Dry Edible Bean Market News for August 2012

Europe's Holiday Mood Quiets Beans

VANCOUVER - Aug 4/12 - SNS -- International dry edible bean markets maintained their quiet tone, influenced by the fact Europe remains in summer holiday mode. . . . Continue or visitors click here

U.S. Bean Area by Commercial Class - Aug 2012

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USDA NASS Bean Production Estimates By State

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U.S. Plants 5% More Beans Than Thought

WASHINGTON - Aug 10/12 - SNS -- This year's dry edible bean crop in the United States could reach 27.0 million cwt (100 pound units) or 1.225 million metric tons (MT), up 36% from last year, according to the USDA's first objective yield estimate for the crop. . . . Continue or visitors click here

USDA NASS Dry Edible Bean Estimates by Variety

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Area Up, But Average Yields Down

VANCOUVER - Aug 11/12 - SNS -- This year's dry edible bean crop in the United States could reach 27.0 million cwt (100 pound units) or 1.225 million metric tons (MT), up 36% from last year, according to the USDA's first objective yield estimate for the crop. . . . Continue or visitors click here

NA Beans Start New Crop Transition

VANCOUVER - Aug 11/12 - SNS -- Dry edible bean markets managed a mixed finish, with North America making the transition into a new crop pricing basis and demand emerging for ready product from South America. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Myanmar's Pulse Exports Ease in June

WASHINGTON - Aug 14/12 - SNS -- Dry edible bean and other pulse exports from Myanmar eased in June, falling from the previous month and rising just 2% over last year to 155,490 metric tons (MT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

Few Changes in Beans

VANCOUVER - Aug 18/12 - SNS -- International dry edible bean markets were little changed in relatively light trading conditions during the past week. . . . Continue or visitors click here

$800,000 Grant For Food Soybean Testing

OTTAWA - Aug 22/12 - SNS -- The Eastern Canada Oilseeds Development Alliance (ECODA) has received an $800,000 grant from the Canadian government to test soybean varieties and related soy products for their individual taste, texture, odour and appearance. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Beans Slowly Waking Up

VANCOUVER - Aug 24/12 - SNS -- International dry edible bean markets continued to show more signs of life during the past week, with a modest improvement in trading interest. . . . Continue or visitors click here

China's Beans Troubled

TIANJIN - Aug 29/12 - SNS -- The coming marketing year could be a troubled one for China's dry edible bean industry, with many regions reporting a ongoing deterioration in the quality of the crops and their susceptibility to plant diseases. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Bean Trading Interest Picks Up

VANCOUVER - Aug 31/12 - SNS -- Trading interest in dry edible beans continued to improve the past week, with buyers in Europe and the Indian subcontinent becoming more active. . . . Continue or visitors click here