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Louisiana and Texas Export Bids

Louisiana · Portland · Mon, May 4
● Bids as filed15 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3147

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Gulf Coast Ports - LA
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.13.0450/bu+0.20+97¢/BuMay (K)—
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.13.0075–13.0575/bu+0.20+78–+83¢/BuJuly (N)11.1550
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.13.0575–13.1075/bu+0.20+83–+88¢/BuJuly (N)11.1650
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.12.9600–12.9800/bu+0.19+80–+82¢/BuAugust (Q)—
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.12.9600/bu+0.19+80¢/BuAugust (Q)—
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.13.0250–13.0450/bu+0.20+95–+97¢/BuMay (K)11.1700

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Gulf Coast Ports - LA
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.6875–5.7075/bu+0.06+83–+85¢/BuJuly (N)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.6775–5.7075/bu+0.06+82–+85¢/BuJuly (N)5.1525
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.6950–5.7050/bu+0.06+79–+80¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.6575–5.6875/bu+0.06+92–+95¢/BuMay (K)5.2000

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Gulf Coast Ports - LA
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.6.9600–7.0600/bu+0.03+55–+65¢/BuJuly (N)5.7875
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.6.9600–7.0100/bu+0.03+55–+60¢/BuJuly (N)5.7375
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.6.9600/bu+0.03+55¢/BuJuly (N)5.7375
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.7.0650/bu+0.04+50¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.6.9450–7.0450/bu+0.05+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.