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Louisiana and Texas Export Bids

Louisiana · Portland · Tue, Aug 18
● 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.13.1675/bu+0.01+100¢/BuNovember (X)10.9375
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.13.1675–13.1875/bu+0.01+100–+102¢/BuNovember (X)10.9425
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.13.2175/bu+0.01+105¢/BuNovember (X)10.9425
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.13.3075–13.3175/bu+0.01+114–+115¢/BuNovember (X)10.9925
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.13.3175–13.3375/bu+0.01+115–+117¢/BuNovember (X)11.0225
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.13.3250–13.3650/bu+0.01+101–+105¢/BuJanuary (F)11.2175
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.12.9575–13.1675/bu+0.00+95–+100¢/BuSeptember (U)10.9375

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Gulf Coast Ports - LA
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.7325–5.7725/bu+0.02+110–+114¢/BuSeptember (U)4.6750
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.7725–5.8025/bu+0.02+114–+117¢/BuSeptember (U)4.7200
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.8900–5.9100/bu+0.02+101–+103¢/BuDecember (Z)4.9025
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.8800–5.8900/bu+0.02+100–+101¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.7300–5.8500/bu+0.02+85–+97¢/BuDecember (Z)4.8525
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.6225/bu+0.02+99¢/BuSeptember (U)4.6000

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Gulf Coast Ports - LA
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.7.1450–7.3950/bu+0.10+50–+75¢/BuSeptember (U)5.4850
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.7.3950–7.4450/bu+0.10+75–+80¢/BuSeptember (U)5.5350
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.7.6625–7.8125/bu+0.08+85–+100¢/BuDecember (Z)5.8625
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.7.6125–7.8125/bu+0.08+80–+100¢/BuDecember (Z)5.9875
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.7.6625–7.8125/bu+0.08+85–+100¢/BuDecember (Z)6.0375
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.7.6625–7.8125/bu+0.08+85–+100¢/BuDecember (Z)6.0125
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.7.0950/bu+0.10+45¢/BuSeptember (U)5.3350
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.