Dry Bean Congress Taking Place in Cancun, Mexico
The 2020 U.S. Dry Bean and Specialty Grains International Congress runs February 6-8 in Cancun, Mexico. For approximately 20 years, this event has offered trending industry topics, social events and business opportunities to hundreds of U.S. exporters and International importers of pulses and other specialty grains. This event is organized by the U.S. Dry Bean […]
Weekly Dry Bean Market News
Dry bean trading activity is slow to 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 at $32 to $35 per cwt. Black beans remain steady at $25 to $27 per cwt and navy beans are at $28 […]
New USDBC Staff Join Global Programs
On January 1, Alexander Rowlatt and Russell Patten of Grayling took over the role of representing the U.S. Dry Bean Council in Europe, the Middle East and North Africa. Based in Brussels and London with offices throughout Europe and the world, Grayling is a Global Public Affairs firm with a unique depth of knowledge working […]
Get Ready for Kickoff
Score big at your Superbowl party with this delicious bean dip! This rich and extra-spicy buffalo bean dip requires just minutes of hands-on preparation. It’s perfect for your Super Bowl Sunday party.
NDSU Extension Releases Commodity Price Projections
NDSU Extension has released its 2020 short- and long-term agricultural planning price projections for North Dakota. The publication shows 2020 price projections for crops and livestock produced in the state and price estimates for future years. View the dry bean price projections in this document.
Weekly Dry Bean Market News
Dry bean trading activity is slow to 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 at $32 to $35 per cwt. Black beans remain steady at $25 to $27 per cwt and navy beans are at $28 […]
Celebrate World Pulses Day
February 10 is World Pulses Day, which celebrates pulses around the globe. As one of the most sustainable, nutritious and affordable foods worldwide, beans figure prominently in nearly all cultures. The U.S. Dry Bean Council has launched their World Pulses Day activities. Learn more here. Stay connected during the celebration by using #WorldPulsesDay and #LovePulses.
Teaching Children About Beans
Helping children become familiar with beans can improve healthy food habits, according to an article published in the School Nutrition Magazine. Social studies classes offer a fun way to introduce children to the culinary aspects of beans by encouraging them to research traditional global dishes and by having students share their own family traditions using […]
Weekly Dry Bean Market News
Dry bean trading activity is slow to steady with very good demand according to USDA’s Weekly Market News. North Dakota and Minnesota grower prices for pinto beans are at $32 to $35 per cwt. Black beans remain steady at $23 to $26 per cwt and navy beans are at $28 to $30 per cwt. Kidney […]
Beans Support Aerobic Exercise
If your New Year resolution includes a commitment to more aerobic exercise, take a tip from the Tarahumaras, a group indigenous to the Sierra Madre Occidental Mountains of Mexico. Considered among the most skilled long-distance trail runners in the world, they’ve been the subject of books, magazine articles and scientific studies. Remarkably, the diet […]