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Louisiana and Texas Export Bids

Louisiana · Portland · Wed, Mar 4
● 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.12.5850/bu—+89¢/BuMay (K)10.7875
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.12.5750–12.5850/bu—+88–+89¢/BuMay (K)10.7925
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.12.5500–12.5800/bu+0.08+72–+75¢/BuJuly (N)10.8500
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.12.5800/bu—+75¢/BuJuly (N)10.8400
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.12.5850/bu+0.00+89¢/BuMay (K)—

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Gulf Coast Ports - LA
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.3875/bu+0.06+95¢/BuMay (K)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.2475–5.2875/bu+0.13+81–+85¢/BuMay (K)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.2475–5.2775/bu+0.08+81–+84¢/BuMay (K)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.2475–5.2675/bu—+81–+83¢/BuMay (K)5.1825
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.2650–5.3050/bu+0.07+73–+77¢/BuJuly (N)5.2175
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.2650–5.2850/bu—+73–+75¢/BuJuly (N)5.2025
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.2875–5.3975/bu+0.06+85–+96¢/BuMay (K)5.1800

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Gulf Coast Ports - LA
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.6.3825–6.4325/bu+0.11+70–+75¢/BuMay (K)6.1825
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.6.3825–6.4325/bu+0.11+70–+75¢/BuMay (K)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.6.2975–6.5275/bu+0.09+52–+75¢/BuJuly (N)6.1200
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.6.2975–6.4775/bu—+52–+70¢/BuJuly (N)6.1250
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.6.3825–6.4825/bu+0.14+70–+80¢/BuMay (K)6.1075
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.