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Louisiana and Texas Export Bids

Louisiana · Portland · Tue, Aug 4
● 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.12.7775–12.8575/bu+0.15+100–+108¢/BuNovember (X)10.4875
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.12.8275–12.8775/bu+0.15+105–+110¢/BuNovember (X)10.4975
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.12.9275/bu+0.15+115¢/BuNovember (X)10.6125
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.12.9325–12.9425/bu+0.14+100–+101¢/BuJanuary (F)10.7425
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.12.7500–12.7700/bu+0.14+120–+122¢/BuAugust (Q)10.5500

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Gulf Coast Ports - LA
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.4925/bu+0.07+107¢/BuSeptember (U)4.6350
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.5725–5.6125/bu+0.07+115–+119¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.6550–5.6650/bu+0.07+100–+101¢/BuDecember (Z)4.7850
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.6450/bu+0.07+99¢/BuDecember (Z)4.7900
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.6450–5.6650/bu+0.07+99–+101¢/BuDecember (Z)4.8100
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.4825–5.4925/bu+0.07+106–+107¢/BuSeptember (U)4.6250

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Gulf Coast Ports - LA
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.6.8850–7.0850/bu+0.13+50–+70¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.7.1350–7.2850/bu+0.13+75–+90¢/BuSeptember (U)5.6575
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.7.1850–7.2850/bu+0.13+80–+90¢/BuSeptember (U)5.6825
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.7.3225–7.5725/bu+0.12+75–+100¢/BuDecember (Z)5.8850
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.7.4225–7.5725/bu+0.12+85–+100¢/BuDecember (Z)5.9850
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.7.4225–7.5725/bu+0.12+85–+100¢/BuDecember (Z)6.0350
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.6.8850–7.0350/bu+0.13+50–+65¢/BuSeptember (U)5.5325
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.