WASHINGTON - Aug 1/05 - SNS -- Dry edible bean crops remain in mostly good condition in the main producing areas, but the state of the crop continues to decline, judging from the latest state level crop progress reports. . . . Continue or visitors click here

KANSAS CITY - Aug 2/05 - SNS -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation office here is seeking offers of 1,600 metric tons (MT) of light red kidney beans for shipment to Jamaica and Nicaragua. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Aug 5/05 - SNS -- World dry edible bean markets maintained a mixed tone during the past week, with white beans showing more firmness than colored beans. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Aug 8/05 - SNS -- Dry edible bean crops remain in generally good condition in the main producing areas, but the state of the crop continues to decline, judging from the latest state level crop progress reports. . . . Continue or visitors click here

KANSAS CITY - Aug 9/05 - SNS -- Changes in program requirements have forced the USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation office here to reduce the quantity of light red kidney beans sought under PL-480 food aid tender invitation 085B from 1,600 to 600 metric tons (MT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Aug 12/05 - SNS -- U.S. dry edible bean production is forecast at 25.8 million cwt (100 pound units) in 2005, up 45% from last year and 15% above 2 years ago, according to the latest USDA crop estimates. . . . Continue or visitors click here

A table about USDA Bean Seeding by Class 2005 . . . Subscribers Only

A table about U.S. Dry Edible Bean Estimates by Variety . . . Subscribers Only

A table about U.S. Bean Production Estimates By State . . . Subscribers Only

VANCOUVER - Aug 12/05 - SNS -- Dry edible bean markets ended another week , registering a mixed performance. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Aug 15/05 - SNS -- Dry edible bean crops remain in generally good condition in the main producing areas, with three states reporting initial harvest activity, judging from the latest state level crop progress reports. . . . Continue or visitors click here

KANSAS CITY - Aug 17/05 - SNS -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation office here confirmed the purchase of 600 metric tons (MT) of light red kidney for shipment to Nicaragua. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Aug 18/05 - SNS -- The first forecast for the 2005 dry edible bean crop indicates a 45% increase from the small crop of a year ago as growers in the United States responded to depleted stocks and stronger dry bean prices in 2004-05 by increasing planted area. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Aug 18/05 - SNS -- The growth in black bean usage is slowing, making it more difficult for acreage to be expanded in the United States without hurting prices, suggests Gary Lucier in the USDA's Economic Research Service August, 2005 Vegetables and Melons Outlook report. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Aug 19/05 - SNS -- International dry edible bean markets finished the week's trading on a slightly easier note, with consumer buyers unwilling to pursue product from any origin. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Aug 22/05 - SNS -- Dry edible bean crops remain in generally good condition in the main producing areas, though showing signs of deterioration, judging from the latest state level crop progress reports. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Aug 23/05 - SNS -- South Africa's Grain Information Service (SAGIS) painted a more optimistic picture about winter pulse crop prospects for the 2005-06 season, predicting lupin yields will be above their recent average. . . . Continue or visitors click here

KANSAS CITY - Aug 24/05 - STAT -- The total quantity of dry edible beans covered by USDA PL-480 food aid tenders this season now totals 9,330 MT, compared to 17,330 MT last year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Aug 26/05 - SNS -- Dry edible bean markets in North America are making the transition into new crop pricing as harvest slowly advances across the growing area. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Aug 29/05 - SNS -- Dry edible bean crops remain in generally good condition in the main producing areas, judging from the latest state level crop progress reports. . . . Continue or visitors click here

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