Dry Beans Bought by USDA
USDA purchased dry beans for distribution to the child nutrition and other related domestic food assistance programs for Fiscal Year 2021. Included in the purchase are Great Northern beans, light red kidney beans and pinto beans. The purchase totals more than $6.1 million.
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 […]
Weekly Dry Bean Market Review
Dry beans under contract are moving at a steady pace with current crop prices steady with moderate demand. 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 holding steady at $34-$35 per hundredweight, and navies are at $32-33. Kidney bean prices […]
Crop Progress Report – May 3, 2021
There were 6 days suitable for field work in North Dakota last week, according to USDA. Topsoil moisture supplies declined three percent to 83% very short-to-short, and subsoil moisture is pinned at 81% very short-to-short. 42% of spring wheat is seeded, an increase of 20% from the previous week, with 6% emerged. Corn plantings jumped […]
Weekly Dry Bean Market Review
Dry beans under contract are moving at a steady pace with current crop prices steady with moderate demand. USDA Market News puts the grower price for black beans unchanged in North Dakota and Minnesota at $27-to-$32 per hundredweight. Pinto bean prices are holding steady at $30-$33 per hundredweight, and navies are at $32. Kidney bean […]
Crop Progress Report – April 26, 2021
In North Dakota, USDA’s National Ag Statistics Service there were 4.6 days suitable for field work last week. Topsoil moisture supplies declined 2% to 80% very short-to-short, and subsoil moisture is pinned at 78% very short-to-short. 22% of spring wheat is seeded, ahead of 10% average, with 2% emerged. Corn plantings are unchanged at 3%, […]
Annual Dry Bean Market News Summary Available
USDA has released the 2021 Dry Bean Market News summary. This report contains monthly average prices, production by commercial class and/or state, exports by country of destination, purchases for domestic feeding programs and supply and distribution of dry beans in the U.S. That document can be found here.
Weekly Dry Bean Market Review
USDA Market News puts the grower price for black beans unchanged in North Dakota and Minnesota at $27-to-$32 per hundredweight. Pinto bean prices are holding steady at $30 per hundredweight, and navies are at $32. Kidney bean prices remain at $40 to $46 per hundredweight for lights and darks. Dry beans under contract are moving […]
Crop Progress Report – April 19, 2021
In North Dakota, USDA’s National Ag Statistics Service says there were just over 2.5 days suitable for fieldwork during the week ending April 19. Topsoil moisture is rated 78% short to very short, and subsoil moisture is rated 77% short to very short. 13% of spring wheat is seeded, and corn planting is underway at […]