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Louisiana and Texas Export Bids

Louisiana · Portland · Mon, May 18
● 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.12.9800/bu+0.36+85¢/BuJuly (N)11.1975
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.13.0300/bu+0.36+90¢/BuJuly (N)11.1975
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.12.9300/bu+0.35+82¢/BuAugust (Q)11.2125
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.12.8100/bu+0.30+80¢/BuNovember (X)—
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.12.9500/bu+0.36+82¢/BuJuly (N)11.1525

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Gulf Coast Ports - LA
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.6100/bu+0.21+84¢/BuJuly (N)5.1200
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.6300/bu+0.21+86¢/BuJuly (N)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.6525/bu+0.19+83¢/BuSeptember (U)4.9525
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.6625/bu+0.19+84¢/BuSeptember (U)4.9525
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.5500/bu+0.21+78¢/BuJuly (N)5.1200

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Gulf Coast Ports - LA
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.7.1950/bu+0.29+55¢/BuJuly (N)5.8150
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.7.1950/bu+0.29+55¢/BuJuly (N)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.7.2775/bu+0.28+50¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.7.5275/bu+0.28+75¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.7.3450/bu+0.29+70¢/BuJuly (N)5.9650
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.