Excess rain challenges Manitoba edible bean crop

WINNIPEG, June 21 (CNS Canada) Extensive rainfall in some areas of Manitoba is causing problems for edible bean crops.
The Red River Valley area saw three to four inches of rain throughout the week, some areas seeing four inches all in one rainfall, said Dennis Lange, development specialist for pulses with Manitoba Agriculture.
“The beans went in as everyone thought, but we’ve had some heavy rains down here … There have been reports of edible bean fields being under water,” Lange said.
“Early estimates are five to 10 percent loss right now but until the water goes down we don’t know for sure.”

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Areas further north in Manitoba didn’t suffer as badly from the rain, but Lange said he still expects to see more loss than last year.
“It’s a little early in the season to see that amount of loss … we’ll have a better idea in the second week of July how many acres of dry beans we have planted and the loss we will see,” Lange said.
Last year, 128,000 acres of edible beans were planted.
This year’s crops were projected to be about 100,000 to 120,000 acres, slightly down from last year, Lange said.