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Louisiana and Texas Export Bids

Louisiana · Portland · Mon, Aug 17
● Bids as filed20 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3147

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Gulf Coast Ports - LA
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.13.3000–13.3100/bu+0.24+114–+115¢/BuNovember (X)11.0675
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.13.3100–13.3300/bu+0.24+115–+117¢/BuNovember (X)11.0975
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.13.3200–13.3600/bu+0.23+101–+105¢/BuJanuary (F)11.2850
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.12.9600–13.1600/bu+0.27+95–+100¢/BuSeptember (U)11.0125
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.13.1600/bu+0.24+100¢/BuNovember (X)11.0125
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.13.1600–13.1800/bu+0.24+100–+102¢/BuNovember (X)11.0175
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.13.2100/bu+0.24+105¢/BuNovember (X)11.0175

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Gulf Coast Ports - LA
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.7500–5.7900/bu+0.06+110–+114¢/BuSeptember (U)4.7100
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.7900–5.8200/bu+0.06+114–+117¢/BuSeptember (U)4.7550
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.9050–5.9250/bu+0.06+101–+103¢/BuDecember (Z)4.9350
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.8950–5.9050/bu+0.06+100–+101¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.7450–5.8650/bu+0.06+85–+97¢/BuDecember (Z)4.8850
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.6400/bu+0.08+99¢/BuSeptember (U)4.6350

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Gulf Coast Ports - LA
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.7.2475–7.4975/bu—+50–+75¢/BuSeptember (U)5.5275
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.7.4975–7.5475/bu—+75–+80¢/BuSeptember (U)5.5775
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.7.7425–7.8925/bu+0.00+85–+100¢/BuDecember (Z)5.9000
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.7.6925–7.8925/bu+0.00+80–+100¢/BuDecember (Z)6.0250
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.7.7425–7.8925/bu+0.00+85–+100¢/BuDecember (Z)6.0750
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.7.7425–7.8925/bu+0.00+85–+100¢/BuDecember (Z)6.0500
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.7.1975/bu+0.10+45¢/BuSeptember (U)5.3775
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.