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Louisiana and Texas Export Bids

Louisiana · Portland · Tue, May 5
● 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.12.9275/bu+0.12+97¢/BuMay (K)—
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.12.8950–12.9450/bu+0.11+78–+83¢/BuJuly (N)11.0975
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.12.9450–12.9950/bu+0.11+83–+88¢/BuJuly (N)—
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.12.8500–12.8700/bu+0.11+80–+82¢/BuAugust (Q)—
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.12.8500/bu+0.11+80¢/BuAugust (Q)—
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.12.9075–12.9275/bu+0.12+95–+97¢/BuMay (K)11.1000

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Gulf Coast Ports - LA
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.6300–5.6500/bu+0.06+83–+85¢/BuJuly (N)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.6200–5.6500/bu+0.06+82–+85¢/BuJuly (N)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.6450–5.6550/bu+0.05+79–+80¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.5750–5.6050/bu+0.08+92–+95¢/BuMay (K)5.2150

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Gulf Coast Ports - LA
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.6.8275–6.9275/bu+0.13+55–+65¢/BuJuly (N)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.6.8275–6.8775/bu+0.13+55–+60¢/BuJuly (N)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.6.8275/bu+0.13+55¢/BuJuly (N)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.6.9325/bu+0.13+50¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.6.8150–6.9150/bu+0.13+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.