Dry Edible Bean Market News for October 2011

Export Containers Tightening

WASHINGTON - Oct 6/11 - SNS -- Exporters in the United States should have few problems meeting container needs during the peak shipping season, but that could become harder once it ends, warns the USDA's April Taylor in the latest Grain Transportation Report. . . . Continue or visitors click here

North American Beans Stay Strong

VANCOUVER - Oct 7/11 - SNS -- Problems with this year's harvest in some key producing regions in North America continue to add strength to that region's arkets. . . . 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. Edible Bean Crop Down 38%

WASHINGTON - Oct 12/11 - SNS -- This year's dry edible bean crop in the United States is forecast at 19.6 million cwt (100 pound units) or 888,744 metric tons (MT) for 2011, down 38% from last year, according to the USDA's latest crop production estimates. . . . Continue or visitors click here

New Crop Bean Availability Improves

VANCOUVER - Oct 14/11 - SNS -- The pace of the 2011 harvest has improved in the United States, following the pattern seen in western Canada. . . . Continue or visitors click here

North American Bean Supplies Down 40%

VANCOUVER - Oct 14/11 - SNS -- Available supplies of dry edible beans are down sharply in North America, with the latest USDA crop production estimates helping add some clarity to the depth of the decline in this year's harvests in Canada and the United States. . . . Continue or visitors click here

USDA Tenders for 1,800 MT Beans

KANSAS CITY - Oct 17/11 - SNS -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation office here is seeking offers of 1,800 metric tons (MT) of dry edible beans for shipment as food aid. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Bean Genetic Markets "Open Sourced"

TEXCOCO - Oct 18/11 - SNS -- Plant breeders in developing nations have gained access to important genetic markets for dry edible beans with the public release of information on more than 1,575 SNPs or genetic, molecular markers. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Beans Maintain Firm Tone

VANCOUVER - Oct 22/11 - SNS -- International dry edible bean markets maintained their firm tone through the past week against limited availability of product from North and South American suppliers. . . . Continue or visitors click here

South Africa Cuts Intended Bean Area

VANCOUVER - Oct 25/11 - SNS -- Interest in growing dry edible beans in South Africa is continuing the deteriorate, with farmers intended to further reduce land in the crop in favor of corn, judging from the latest crop report from the South Africa Grain Information Service (SAGIS). . . . Continue or visitors click here

USDA Buys 560 MT Beans

KANSAS CITY - Oct 27/11 - SNS -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation office here confirmed the purchase of 560 metric tons (MT) of dark red kidney beans for shipment as food aid. . . . Continue or visitors click here

U.S. Bean Area Should Rise in 2012

WASHINGTON - Oct 28/11 - SNS -- Dry edible bean acreage is at its lowest level since 1921, contributing to higher average grower bids and asking prices for most classes, notes Gary Lucier of the USDA's Economic Research Service in the latest Vegetables and Melons Outlook report. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Edible Bean Market Tension

VANCOUVER - Oct 29/11 - SNS -- Dry edible bean markets finished the week with tensions building in markets over the question of whether North American prices are overdone on the upside. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Mexican Bean Crop Forecast Cut

WASHINGTON - Oct 31/11 - SNS -- Dry edible bean production will be down in Mexico again this year, believes the U.S. agricultural attache for the country. . . . Continue or visitors click here