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Louisiana and Texas Export Bids

Louisiana · Portland · Wed, Mar 18
● Bids as filed18 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3147

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Gulf Coast Ports - LA
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.12.2675–12.3175/bu—+65–+70¢/BuMay (K)—
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.12.3175/bu—+70¢/BuMay (K)—
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.12.4175/bu—+80¢/BuMay (K)—
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.12.4175/bu—+80¢/BuMay (K)—
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.12.4450–12.5650/bu+0.03+68–+80¢/BuJuly (N)10.8450
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.12.4850–12.4950/bu+0.05+72–+73¢/BuJuly (N)10.8650
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.12.2375–12.2675/bu+0.01+62–+65¢/BuMay (K)10.8625

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Gulf Coast Ports - LA
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.3825–5.4325/bu+0.09+75–+80¢/BuMay (K)5.2850
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.3825–5.4225/bu+0.09+75–+79¢/BuMay (K)5.2600
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.4250–5.4550/bu+0.11+68–+71¢/BuJuly (N)5.2775
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.4550/bu+0.15+71¢/BuJuly (N)5.2675
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.4025–5.4325/bu+0.09+77–+80¢/BuMay (K)5.3000

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Gulf Coast Ports - LA
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.6.8425/bu—+80¢/BuMay (K)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.6.6925–6.8425/bu—+65–+80¢/BuMay (K)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.6.6925–6.8425/bu+0.15+65–+80¢/BuMay (K)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.6.6550–6.8050/bu+0.15+50–+65¢/BuJuly (N)6.2000
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.6.6550/bu+0.15+50¢/BuJuly (N)6.1750
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.6.7425–6.8925/bu+0.15+70–+85¢/BuMay (K)6.3100
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.