Major Increase in Edible Bean Area Planned
WASHINGTON - Mar 31/10 - SNS -- Dry edible bean growers in the United States intend to plant 1.77 million acres in 2010, up 15% from last year, according to the USDA's March seeding intentions report.
If farmers stick with the seeding intentions, this would be the largest bean area since 2002, when area reached a recent high of 1.94 million acres. The all time record was 2.166 million acres, set in 1990
Acreage increases are expected in 11 of the 18 dry bean estimating States. In North Dakota, the largest producing State, growers intend to plant 680,000 acres, up 11% from last season. The top five States all show anticipated acreage increases between 11 and 33%.
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