January 8, 2026
The mung bean market has undergone a structural shift over the past five years, shaped by changing production patterns, evolving trade flows, and the growing dominance of a handful of players. As the industry moves into 2026, the balance between exportable surplus and import demand appears tighter than headline production figures suggest. Read country by country, how much room is there for the market to breathe?
India’s transition into a net exporter and Myanmar’s export-driven production underline the growing concentration of global supply.
India remains the world’s largest producer and consumer of mung beans. Over the past five years, average annual production has been close to 3.4 million tons, reflecting the crop’s importance within India’s pulses complex. In 2025, production was reported at approximately 3.8 million tons, according to figures shared at the GPC conference in Shanghai in August 2025. This represented an estimated 20% increase year-on-year compared with 2024.
Domestic consumption in India has been rising steadily, though not at the same pace as production. In 2017, consumption was estimated at around 1.7 million tons. Since then, demand has grown at an average annual rate of roughly 6%, bringing estimated consumption in 2025 to approximately 2.7 million tons. Despite this growth, production has expanded sufficiently to allow India to move beyond self-sufficiency.
READ THE FULL ARTICLEWhile market sentiment in late 2025 has remained cautious, a closer examination points toward a more finely balanced global supply-demand equation.
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