Dry Edible Bean Market News for December 2011

Myanmar Pulse Exports Drop in October

WASHINGTON - Dec 1/11 - SNS -- Pulse exports from Myanmar faltered in October, though remaining above year earlier shipment volumes. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Edible Beans Unchanged to Firmer

VANCOUVER - Dec 3/11 - SNS -- Dry edible bean markets were unchanged to firmer on the week in the face of relatively quiet trading conditions. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Canada - Edible Bean Summary by Class - Dec 2011

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USDA Tenders for 60 MT Beans

KANSAS CITY - Dec 8/11 - SNS -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation office here is seeking offers of 60 metric tons (MT) of black beans for shipment as food aid. . . . Continue or visitors click here

United States - Pink Bean Production Summary - Dec 2011

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United States - Great Northern Bean Production Summary - Dec 2011

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United States - Other Bean Production Summary - Dec 2011

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United States - Black Bean Production Summary - Dec 2011

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United States - Cranberry Bean Production Summary - Dec 2011

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United States - Pinto Bean Production Summary - Dec 2011

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United States - Navy Bean Production Summary - Dec 2011

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United States - Small Red Bean Production Summary - Dec 2011

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United States - Light Red Kidney Bean Production Summary - Dec 2011

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United States - Lima Bean Production Summary - Dec 2011

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United States - Blackeye Bean Production Summary - Dec 2011

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United States - Small White Bean Production Summary - Dec 2011

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United States - Dark Red Kidney Bean Production Summary - Dec 2011

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Modest Improvement in U.S. Bean Harvest

WASHINGTON - Dec 9/11 - SNS -- The dry edible bean harvest in the United States ended up at 19.7 million cwt (100 pound bags equivalent) or 895,024 metric tons (MT) for 2011, down 38% from 2010, according to the USDA's latest crop report. . . . Continue or visitors click here

USDA NASS Bean Production Estimates By State - Dec 2011

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USDA NASS Dry Edible Bean Estimates by Variety - Dec 2011

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Firm Finish for World Beans

VANCOUVER - Dec 9/11 - SNS -- North American dry edible bean markets finished the week on a firm note against rising demand from Mexico and confirmation of the reduced U.S. crop in the USDA's final crop report of the calendar year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Mexico Sets Bean Import Quota

MEXICO CITY - Dec 15/11 - SNS -- The Mexican government will allow 100,000 metric tons (MT) of dry edible beans to be imported from outside the North American Free Trade (NAFTA) zone under special import quota, extended until 2012. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Firm Finish For World Beans

VANCOUVER - Dec 17/11 - SNS -- Dry edible bean markets finished the week on a relatively firm note, with colored beans supported by news Mexico will open import quotas for product from countries other than Canada and the United States. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Chinese Pulse Output Rises

WASHINGTON - Dec 21/11 - SNS -- Pulse production levels in China 2011-12 are up over last year, as increases in broadbean, mung and Adzuki bean output offset declines in kidney beans and field peas, according to a recent update by the U.S. agricultural attache for the country. . . . Continue or visitors click here

USDA Buys 60 MT Beans

KANSAS CITY - Dec 21/11 - SNS -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation office confirmed the purchase of 60 metric tons (MT) of black beans for shipment as food aid. . . . 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

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