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Louisiana and Texas Export Bids

Louisiana · Portland · Fri, May 15
● 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.12.6200/bu+0.16+85¢/BuJuly (N)11.1900
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.12.6700/bu+0.16+90¢/BuJuly (N)11.1900
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.12.5850/bu—+82¢/BuAugust (Q)11.1975
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.12.5075/bu+0.13+80¢/BuNovember (X)—
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.12.5900/bu+0.16+82¢/BuJuly (N)11.1450

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Gulf Coast Ports - LA
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.3975/bu+0.12+84¢/BuJuly (N)5.0800
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.4175/bu+0.12+86¢/BuJuly (N)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.4600/bu+0.11+83¢/BuSeptember (U)4.8850
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.4700/bu+0.11+84¢/BuSeptember (U)4.8850
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.3375/bu+0.12+78¢/BuJuly (N)5.0800

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Gulf Coast Ports - LA
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.6.9075/bu—+55¢/BuJuly (N)5.7750
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.6.9075/bu+0.22+55¢/BuJuly (N)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.6.9975/bu+0.22+50¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.7.2475/bu+0.22+75¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.7.0575/bu+0.22+70¢/BuJuly (N)5.9250
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.