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Louisiana and Texas Export Bids

Louisiana · Portland · Thu, May 21
● Bids as filed22 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3147

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Gulf Coast Ports - LA
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.7.1100/bu+0.13+50¢/BuSeptember (U)5.9300
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.7.0100–7.1100/bu+0.13+40–+50¢/BuSeptember (U)5.9550
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.7.1100–7.3600/bu+0.13+50–+75¢/BuSeptember (U)6.1050
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.7.2100–7.3600/bu+0.13+60–+75¢/BuSeptember (U)6.1300
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.6.9750–7.1250/bu+0.13+50–+65¢/BuJuly (N)6.1117
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.6.9750/bu+0.13+50¢/BuJuly (N)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.6.9750–7.0250/bu+0.13+50–+55¢/BuJuly (N)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.6.9750/bu+0.13+50¢/BuJuly (N)—

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Gulf Coast Ports - LA
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.12.7675–12.7925/bu+0.06+82.50–+85¢/BuJuly (N)11.3400
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.12.8125–12.8225/bu+0.06+87–+88¢/BuJuly (N)11.3550
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.12.7550–12.7850/bu+0.06+82–+85¢/BuAugust (Q)—
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.12.7550–12.7650/bu+0.06+82–+83¢/BuAugust (Q)—
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.12.6175–12.6475/bu+0.07+75–+78¢/BuNovember (X)—
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.12.7225–12.7625/bu+0.06+78–+82¢/BuJuly (N)11.3150

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Gulf Coast Ports - LA
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.4725/bu+0.04+85¢/BuJuly (N)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.4725–5.4825/bu+0.04+85–+86¢/BuJuly (N)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.4825–5.4925/bu+0.04+86–+87¢/BuJuly (N)5.2900
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.5150–5.5350/bu+0.04+83–+85¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.5150–5.5450/bu+0.04+83–+86¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.5450/bu+0.04+86¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.5450–5.5550/bu+0.04+86–+87¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.4125–5.4325/bu+0.04+79–+81¢/BuJuly (N)5.3050
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.