Dry Edible Bean Market News

Less Protein in Canada's Food-Type Soy Harvest

WINNIPEG - Feb 1/12 - SNS -- The average protein and oil content of Canada's 2011 soybean harvest was down slightly from the previous year, according to the harvest quality summary published by the Canadian Grain Commission (CGC). . . . Continue or visitors click here

Beans Stay Firm in Quiet Demand

VANCOUVER - Jan 28/12 - SNS -- Dry edible bean markets maintained their firm tone through the past week, despite a significant decrease in end-used buying activity. . . . Continue or visitors click here

South Africa Bean Area Drops

VANCOUVER - Jan 24/12 - SNS -- Dry edible bean production faces a slight risk of declining for the fourth year in a row because of a significant drop in seeded area, judging from the preliminary seeded area estimates from the South Africa Grain Information Service (SAGIS). . . . Continue or visitors click here

Colored Bean Tone Firms

VANCOUVER - Jan 20/12 - SNS -- International dry edible bean markets maintained their firm tone in relatively active trading for colored beans during the past week. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Smallest NA Bean Crop in Decades

VANCOUVER - Jan 13/12 - SNS -- Dry edible bean production across North America has been devastated by poor weather in Canada, the United States and Mexico. While Mexico has struggled with drought, its northern neighbors were unable to finish seeding last year's crops because of an unusually wet spring. . . . Continue or visitors click here

USDA NASS Dry Edible Bean Estimates by Variety

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USDA NASS Bean Production Estimates By State

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U.S. Small Red Bean 2011 Crop Summary - Jan 2012

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U.S. Other Bean 2011 Crop Summary - Jan 2012

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U.S. Black Bean 2011 Crop Summary - Jan 2012

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U.S. Blackeye Bean 2011 Crop Summary - Jan 2012

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U.S. Pink Bean 2011 Crop Summary - Jan 2012

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U.S. Pinto Bean 2011 Crop Summary - Jan 2012

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U.S. Great Northern Bean 2011 Crop Summary - Jan 2012

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U.S. Dark Red Kidney Bean 2011 Crop Summary - Jan 2012

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U.S. Navy Bean 2011 Crop Summary - Jan 2012

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U.S. Small White Bean 2011 Crop Summary - Jan 2012

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U.S. Light Red Kidney Bean 2011 Crop Summary - Jan 2012

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U.S. Lima Bean 2011 Crop Summary - Jan 2012

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Edible Bean Harvest Down 38%

WASHINGTON - Jan 12/12 - SNS -- Dry edible bean production in the United States ended up at 19.8 million cwt or 899,616 metric tons (MT), down 38% from 2010, according to the USDA's final production estimate for 2011 crops. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Edible Beans Remain Firm

VANCOUVER - Jan 6/12 - SNS -- International dry edible bean markets maintained their firm tone through the Christmas and New Year's holiday period, helped by problems with crops in Mexico, Brazil and other Latin American countries. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Myanmar's Pulse Exports Slow in November

WASHINGTON - Jan 3/12 - SNS -- Pulse exports from Myanmar continued to ease in November, though remaining above year earlier shipment volumes. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Mexican Bean Estimate Plunges

VANCOUVER - Dec 30/11 - SNS -- Dry edible bean production in Mexico will drop to its lowest level since 1989 as a result of drought conditions which led to a reduction in seeded area and slashed forecast yields for those beans that were planted. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Cowpea Improving Rural Nigeria

IBADAN - Dec 26/11 - ITTA -- Cowpea production and processing is propelling a silent revolution in Nigeria, as incomes from the crop are improving rural livelihoods in the country. . . . Continue or visitors click here