Dry beans under contract are moving at a steady pace with current crop prices steady with moderate demand. According to report contacts, moisture is much needed in North Dakota. USDA Market News puts the grower price for black beans in North Dakota and Minnesota at $40 per hundredweight (cwt), up $4-to-$5 from the previous week. Pinto bean prices are up $3-to-$5 ranging $38-to-$40 per cwt. Navy beans are unchanged-to-up $1 at $33 per cwt. Kidney bean prices remain at $41-to-$46 per cwt for lights and darks.
