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Louisiana and Texas Export Bids

Louisiana · Portland · Mon, Apr 20
● Bids as filed17 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3147

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Gulf Coast Ports - LA
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.12.5575–12.5775/bu+0.02+90–+92¢/BuMay (K)11.0950
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.12.5675–12.5775/bu+0.01+75–+76¢/BuJuly (N)11.0950
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.12.6175/bu+0.01+80¢/BuJuly (N)11.0950
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.12.5275–12.5875/bu+0.01+77–+83¢/BuAugust (Q)11.0300
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.12.5575–12.5775/bu+0.02+90–+92¢/BuMay (K)11.1050

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Gulf Coast Ports - LA
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.4300–5.4400/bu+0.03+91–+92¢/BuMay (K)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.4025/bu+0.03+80¢/BuJuly (N)5.5500
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.4025/bu+0.03+80¢/BuJuly (N)5.5100
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.3875–5.3975/bu+0.03+75–+76¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.4500–5.4600/bu+0.03+93–+94¢/BuMay (K)5.5775

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Gulf Coast Ports - LA
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.6.6200–6.6700/bu+0.06+65–+70¢/BuMay (K)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.6.6100–6.6600/bu+0.07+55–+60¢/BuJuly (N)5.9225
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.6.6100/bu+0.07+55¢/BuJuly (N)5.9225
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.6.7375/bu+0.07+55¢/BuSeptember (U)6.0000
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.6.7375/bu+0.07+55¢/BuSeptember (U)6.0250
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.6.6875/bu+0.07+50¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.6.6200–6.6700/bu+0.06+65–+70¢/BuMay (K)6.0350
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.