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Louisiana and Texas Export Bids

Louisiana · Portland · Wed, Aug 19
● 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.13.3725/bu+0.21+100¢/BuNovember (X)10.9000
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.13.3725–13.3925/bu+0.21+100–+102¢/BuNovember (X)10.9050
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.13.4225/bu+0.21+105¢/BuNovember (X)10.9250
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.13.5125–13.5225/bu+0.21+114–+115¢/BuNovember (X)11.0100
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.13.5225–13.5425/bu+0.21+115–+117¢/BuNovember (X)11.0400
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.13.5225–13.5625/bu+0.20+101–+105¢/BuJanuary (F)11.2025
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.13.1725–13.3725/bu+0.22+95–+100¢/BuSeptember (U)10.8600

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Gulf Coast Ports - LA
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.8300–5.8700/bu+0.10+110–+114¢/BuSeptember (U)4.6900
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.8700–5.9000/bu+0.10+114–+117¢/BuSeptember (U)4.7350
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.9900–6.0100/bu+0.10+101–+103¢/BuDecember (Z)4.9450
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.9800–5.9900/bu+0.10+100–+101¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.8300–5.9500/bu+0.10+85–+97¢/BuDecember (Z)4.8850
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.7200/bu+0.10+99¢/BuSeptember (U)4.5950

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Gulf Coast Ports - LA
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.7.3025–7.5525/bu+0.16+50–+75¢/BuSeptember (U)5.5550
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.7.5525–7.6025/bu+0.16+75–+80¢/BuSeptember (U)5.6050
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.7.8250–7.9750/bu+0.16+85–+100¢/BuDecember (Z)5.9575
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.7.7750–7.9750/bu+0.16+80–+100¢/BuDecember (Z)6.0575
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.7.8250–7.9750/bu+0.16+85–+100¢/BuDecember (Z)6.1075
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.7.8250–7.9750/bu+0.16+85–+100¢/BuDecember (Z)6.0825
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.7.2525/bu+0.16+45¢/BuSeptember (U)5.4050
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.