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Louisiana and Texas Export Bids

Louisiana · Portland · Tue, May 12
● 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.13.2375/bu+0.14+97¢/BuJuly (N)—
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.13.0475–13.0775/bu+0.14+78–+81¢/BuJuly (N)11.3850
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.13.0975–13.1275/bu+0.14+83–+86¢/BuJuly (N)—
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.13.0175–13.0375/bu+0.14+80–+82¢/BuAugust (Q)—
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.13.0175/bu+0.14+80¢/BuAugust (Q)—
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.12.7600–12.8300/bu+0.10+71–+78¢/BuNovember (X)—
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.13.0575/bu+0.14+79¢/BuJuly (N)11.3550

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Gulf Coast Ports - LA
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.6300–5.6500/bu+0.05+83–+85¢/BuJuly (N)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.6200–5.6500/bu+0.05+82–+85¢/BuJuly (N)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.6525–5.6625/bu+0.05+79–+80¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.6525–5.6725/bu+0.05+79–+81¢/BuSeptember (U)4.9025
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.6200/bu+0.05+82¢/BuJuly (N)5.1150

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Gulf Coast Ports - LA
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.7.3400–7.4400/bu+0.45+55–+65¢/BuJuly (N)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.7.3400–7.3900/bu+0.45+55–+60¢/BuJuly (N)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.7.3400/bu+0.45+55¢/BuJuly (N)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.7.4150/bu+0.43+50¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.7.4650–7.6650/bu+0.43+55–+75¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.7.4900/bu+0.45+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.