Dry Bean Stocks Report

Contact: Jennifer Holton 1-800-292-3939
Agency: Agriculture and Rural Development

September 24, 2013

Commercial elevators in Michigan held 690,000 hundredweight (cwt.) of dry beans in storage as of August 31, 2013, according to Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD). The quantity on hand included 343,000 cwt. of navy beans; 186,000 cwt. of black beans; 127,000 cwt. of small red beans; and 34,000 cwt. of all other classes. Stocks account for all beans in commercial off-farm storage and include a small portion of non-Michigan grown products. An estimate of the quantity of dry beans held on farms is not included in this report.

This is the tenth issue in a series of Dry Bean Stocks reports sent at the request of the Michigan Bean Commission and the Michigan Bean Shippers Association. Beginning in August of 2006, MDARD’s Producer Security Services Section assumed the responsibility for issuing these annual reports, so data for intervening years is not available.  August 31 will be the reference date for tabulation and publishing henceforth.

Dry bean stocks are not included in the USDA Agricultural Statistics Board system of grain stocks reports. Dry bean stocks data included in this report were tabulated from administrative reports supplied monthly by elevator operators to MDARD.  If there are any questions, please contact Jeff Haarer, Producer Security Services Section Manager, at 517-284-5642 or haarerj@michigan.gov.

Dry edible beans: Stocks in commercial elevators, Michigan
Year and Month	Navy	Small Red	Black	All other	Total
	1,000 cwt	1,000 cwt	1,000 cwt	1,000 cwt	1,000 cwt
December 31    1996    1997    1998    1999    2000 November 30    2006 January 31    20114 August 31    1998    1999    2000    2001    2006 1    2007 3      2008    2009 2, 3    2010    2011    2012    2013	3,400 2,850 1,400 2,900 2,800   1,550   972   1,050 210 1,850 1,500 380 484 295 427 454      497      408      343	201                 226 245 57 100 127	1,380   1,552           85 196 324 147 250 518 503 186	1,550 1,700 2,100 2,900 2,500   720   131   180 720 1,750 800 245 195 90 27 43 23 29 34	4,950 4,550 3,500 5,800 5,300   3,650   2,856   1,230 930 3,600 2,300 710 874 709 828 992 1,095 1,040 690
1 Black beans were included in the all other category prior to 2006. 2 Small red beans were included in the all other category prior to 2009. 3 The sum of the classes may not equal the “Total” due to rounding.