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USDA Reports 1.172 MMT Bean Harvest

WASHINGTON - Jan 12/23 - SNS -- Last year's dry edible bean harvest was pegged at 25.8 million cwt (100 pound units) or 1.172 million metric tons (MT) in those states covered by the USDA, up 14% from the previous year, according to the USDA's final production estimates for 2022.

Including estimates for those states now excluded from the report suggest the harvest is cloer to 1.222 million MT, compared to 1.062 million last year.

Planted area was estimated at 1.25 million acres, down 10% from 2021. Harvested area was estimated at 1.22 million acres, down 8% from the previous year. The average United States yield for dry edible beans for the 2022 season is 2,113 pounds per acre, up 411 pounds from 2021.

In North Dakota, the bean crop was planted late, due to cold, wet weather. For the week ending June 5, only 29% of the crop had been planted, well behind the previous year's 90%. However, the crop experienced optimal weather condition during the season. Harvest was 95% complete for the week ending October 16, compared to 91% for the previous year.

Minnesota also experienced delayed planting due to cold, wet weather. Nonetheless, growing condition was ideal, and harvest was 98% for the week ending October 16, ahead of 96% for the previous year.

For Michigan, the 2022 growing season was very good for the largest classes of dry beans (navy and black), especially considering the dry growing conditions in the "Thumb" region of the State during July and August. Bean quality was excellent, and farmers were generally very pleased with yields, especially considering the dry summer.

 Dry Edible Bean Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, and Production - States and
United States: 2020-2022
[Excludes chickpeas]
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                 :          Area planted          :          Area harvested
      State      :--------------------------------------------------------------------
                 :   2020   :   2021   :   2022   :   2020    :   2021    :   2022
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                 :                            1,000 acres
                 :
California ......:    25.0       16.0       12.0        25.0        14.9        11.9
Colorado ........:    57.0       33.0       35.0        52.0        32.0        33.3
Idaho ...........:    68.0       58.0       45.0        66.0        57.0        44.0
Michigan ........:   255.0      210.0      215.0       253.0       207.0       214.0
Minnesota .......:   275.0      240.0      215.0       263.0       232.0       210.0
Nebraska ........:   165.0      120.0      115.0       159.0       114.0       108.1
North Dakota ....:   815.0      660.0      570.0       785.0       615.0       560.0
Washington ......:    39.0       40.0       27.0        38.0        39.4        26.7
Wyoming .........:    28.0       17.0       16.0        23.5        15.8        15.0
                 :
United States ...: 1,727.0    1,394.0    1,250.0     1,664.5     1,327.1     1,223.0
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                 :       Yield per acre 1/        :           Production 1/
      State      :--------------------------------------------------------------------
                 :   2020   :   2021   :   2022   :   2020    :   2021    :   2022
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                 :   ---------- pounds ---------      ---------- 1,000 cwt ---------
                 :
California ......:   2,390      2,450      2,340         598         365         279
Colorado ........:   2,070      1,880      2,030       1,074         602         676
Idaho ...........:   2,410      2,610      2,400       1,592       1,485       1,056
Michigan ........:   2,340      2,410      2,400       5,914       4,989       5,141
Minnesota .......:   2,100      1,970      2,330       5,523       4,559       4,883
Nebraska ........:   2,260      2,440      2,300       3,597       2,780       2,486
North Dakota ....:   1,630      1,030      1,840      12,794       6,336      10,308
Washington ......:   2,800      2,770      2,620       1,064       1,090         699
Wyoming .........:   2,170      2,410      2,130         509         381         319
                 :
United States ...:   1,962      1,702      2,113      32,665      22,587      25,847
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