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Louisiana and Texas Export Bids

Louisiana · Portland · Wed, Apr 8
● 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.12.3700–12.4000/bu+0.04+75–+78¢/BuMay (K)—
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.12.4300–12.4400/bu+0.04+81–+82¢/BuMay (K)—
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.12.4300–12.4600/bu+0.04+81–+84¢/BuMay (K)—
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.12.4500–12.4800/bu+0.04+67–+70¢/BuJuly (N)10.8200
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.12.5200/bu+0.04+74¢/BuJuly (N)10.8350
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.12.4925–12.5125/bu+0.03+76–+78¢/BuAugust (Q)—
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.12.3700/bu+0.04+75¢/BuMay (K)10.8175

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Gulf Coast Ports - LA
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.3325/bu+0.02+86¢/BuMay (K)5.4450
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.3000–5.3300/bu+0.02+72–+75¢/BuJuly (N)5.4250
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.3000–5.3300/bu+0.02+72–+75¢/BuJuly (N)5.4000
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.3275–5.3375/bu+0.02+71–+72¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.3425/bu+0.02+87¢/BuMay (K)5.5100

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Gulf Coast Ports - LA
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.6.5025–6.6025/bu+0.18+70–+80¢/BuMay (K)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.6.4325–6.5625/bu+0.17+52–+65¢/BuJuly (N)5.9325
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.6.4125–6.4325/bu+0.17+50–+52¢/BuJuly (N)5.9325
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.6.5425/bu+0.17+50¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.6.4925–6.5425/bu+0.17+45–+50¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.6.5025–6.6025/bu+0.18+70–+80¢/BuMay (K)5.9725
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.