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Louisiana and Texas Export Bids

Louisiana · Portland · Fri, May 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.13.0500/bu+0.16+97¢/BuJuly (N)—
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.12.8600–12.8900/bu+0.16+78–+81¢/BuJuly (N)11.1775
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.12.9100–12.9400/bu+0.16+83–+86¢/BuJuly (N)—
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.12.8275–12.8475/bu+0.16+80–+82¢/BuAugust (Q)—
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.12.8275/bu+0.16+80¢/BuAugust (Q)—
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.12.6050–12.6750/bu+0.16+71–+78¢/BuNovember (X)—
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.12.8700/bu+0.16+79¢/BuJuly (N)11.1475

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Gulf Coast Ports - LA
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.5425–5.5625/bu+0.04+83–+85¢/BuJuly (N)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.5325–5.5625/bu+0.04+82–+85¢/BuJuly (N)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.5675–5.5775/bu+0.04+79–+80¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.5675–5.5875/bu+0.04+79–+81¢/BuSeptember (U)4.9175
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.5325/bu+0.04+82¢/BuJuly (N)5.1875

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Gulf Coast Ports - LA
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.6.7400–6.8400/bu+0.07+55–+65¢/BuJuly (N)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.6.7400–6.7900/bu+0.07+55–+60¢/BuJuly (N)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.6.7400/bu+0.07+55¢/BuJuly (N)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.6.8400/bu+0.07+50¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.6.8900–7.0900/bu+0.07+55–+75¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.6.8900/bu+0.07+70¢/BuJuly (N)—
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.