USDA Crop Progress – June 17
Dry bean planting in North Dakota is at 96 percent, compared to 89 percent last week. Emergence is at 80 percent, behind 88 percent last year and near 82 percent average. In Minnesota, dry bean planting is at 96 percent, compared to 87 percent last week. Emergence is at 76 percent, behind 90 percent last […]
Add Beans to Your Summer Menu
Hot summer days call for simple suppers with refreshing flavors like lemon and mint. Keep a jar of homemade mint vinaigrette dressing in your refrigerator and plenty of canned beans on hand. That way you’ll always be able to create a fast summer meal in minutes. Combine a can of rinsed beans with chopped scallions, […]
USDA Crop Progress – June 10
Dry bean planting in North Dakota is at 89 percent, compared to 72 percent last week. That is near 94 percent last year and 90 percent average. Emergence is at 38 percent, well behind 61 percent last year and 58 percent average. In Minnesota, dry bean planting is at 87 percent, compared to 64 […]
MFP Details Coming Soon
The details of the new Market Facilitation Program will be released within a matter of days. “I believe people deserve an answer sooner rather than later,” said Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue. Perdue emphasized the goals of the MFP payments differ from prevented plant coverage. “The Market Facilitation Program is designed for tariff disruptions and we […]
Dry Bean Scene
[audio mp3="https://northarvestbean.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/060519-Dry-Bean-Scene-23-EDITED.mp3"][/audio]Weekly Dry Bean Market News
According to USDA’s Weekly Market News, trading activity remains slow for dry edible beans with very light demand. Contract product is moving steady. Grower prices for pintos, blacks and navies are unchanged from one week ago. View the report here.
Social Media Campaign Promotes Dry Beans in Turkey
With support from the USDA Foreign Agriculture Service’s Agricultural Trade Promotion program, the U.S. Dry Bean Council kicked off a social media campaign in Turkey. The goal is to educate Turkish consumers about all dry bean classes grown in the United States and increase U.S. exports to Turkey. Although they consume dry beans virtually […]
USDA Crop Progress – June 3
Dry bean planting in North Dakota is at 72 percent, compared to 49 percent last week. That is behind 80 percent last year and near 76 percent average. Emergence is at nine percent, behind 23 percent last year and 27 percent average. In Minnesota, dry bean planting is at 64 percent, compared to 38 […]
Trade Assistance Package Provides Support for Dry Bean Industry
U.S. dry bean growers and producers feeling the impact of ongoing global trade disruptions will soon feel relief with USDA’s announcement of a new assistance package. Dry beans are included in a list of over 20 crops that will receive a payment through USDA’s Market Facilitation Program for 2019. “While we remain hopeful that we […]
Weekly Dry Bean Market News
Compared to a week ago, trading activity was slow with very light demand. Contract product is moving steady. View the report here.