According to updated estimates from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, dry edible bean production in the United States is forecast to be down in 2025 despite improved yields due to a reduction in harvested area.
The USDA forecast average edible bean yields in the country at 2,203 pounds per acre in its Tuesday production report.
If realized, that would be up by 122 lbs./ac. on the year.
However, harvested area was forecast to be down by 9.3 per cent at 1.364 million acres.
The largest acreage reduction was in North Dakota, the biggest edible bean producing state, with harvested area down 18 per cent on the year at 590,600 acres.
Total edible bean production was forecast at 1.363 million tonnes by the USDA, which compares with 1.419 million tonnes in 2024/25.
