BeanCon21 Website is Live
BeanCon21 is set for March 2-4, 2021 in Las Vegas. This is a first of its kind global conference on everything beans, focusing strongly on innovation. Also, it will be a one stop shop for buyers and sellers. Additional information is available at beancon21.com.
The Perfect Picnic Side
As the temperatures rise, fuss-free dishes like this pasta and bean salad are just right for supper on the deck or patio. Make it in the morning to allow the flavors to develop – and so that you don’t need to think about supper until it’s time to eat. Ingredients: 8 ounces rotini pasta, […]
USDBC Completes COVID-19 Global Consumer Survey
The U.S. Dry Bean Council commissioned a study from Rose Research to better understand the effect the COVID-19 pandemic is having on consumer attitudes, perceptions and behavioral practices towards dry beans in some of our export markets. Specifically, the following areas of investigation were measured and included behavioral patterns from six months ago, currently and […]
CFAP Signup Set to Begin May 26, Program Details Released
Signup for the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program will begin after Memorial Day on Tuesday, May 26. That is according to Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue, who says $16 billion in direct payments will be sent to farmers as soon as one week after USDA launches the portal. The signup window will then remain open through August. […]
Weekly Dry Bean Market News
Dry bean trading activity is steady with very good demand, according to USDA’s Weekly Market News. Contract product is moving steady. North Dakota and Minnesota grower prices for pinto beans are $38 to $40 per cwt. Black beans remain steady at $25 to $28 per cwt and navy beans are at $30 to $35 per […]
Dry Bean Planting Progress
The weekly Crop Progress Report from USDA puts dry bean planting in Minnesota is at 27 percent complete. Last week planting was at 15 percent and the five-year average is 30 percent. Dry bean planting in North Dakota has just started at 3 percent complete, compared to 1 percent last week and 21 percent average. […]
Dry Beans Bought
USDA has purchased more than $262,000 in dry beans for use in the Federal Food and Nutrition Assistance Programs and other related domestic food assistance programs for Fiscal Year 2020. Included in the purchase were 6,720 CS of pinto beans and 6,720 CS of Great Northern beans. View the purchase here.
Weekly Dry Bean Market News
Dry bean trading activity is steady with very good demand, according to USDA’s Weekly Market News. Contract product is moving steady. North Dakota and Minnesota grower prices for pinto beans are $38 to $40 per cwt. Black beans remain steady at $25 to $28 per cwt and navy beans are at $30 to $35 per […]
Dry Bean Planting Progress
The weekly Crop Progress Report from USDA puts dry bean planting (including chickpeas) in Montana at 35 percent complete. That compares to 10 percent last week and 42 percent average. Dry Bean planting in Minnesota is at 15 percent complete. Last week planting was at 6 percent and the five-year average is 16 percent. Dry […]
Beans Available for Bids in the Grand Forks Area
North Dakota Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring has been appointed trustee in the C&F Foods Inc. d/b/a Turtle River Bean Company of Manvel, ND grain insolvency proceedings. The Commissioner is offering for sale: red kidney beans, small red beans, small red splits, small red re-mill beans, black beans, organic black beans, organic black bean splits, […]