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Louisiana and Texas Export Bids

Louisiana · Portland · Tue, Mar 31
● Bids as filed17 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3147

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Gulf Coast Ports - LA
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.6.8625–6.9625/bu+0.09+70–+80¢/BuMay (K)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.6.8625–6.9625/bu+0.09+70–+80¢/BuMay (K)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.6.7850–6.9150/bu+0.08+52–+65¢/BuJuly (N)5.9375
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.6.7650–6.7850/bu+0.08+50–+52¢/BuJuly (N)5.9125
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.6.8625–7.0125/bu+0.09+70–+85¢/BuMay (K)6.0550

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Gulf Coast Ports - LA
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.12.3900–12.4100/bu+0.11+68–+70¢/BuMay (K)—
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.12.3900–12.4300/bu+0.11+68–+72¢/BuMay (K)—
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.12.4800–12.5200/bu+0.11+77–+81¢/BuMay (K)—
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.12.5200–12.5300/bu+0.11+81–+82¢/BuMay (K)—
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.12.5400–12.6800/bu+0.11+68–+82¢/BuJuly (N)11.1475
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.12.5600–12.5800/bu+0.11+70–+72¢/BuJuly (N)11.1525
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.12.3500–12.4100/bu+0.11+64–+70¢/BuMay (K)11.0925

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Gulf Coast Ports - LA
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.3975–5.4075/bu+0.02+82–+83¢/BuMay (K)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.3975–5.4075/bu+0.02+82–+83¢/BuMay (K)5.2975
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.4025/bu+0.01+72¢/BuJuly (N)5.2875
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.4025–5.4125/bu+0.01+72–+73¢/BuJuly (N)5.2725
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.4275–5.4375/bu+0.02+85–+86¢/BuMay (K)5.3275
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.