Weekly Dry Bean Market Review

USDA Market News reports trading of dry beans remains mostly light, though higher than recent reports, with good demand compared to last week.   For pintos, the grower price in Minnesota and North Dakota is $48-to-$50 per hundredweight. That’s steady to $2 higher. Black beans are steady to $1 higher at $48-to-$49. Navies are unchanged […]

Weekly Dry Bean Market Review

USDA Market News reports trading of dry beans remains mostly light, though higher than recent reports, with good demand compared to last week. Grower prices for black beans in North Dakota and Minnesota remain at $48 per hundredweight. Pinto bean prices are up $3 this week to $48 per cwt. Navy beans are unchanged at […]

Weekly Dry Bean Market Review

USDA Market News reports that trade remains mostly light, though higher than recent reports, with good demand compared to last week. New crop prices for all pulses remain steady to firm. Grower prices for black beans in North Dakota and Minnesota are at $45-to-$47 per hundredweight (cwt). Pinto bean prices are at $45 per cwt. […]

Weekly Dry Bean Market Review

USDA Market News reports that grower prices remains mostly light, though higher than recent reports, with mixed demand. New crop prices for all pulses remain steady to firm.   Grower prices for black beans in North Dakota and Minnesota are at $42-to-$47 per hundredweight (cwt). Pinto bean prices are at $42-to-$45 per cwt. Navy beans […]

Canadian Dry Beans in Good Position

Alvin Klassen, president of Dry Bean World, which provides information on dry bean production in Canada and the northern United States, said this year’s drought has cut yields, and already prices are climbing as analysts predict much lower production and supply shortages.   “It is already affecting markets significantly,” Klassen said. “We’re seeing record dry […]

Weekly Dry Bean Market Review

USDA Market News reports most dry bean prices the Min-Dak region unchanged from the previous week. Grower prices for black beans in North Dakota and Minnesota at $36-to-$40 per hundredweight (cwt). Pinto bean prices are at $36-to-$38 per cwt. Navy beans are at $33 per cwt. Dark red and light red kidney bean prices are […]

USDA to Purchase Nearly $160 Million in Dry Beans

USDA will purchase $159.4 million in domestically produced dry beans, lentils and other products under Section 32 of the Agricultural Adjustment Act. This is one action the agency is taking to address food supply chain disruptions because of the coronavirus pandemic. Specifically, the purchase includes $4 million in navy beans. Deliveries of the products are […]

Weekly Dry Bean Market Review

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 the state of North Dakota. USDA Market News puts the grower price for black beans in North Dakota and Minnesota at $35-to-$36 per hundredweight. Pinto bean prices are […]

Northarvest Requests Fair Market Access for U.S. Dry Beans

FARGO, N.D. – In March, the U.S. Dry Bean Council (USDBC) sent letters to the honorable U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai and U.S. Department of Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo to encourage fair market access of U.S. Dry Beans to Europe and the United Kingdom.   The dry bean industry is asking for relief around the […]

Weekly Dry Bean Market Review

USDA Market News puts the grower price for black beans this past week was $27 to $32 per hundredweight (cwt). Pinto bean prices are holding steady at $30 per cwt. Navies are at $32 per cwt. Kidney bean prices increased to $40 to $46 per cwt for lights and darks. Dry beans under contract are […]