)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.2275–5.2375/bu—+86–+87¢/BuMay (K)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.1975–5.2175/bu+0.01+83–+85¢/BuMay (K)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.1975–5.2075/bu—+83–+84¢/BuMay (K)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.2175–5.2775/bu+0.02+77–+83¢/BuJuly (N)5.7175
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.2800/bu+0.02+101¢/BuMarch (H)5.6900

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Gulf Coast Ports - LA
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.6.2700/bu—+80¢/BuMarch (H)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.6.2200–6.2700/bu—+75–+80¢/BuMarch (H)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.6.2750–6.3250/bu+0.10+75–+80¢/BuMay (K)6.7900
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.6.2750–6.3250/bu—+75–+80¢/BuMay (K)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.6.1475–6.2975/bu+0.19+55–+70¢/BuJuly (N)6.6725
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.6.2700–6.3200/bu+0.04+80–+85¢/BuMarch (H)6.7450
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.