USDA Crop Progress- May 27
North Dakota farmers made planting progress over the last week, with 3.5 days fit for fieldwork. Dry bean plantings are reported at 49 percent, compared to 23 percent last week. That is behind 56 percent last year and 50 percent average. Emergence is at one percent, near four percent last year. Minnesota farmers had […]
Proposals Being Accepted for the Pulse Crop Health Initiative
The Pulse Crop Health Initiative is seeking submissions for research proposals for fiscal year 2019 funding. The goal of the Initiative is to use cooperative research on pulse crops, including dry beans, to provide solutions to the critical health and sustainability challenges facing the United States and the global community. The Initiative is guided by […]
Dry Bean Council Meets with Cuban Officials
The U.S. Dry Bean Council, along with representatives from other agricultural trade groups, met with Ambassador Carlos Fernandez de Cossio, General Director for U.S. Affairs for Cuba’s Foreign Ministry, in Washington DC earlier this month. Despite the renewal of several regulations limiting trade with Cuba, Cuba remains interested in engaging with U.S. entities whose […]
Brighten Your Day with Beans
Although depression and other mood disorders are complex conditions that often require comprehensive treatment, evidence suggests that food choices can help with symptoms. In the latest study on this topic, researchers from Spain looked at eating habits of people with and without symptoms of depression. The subjects who didn’t have depression were more likely […]
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.
USDA Crop Progress – May 20
North Dakota farmers made planting progress over the last week, with over five days fit for fieldwork. Dry bean plantings are reported at 23 percent, compared to two percent last week. That is near 25 percent last year and 24 percent average. Minnesota farmers took advantage of four and one-half days of suitable fieldwork […]
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.
USDA Crop Progress – May 13
North Dakota farmers made planting progress over the last week, with over five days fit for fieldwork. Dry bean plantings are reported at two percent, which is near four percent last year and behind seven percent average. Minnesota farmers took advantage of just over three days of suitable fieldwork the past week. Dry bean […]
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.
Crop Progress – May 6
North Dakota farmers made planting progress over the last week, with reports of wheat, corn, canola and other crops being planted. Dry bean plantings are reported at one percent, unchanged from the previous week and near two percent average. Just two days were suitable for fieldwork in Minnesota, but farmers across the state made […]