Dry Edible Bean Market News for March 2013

Firm Undertone in Dry Beans

VANCOUVER - Mar 1/13 - SNS -- International dry edible bean markets finished the week with a firmer undertone against concern about seeding progress in Argentina and improving demand. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Modest Improvement in China's Pulse Crops

WASHINGTON - Mar 9/13 - SNS -- Pulse production in China increased for the 2012-13 marketing year despite growing interest in planting corn and other grains, believes the U.S. agricultural attache for the country. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Few Changes in Beans

VANCOUVER - Mar 9/13 - SNS -- Dry edible bean markets finished the week's trading little changed against relatively light trading interest. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Edible Beans Mainly Unchanged

VANCOUVER - Mar 15/13 - SNS -- International dry edible bean markets were mostly unchanged with neither buyers nor sellers pressing hard for business. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Mexican Bean Crop Remains Up, Imports Falling

WASHINGTON - Mar 21/13 - SNS -- Mexican bean production is not expected to change much this year as government efforts to improve food self-sufficiency include support for dry edible bean producers, believe the U.S. agricultural attache for the country, which should result in reduced imports. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Myanmar Pulse Exports Falter

WASHINGTON - Mar 22/13 - SNS -- Dry edible bean exports from Myanmar faltered in January, dropping below month earlier levels, though remaining above the quantity exported during the same month last year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

World Bean Markets Firm

VANCOUVER - Mar 23/13 - SNS -- International dry edible bean markets finished the week's trading on a firmer note against tightening supplies from major exporters such as China. . . . Continue or visitors click here

South Africa Slashes Yield Forecasts

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U.S. Edible Bean Area Off 15%

WASHINGTON - Mar 28/13 - SNS --Dry edible bean plantings in the United States is expected to drop 14% this year to 1.5 million acres, according to the USDA's seeding intentions estimates for 2013. . . . Continue or visitors click here

USDA NASS Bean Production Estimates By State - Mar 2013

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USDA NASS Dry Edible Bean Estimates by Variety - Mar 2013

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North American Edible Bean Situation - Mar 2013

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Larger N.A. Dry Bean Supply

VANCOUVER - Mar 29/13 - SNS -- The North American dry edible bean supply outlook for the balance of the 2013 and the first half of 2014 became much clearer with the release on the USDA's seeding intentions report. . . . Continue or visitors click here

World Bean Market Steady, Quiet

VANCOUVER - Mar 30/13 - SNS -- International dry edible bean markets finished the week's trading on a relatively quit note because of the Eastern weekend observances in several key countries. . . . Continue or visitors click here