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Dried beans: sowing is almost complete

May 31, 2023 at 4:55 PM , Der AUDITOR
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BEIJING. While sowing is almost complete in China, the dried bean market continues to be sluggish with little trading taking place. This also leaves prices largely stagnant.

Larger acreage for black kidney beans

The price for black kidney beans is currently stable on the Chinese market and is at USD 1,220/mt FOB Dalian for conventional goods, as last month. Demand is moderate, mainly due to the higher temperatures in China; pulses are much more in demand there in winter than in the summer months. Exporters also report that they do not have many orders to fill. Meanwhile, sowing for the new crop is nearing completion in northeast China and current estimates indicate that the area under cultivation will be larger than last year. Crop deve

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