POD FEED

Speckled & Color Beans Panel at Pulses 26/
Supply shifts reopen old trade routes

Supply prospects are becoming increasingly difficult to assess amid frost concerns in Brazil, sharply lower bean acreage in North America, and evolving trade dynamics across Asia and the Middle East. A key question is whether long-standing trade flows could begin shifting once again.

White Beans, Faba Beans & Lupins Panel at Pulses 26/
Weather risks and shifting supply shape market outlook

Experts are assessing supply prospects and pricing trends against a backdrop of drought concerns in the USA, changing acreage decisions in Argentina, evolving production dynamics in Egypt and Australia, and steady demand across key importing markets.

Pulse Atlas in focus/
US black and pinto acres continue downward slide

2025/26 has been a year of depressed prices for black beans and pintos, after strong production filled global pipelines and key demand zones cooled their interest. The downward pressure on prices is sure to have consequences for this year's US acres – but just how big will the drop be?

Beans in the Americas 2025/
Mexican stocks peak, US crops drop, and South America challenges the status quo

The 2024 bean crop was a step in the right direction for Mexico after a year of terrible drought. But is the hole in their stocks now filled? Will imports drop? We talk to industry experts in the USA, Mexico, Argentina and Brazil to get insider knowledge on expectations for supply, demand, and prices of North American black beans and pintos in 2025/2026.

“We’re seeing both policy and market pull drive kidney bean acreage”/
David Chen weighs prices, policy—and imports ahead

The Managing Director of Nanjing Bonagro expects kidney bean acreage to grow in 2025 as strong prices and government support align—but also signals China may gradually open to South American black beans, driven by cost and supply dynamics.

Insights from the USDBC Harvest Webinar/
An update from the USA’s bean-growing heartlands

We share the most important insights from the US Dry Bean Council’s Webinar on the 2023 harvest, which took place on November 22.

Pulse Atlas data in focus/
Ethiopia’s 240% jump in mung bean production year-on-year

Facing another year of severe drought in 2023, Ethiopian agriculture looks for a crop that can bring good yields despite low rainfall. Pulse Atlas data shows that mung beans may be providing the answer.

The 2023 Argentinian pulse harvest/
Alubia and black bean production down significantly

Looking at Pulse Atlas Data and talking to trade experts, Luke Wilkinson gives an overview of the outlook for Argentina’s pulses after a drought-impacted harvest.

US Dry Bean 2022 Crop Report/
An in-depth look at acreages, production, yields and export demand

Luke Wilkinson reports, giving an in-depth review of the US dry bean harvest, analyzing the data and chatting with industry experts about acreage, production, and the prospective Mexican demand for US beans

TRADE TALKS

A Mexican bean outlook 2026/27/
State market meddling, big acre decreases, and a cooling import picture

With oversupplied markets, government interventions, and a bruised supply chain, Mexico's bean sector is navigating a complicated commercial cycle, with projected reductions in bean acres. We sat down with Mexican market expert, Felipe Sandoval, to find out what to expect for the rest of 2026.

Dylan Karley on US dry bean acreages/
How will heavy rain in the North Harvest affect crops this year?

Luke Wilkinson chats with Dylan about US bean consumption, changes in this year’s pulse acreage, and how state-wide torrential rains have impeded planting.

“Mexico’s chickpea crop is 20-25% smaller than last year”/
Sahid Hernández on what it means for markets

Agroservicios Terminel’s Trade Manager, Sahid Hernández, comes back to chat with Luke Wilkinson about this year’s unusually small harvest, the threat to chickpeas from corn, and how a short Indian crop has put pressure on the Mexican market.

RESEARCH CORNER

Soon!

12 SEARCH RESULTS FOUND FOR bean acreage

POD FEED

Speckled & Color Beans Panel at Pulses 26/ Supply shifts reopen old trade routes

White Beans, Faba Beans & Lupins Panel at Pulses 26/ Weather risks and shifting supply shape market outlook

Pulse Atlas in focus/ US black and pinto acres continue downward slide

Beans in the Americas 2025/ Mexican stocks peak, US crops drop, and South America challenges the status quo

“We’re seeing both policy and market pull drive kidney bean acreage”/ David Chen weighs prices, policy—and imports ahead

Insights from the USDBC Harvest Webinar/ An update from the USA’s bean-growing heartlands

Pulse Atlas data in focus/ Ethiopia’s 240% jump in mung bean production year-on-year

The 2023 Argentinian pulse harvest/ Alubia and black bean production down significantly

US Dry Bean 2022 Crop Report/ An in-depth look at acreages, production, yields and export demand