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Louisiana and Texas Export Bids

Louisiana · Portland · Wed, May 20
● Bids as filed22 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3147

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Gulf Coast Ports - LA
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.12.8225–12.8475/bu+0.12+82.50–+85¢/BuJuly (N)11.2925
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.12.8675–12.8775/bu+0.11+87–+88¢/BuJuly (N)11.3075
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.12.8125–12.8425/bu+0.11+82–+85¢/BuAugust (Q)—
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.12.8125–12.8225/bu+0.11+82–+83¢/BuAugust (Q)—
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.12.6850–12.7150/bu+0.13+75–+78¢/BuNovember (X)—
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.12.7775–12.8175/bu+0.14+78–+82¢/BuJuly (N)11.2675

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Gulf Coast Ports - LA
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.5075/bu+0.09+85¢/BuJuly (N)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.5075–5.5175/bu+0.09+85–+86¢/BuJuly (N)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.5175–5.5275/bu+0.10+86–+87¢/BuJuly (N)5.2700
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.5550–5.5750/bu+0.09+83–+85¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.5550–5.5850/bu+0.09+83–+86¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.5850/bu+0.07+86¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.5850–5.5950/bu+0.07+86–+87¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.4475–5.4675/bu+0.09+79–+81¢/BuJuly (N)5.2850

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Gulf Coast Ports - LA
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.7.1050/bu+0.07+50¢/BuJuly (N)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.7.1050–7.1550/bu+0.12+50–+55¢/BuJuly (N)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.7.1050/bu+0.07+50¢/BuJuly (N)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.7.2350/bu+0.07+50¢/BuSeptember (U)5.9625
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.7.1350–7.2350/bu+0.07+40–+50¢/BuSeptember (U)5.9875
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.7.2350–7.4850/bu+0.07+50–+75¢/BuSeptember (U)6.1375
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.7.3350–7.4850/bu+0.07+60–+75¢/BuSeptember (U)6.1625
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.7.1050–7.2550/bu+0.07+50–+65¢/BuJuly (N)6.1592
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.