Bean Harvest Virtually Complete

WASHINGTON - Oct 26/20 - SNS -- This year's dry edible bean and chickpea harvests in the United States are virtually complete, judging from the latest state level reports.

Growers in Colorado and Michigan will soon wrap up the harvest. Weather conditions throughout the harvest were excellent in most growing areas, suggesting this year's grades in the United States will be at the upper end of their historic range.

The overall pace was ahead of both last year and the recent average. By this time last year, the harvest was only 78% complete, while on average another 6% of the crop was left in fields.

All field peas and lentils are now in the bin, along with most of the millet crop and a significant proportion of the U.S. sunflower crop.

               USA - Dry Edible Bean Harvested Area
                               (per cent)
Harvested Area    This Week  Last Week  Last Year    Average
Colorado                 92         78         85        100
Idaho                   100        100         95        100
Michigan                 93         91         79         87
Minnesota               100        100         75        100
Montana                 100        100        100        100
Nebraska                100         96         94        100
North Dakota            100        100         70         90
Oregon                  100        100        100        100
Washington              100        100        100        100
Wyoming                 100         95         90         98
United States            99         97         78         94
SOURCE: State crop reports. This includes chickpeas