beans

							Bean Markets:                                       Current Dry Bean Markets                                  August 28, 2006
Harvest has started in parts of        VARIETY                 CA    CO     ID   MI MN NB ND NY                      TX WA CAN
Canada on some early bean           BABY LIMAS               42.00
varieties. The bulk of harvest      BLACKEYES                47.00                                                   46.00
is still off a few days. Steady                                 35.00       34.00            36.00 32.00 33.00               35.00 33.00
                                    POLISHED BLACKS
rains have stopped progress
and the field will need a day or    BUSH CRANBERRYS                         N/A                                                      31.00
two to dry out. The North           VINE CRANBERRYS
Dakota crop is still a guess at                                             32.00                    30.00                           30.00
                                    DARK RED KIDNEYS P
this point as far as production
and quality. We will find out       DARK RED KIDNEYS C
shortly. Michigan went from a       FAVA BEANS
near perfect crop to and            GARBANZOS U.S.                                                                           42.00
average. Three to four weeks
                                    GREAT NORTHERNS             25.00       24.00            24.50
of high temperature and no
rain are to blame. Harvest will     GREEN BABY LIMAS
begin shortly. It has been          LARGE LIMAS PQ        56.00
raining fairly steady in some
                                    LARGE LIMAS CQ        65.50
southern parts of the states.
The forecast calls for drier        LENTILS                                                                                  16.50
weather the rest of the week.       LENTILS, PARDINA                                                                         17.50
The Pacific Northwest Pea and
                                    LIGHT RED KIDNEYS           29.00       29.00            30.00           29.00           31.00 31.00
Lentil crop is winding down.
Quality is good and yields are      NAVYS                                   24.50                    23.00                           23.50
below average. So far no            PINKS                             27.50                                                  28.00
weather issues for their            PINTOS PQ                   25.00 25.00 24.00            26.00 22.50                     25.00
harvest. The Dry Bean harvest
in WA and ID is still a week or     PINTOS CQ
two away.                           RED CHIEF LENTILS                                                                        44.00
Canadian Pea and lentil             SMALL REDS                        28.50 25.00                    24.00                   28.00
harvest is over 50% complete.                                         29.00                                                  N/A
                                    SMALL WHITES
Canadian Lentil quality is fair
as most will grade #2’s. Peas       SPLIT GREEN PEAS                                                                         13.25
are fairing much better quality.    SPLIT YELLOW PEAS                                                                        12.50
                                    WHITE KIDNEYS                           36.00                            36.00                   34.00
                                    WHOLE GREEN PEAS                                                                         9.50
                                    WHOLE GREEN (canning)                                                                    10.25
                                    WHOLE YELLOW PEAS                                                                        9.00
                                     MISCELLANEOUS
                                    16 BEAN SOUP MIX                                         38.00
                                    ADZUKI BEANS
                                    PEARLED BARLEY                                13.75                                      15.00
                                    POPCORN 38/40:1
                                    YELLOW EYES
                                    ETHIOPIAN NAVY
                                    PERUVIAN ORIGIN
                                    PIGEON PEAS
                                    DOMINICAN REDS
                                    PERUVIAN REDS
                                    VAL WHOLE PEAS
       Bold varieties and or
       prices indicate price            ALL PRICES ARE INDICATIONS NOT ACTUAL OFFERS FOB SHIPPING POINT IN TOTES OR 100lb BAGS IN
       increase. Italic varieties       TRUCKLOAD QUANTITIES. PRICES ARE SUBJECT TO CONFIRMATION. 25LB AND 50LB ARE AVAILABLE
       indicate price decline.          WITH APPROPRIATE CHARGES.