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Louisiana and Texas Export Bids

Louisiana · Portland · Thu, Aug 20
● 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.13.3650–13.3950/bu+0.01+100–+103¢/BuNovember (X)11.1000
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.13.3650–13.3850/bu+0.01+100–+102¢/BuNovember (X)11.1050
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.13.4150/bu+0.01+105¢/BuNovember (X)11.1250
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.13.5050–13.5150/bu+0.01+114–+115¢/BuNovember (X)11.2100
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.13.5150–13.5350/bu+0.01+115–+117¢/BuNovember (X)11.2400
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.13.5450–13.5650/bu+0.02+103–+105¢/BuJanuary (F)11.3875
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.13.3150–13.3650/bu+0.14+95–+100¢/BuNovember (X)11.0600

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Gulf Coast Ports - LA
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.6875–5.8875/bu+0.14+90–+110¢/BuSeptember (U)4.7625
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.6875–5.9575/bu+0.18+90–+117¢/BuSeptember (U)4.8075
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.9450–6.0450/bu+0.05+91–+101¢/BuDecember (Z)5.0225
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.9650–6.0450/bu+0.02+93–+101¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.8850–5.9850/bu+0.06+85–+95¢/BuDecember (Z)4.9625
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.5875–5.7775/bu+0.13+80–+99¢/BuSeptember (U)4.6675

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Gulf Coast Ports - LA
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.7.3275–7.5275/bu+0.03+50–+70¢/BuSeptember (U)5.5700
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.7.5275–7.6275/bu+0.03+70–+80¢/BuSeptember (U)5.6200
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.7.8000–7.8500/bu+0.03+80–+85¢/BuDecember (Z)5.9725
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.7.8000/bu+0.03+80¢/BuDecember (Z)6.0725
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.7.8000–7.8500/bu+0.03+80–+85¢/BuDecember (Z)6.1225
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.7.8000–7.8500/bu+0.03+80–+85¢/BuDecember (Z)6.0975
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.7.2275–7.2775/bu+0.03+40–+45¢/BuSeptember (U)5.4200
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.