Bean Market September 2012 Bean Market September 2012 For those of you who follow this blog, thank you! We apologize for missing in action the last few weeks but we are back and look forward to providing commentary on the upcoming crop year. “Are we there yet?” That’s what parents usually hear when driving for…
Bean Market August 2012 Bean Market August 2012 We will be taking a look at last week’s dry bean prices and also provide commentary on this week’s current changes. Bean market pricing has been subdued as of late and has been relegated to range trading according to recent local weather patterns. There was some movement…
Bean Market July 2012 Bean Market July 2012: End of Month Not much going on in terms of dry edible bean prices. Things were flat again this week as the only thing to report was CO/NE Light Red Kidney dealers drop the ask for about $1. All other bean prices were unchanged as the industry…
Bean Market July 2012 Week 4 Bean Market July 2012 Week 4: According to the seasonal drought outlook as of July 19, 2012 through Oct 31, there are some very tough conditions still expected for dry bean growers this year. Dry bean prices have been relatively quite for most of the summer, and even the…
Bean Market July 2012 Week 3 Bean Market July 2012 Week 3: The most exciting thing about the dry bean market this week was watching corn, wheat, and soybeans continue to rally. Dry bean prices were flat across the board and the only news that matters to dry bean growers at this point involves the…
Bean Market June 2012 Bean Market June 2012: Firstly, weekly USDA dry bean prices were flat again this week. Growers performed some spring cleaning within their plants and prepared for new crop inventory. The usual suspects of pintos, blacks, small reds, and garbanzos stayed in their current price zones based on quality and availability. Seeding…
Smallest Harvested Area Since 1921 Bean Market May 2012 Week 2 U.S. dry bean markets find themselves moving up into relatively unfamiliar territory as prices continue to reach for the sky in reaction to a small 2011 crop, strong prices for other field crops, and moderate demand. The October U.S. dry bean production estimate was…
Bean Market May 2012 Week 1 Bean Market May 2012 Week 1 Very quiet all varieties held steady this week while trading was light to slow. Pintos saw a $1 bump up from WA/ID dealers on the bids, and Small Reds were not established again which actually is interesting considering there was some low sixties…
Bean Market April 2012 Week 4 Bean Market April 2012 Week 4 Happy Friday to everyone today. Lots of action in weather going into the weekend, here’s a brief look: A plethora of rainfall to be expected across the Dakotas, while less rain attends to the Central Plains. The Pacific Northwest area will be nice…
Principal field crops Canada 2012 Principal field crops Canada 2012: “Possible record acreage for Canadian canola” “Survey results indicate that Canadian farmers may seed a record 20.4 million acres of canola in 2012, up 8.0% or 1.5 million acres from the previous record of 18.9 million acres set in 2011. This would be the sixth consecutive annual record in canola area at the national…
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