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Frost Slashed U.S. Bean Harvest
WASHINGTON - Oct 12/04 - SNS -- This year's frosts in August and September in North Dakota and Minnesota caused irreversible damage to this year's dry edible bean crops, according to the USDA's latest crop production estimates.
As a result, this year's harvest is forecast at 18.7 million cwt (100 pound units) or 847,886 metric tons (MT) for 2004, down 12% from the August forecast and 17% below last year. This is the smallest harvest in over 16 years, falling below the 873,261 MT harvest in 1988 and the meager 889,374 MT harvest of 2001.
Harvested acreage is forecast at 1.25 million acres, 4% below the August forecast and down 7% from last year. The average U.S. yield is forecast at 1,495 pounds per acre, a decrease of 144 pounds from the August forecast and 177 pounds below last year.
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