Chinese Pulse Output Rises
WASHINGTON - Dec 21/11 - SNS -- Pulse production levels in China 2011-12 are up over last year, as increases in broadbean, mung and Adzuki bean output offset declines in kidney beans and field peas, according to a recent update by the U.S. agricultural attache for the country.
Production of all pulses, including broad beans, is thought to have reached 4.2 million metric tons (MT) this year, up 7%. Kidney bean production is forecast to drop 20%, as more farmers have switched to corn because of rising labor costs and high corn prices, which provide relatively larger potential profit margins, the U.S. agricultural attache notes.
Pulse production accounts for less than 1% of China's annual grain and feed output, and receives no production support from the central government.
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