Mexico’s bean production was 1.01 million tonnes, a 41 per cent increase over the previous year, according to a new report by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS).
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Mexican bean crop rebounds after multi-year drought
Mexico’s production has been hampered by lack of certified seed, inadequate irrigation and adverse weather conditions
Mexico in the market for more beans this year
SASKATOON — Mexico is buying far more dry beans than usual, according to an agricultural consultant from that country. The country usually imports about 135,000 tonnes of the crop annually. Related stories: “This year, during October, November and December, we already imported 150,000 tonnes,” Vicente Mendoza recently stated in a Global Pulse Confederation article. That […] Read more
American producers grow fewer beans
Bean production in the United States is down 13 percent compared to last year, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Growers produced 1.02 million tonnes of all classes of beans. Acreage was down 5.3 percent, while average yield fell 7.1 percent. Pinto bean production is 401,370 tonnes, an 18 percent drop from last year. […] Read more
Wild varieties may hold disease resistance key
Wild cousins of domesticated crops may hold the key to new genetic traits that could help crops thrive in various conditions or stave off diseases and insect pests.Sabine Banniza is a professor at the University of Saskatchewan where she holds the Ministry of Agriculture Strategic Research Program (SRP) Chair in Pulse Crop Pathology. She has […] Read more
