Crop Progress Report – July 13
North Dakota – Dry edible bean condition rated 3% very poor, 7% poor, 29% fair, 53% good, and 8% excellent. Blooming was 23%, near 27% last year, and behind 32% average.Setting pods was 2%, near 1% last year. Minnesota – Dry edible bean condition rated 0% very poor, 1% poor, 13% fair, 76% good, […]
USDA Improves Crop Insurance Policies with New Options
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced changes to several crop insurance policies improving options for producers, including introducing a new Quality Loss Option, a new unit structure assignment option for Enterprise Units (EU) and new procedures for Multi-County Enterprise Units (MCEU). Specifically: The new Quality Loss Option is in response to the […]
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 $27 per cwt and navy beans are at $30 to $35 per […]
Crop Progress Report – July 6
North Dakota – Dry edible bean condition rated 3% very poor, 8% poor, 25% fair, 54% good, and 10% excellent. Blooming was 10%, near 7% last year and 13% average. Minnesota – Dry edible bean condition rated 0% very poor, 1% poor, 15% fair, 74% good, and 10% excellent. Blooming was 28%, ahead of […]
Flexibility for Producers Filing ‘Notice of Loss’ for Failed, PP Acres
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is providing additional flexibilities for producers to file on acres with failed crops or crops that were prevented from planting because of extreme weather events. USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) is adding these flexibilities for Notice of Loss on both insured and uninsured crops to enable Service Centers to […]
Complete Crop Acreage Reports
Agricultural producers who have not yet completed their crop acreage reports after spring planting should make an appointment with their local Farm Service Agency (FSA) office before the applicable deadline. July 15 is a major deadline for most crops, but acreage reporting deadlines vary by county and by crop. Contact your FSA county office for […]
Dry Bean Prices Higher Compared to One Year Ago
USDA released their Agricultural Prices Report on June 30. The price comparisons for dry edible beans are listed below. The full report is available here.
More Dry Bean Acres Estimated in 2020
Area planted for dry beans in 2020 is estimated at 1.59 million acres, up 23 percent from last year. Area harvested is forecast to total 1.53 million acres, up 30 percent from last year. Eight out of nine estimating States show an increase in total dry bean planted acres compared to last year. Planted area […]
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 $27 per cwt and navy beans are at $30 to $35 per […]
Crop Progress Report – June 29
North Dakota – Dry edible bean condition rated 2% very poor, 6% poor, 25% fair, 59% good, and 8% excellent. Dry edible beans emerged was 95%, near 96% last year. Blooming was 3%, near 1% last year. Minnesota – Dry edible bean condition rated 0% very poor, 1% poor, 15% fair, 75% good, and […]