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Louisiana and Texas Export Bids

Louisiana · Portland · Wed, Apr 1
● Bids as filed18 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3147

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Gulf Coast Ports - LA
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.6.6750–6.7750/bu+0.19+70–+80¢/BuMay (K)5.9925
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.6.6750–6.7750/bu+0.19+70–+80¢/BuMay (K)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.6.6075–6.7375/bu+0.18+52–+65¢/BuJuly (N)5.8775
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.6.5875–6.6075/bu+0.18+50–+52¢/BuJuly (N)5.8775
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.6.7150/bu—+50¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.6.6650–6.7150/bu—+45–+50¢/BuSeptember (U)—

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Gulf Coast Ports - LA
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.12.4350–12.4650/bu+0.05+75–+78¢/BuMay (K)—
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.12.4950–12.5050/bu+0.02+81–+82¢/BuMay (K)—
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.12.4950–12.5250/bu+0.03+81–+84¢/BuMay (K)—
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.12.5150–12.5450/bu+0.03+67–+70¢/BuJuly (N)11.0700
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.12.5850/bu+0.03+74¢/BuJuly (N)11.0650
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.12.5650–12.5850/bu—+76–+78¢/BuAugust (Q)—
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.12.4350/bu+0.09+75¢/BuMay (K)11.0250

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Gulf Coast Ports - LA
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.4025/bu+0.01+86¢/BuMay (K)5.2775
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.3700–5.4000/bu+0.03+72–+75¢/BuJuly (N)5.2725
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.3700–5.4000/bu+0.03+72–+75¢/BuJuly (N)5.2525
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.3825–5.3925/bu—+71–+72¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.4125/bu+0.02+87¢/BuMay (K)5.3325
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.