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Louisiana and Texas Export Bids

Louisiana · Portland · Fri, Aug 21
● 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.13.3950–13.4250/bu+0.03+100–+103¢/BuNovember (X)11.1250
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.13.3950–13.4150/bu+0.03+100–+102¢/BuNovember (X)11.1300
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.13.4450/bu+0.03+105¢/BuNovember (X)11.1500
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.13.5350–13.5450/bu+0.03+114–+115¢/BuNovember (X)11.2350
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.13.5450–13.5650/bu+0.03+115–+117¢/BuNovember (X)11.2650
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.13.5675–13.5875/bu+0.02+103–+105¢/BuJanuary (F)11.4200
Export ElevatorsUS #1C.I.F.13.3450–13.3950/bu+0.03+95–+100¢/BuNovember (X)11.0850

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Gulf Coast Ports - LA
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.7375–5.9375/bu+0.05+90–+110¢/BuSeptember (U)4.7725
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.7375–6.0075/bu+0.05+90–+117¢/BuSeptember (U)4.8175
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.9950–6.0950/bu+0.05+91–+101¢/BuDecember (Z)5.0200
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.6.0150–6.0950/bu+0.05+93–+101¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.9350–6.0350/bu+0.05+85–+95¢/BuDecember (Z)4.9600
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.5.6375–5.8275/bu+0.05+80–+99¢/BuSeptember (U)4.6775

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Gulf Coast Ports - LA
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.7.3150–7.5150/bu+0.01+50–+70¢/BuSeptember (U)5.5475
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.7.5150–7.6150/bu+0.01+70–+80¢/BuSeptember (U)5.5975
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.7.7925–7.8425/bu+0.01+80–+85¢/BuDecember (Z)5.9475
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.7.7925/bu+0.01+80¢/BuDecember (Z)6.0475
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.7.7925–7.8425/bu+0.01+80–+85¢/BuDecember (Z)6.0975
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.7.7925–7.8425/bu+0.01+80–+85¢/BuDecember (Z)6.0725
Export ElevatorsUS #2C.I.F.7.2150–7.2650/bu+0.01+40–+45¢/BuSeptember (U)5.3975
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.