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More Buying Interest in Beans

VANCOUVER - Dec 6/08 - SNS -- North American dry edible bean exporters report a modest improvement in buying interest from end users.

The U.S. grower index finished the week down 19 points at 1044, versus 989 at this time last year. The grower share of the weighted average dealer price for beans now stands at 81.7%, down 1.4 points from last week and compared to 79.3% at this time last year.

The U.S. spot market index for dry edible bean finished the week at 1144, unchanged from the previous week and compared to 1065 at this time last year.

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