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Louisiana and Texas Export Bids

Louisiana · Portland · Thu, Apr 2
● 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.12.3850–12.4150/bu+0.05+75–+78¢/BuMay (K)—
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.12.4450–12.4550/bu+0.05+81–+82¢/BuMay (K)—
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.12.4450–12.4750/bu+0.05+81–+84¢/BuMay (K)—
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.12.4700–12.5000/bu+0.05+67–+70¢/BuJuly (N)10.8825
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.12.5400/bu+0.05+74¢/BuJuly (N)10.8775
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.12.5125–12.5325/bu+0.05+76–+78¢/BuAugust (Q)—
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.12.3850/bu+0.05+75¢/BuMay (K)10.8450

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Gulf Coast Ports - LA
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.3825/bu+0.02+86¢/BuMay (K)5.2750
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.3525–5.3825/bu+0.02+72–+75¢/BuJuly (N)5.2750
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.3525–5.3825/bu+0.02+72–+75¢/BuJuly (N)5.2550
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.3800–5.3900/bu+0.00+71–+72¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.3925/bu+0.02+87¢/BuMay (K)5.3300

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Gulf Coast Ports - LA
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.6.6825–6.7825/bu+0.01+70–+80¢/BuMay (K)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.6.6150–6.7450/bu+0.01+52–+65¢/BuJuly (N)5.8500
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.6.5950–6.6150/bu+0.01+50–+52¢/BuJuly (N)5.8500
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.6.7225/bu+0.01+50¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.6.6725–6.7225/bu+0.01+45–+50¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.6.6825–6.7825/bu+0.01+70–+80¢/BuMay (K)5.9600
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.