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Louisiana and Texas Export Bids

Louisiana · Portland · Thu, Apr 30
● 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.12.7700–12.7900/bu+0.00+95–+97¢/BuMay (K)—
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.12.7900/bu+0.00+97¢/BuMay (K)—
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.12.7350–12.7850/bu+0.02+78–+83¢/BuJuly (N)11.2025
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.12.7850–12.8350/bu+0.02+83–+88¢/BuJuly (N)11.2125
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.12.6925–12.7125/bu+0.01+80–+82¢/BuAugust (Q)—
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.12.6925/bu+0.01+80¢/BuAugust (Q)—
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.12.7200–12.7600/bu+0.00+90–+94¢/BuMay (K)11.1925

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Gulf Coast Ports - LA
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.5675–5.5975/bu+0.02+92–+95¢/BuMay (K)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.5775–5.5975/bu+0.03+83–+85¢/BuJuly (N)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.5675–5.5975/bu+0.03+82–+85¢/BuJuly (N)5.3325
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.5875–5.5975/bu+0.03+79–+80¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.6175/bu+0.02+97¢/BuMay (K)5.3775

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Gulf Coast Ports - LA
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.6.8875–6.9875/bu+0.19+65–+75¢/BuMay (K)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.6.9175–7.0175/bu+0.16+55–+65¢/BuJuly (N)5.7850
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.6.9175–6.9675/bu+0.16+55–+60¢/BuJuly (N)5.7350
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.6.9175/bu+0.16+55¢/BuJuly (N)5.7350
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.7.0175/bu+0.15+50¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.6.8875–6.9875/bu+0.19+65–+75¢/BuMay (K)—
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.