February 2, 2012: The Michigan Bean Commission Research Report for 2011 has been added to website. See the report in PDF on the Newsletters window. Also added is the latest on the Western Bean Cutworm - Update and Management Practices. Also on the Newsletters windown.
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 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 3,400 2,850 1,400 2,900 2,800 1,550 972 1,050 210 1,850 1,500 380 484 295 427 454 497 201 226 245 57 1,380 1,552 85 196 324 147 250 518 1,550 1,700 2,100 2,900 2,500 720 131 180 720 1,750 800 245 195 90 27 43 23 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 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. 4 January 31 was used as a reference date for the first time.Dry Bean Stocks Report
Commercial elevators in Michigan held 1,095,000 hundredweight (cwt.) of dry beans in storage as of August 31, 2011,
according to the Michigan Department of Agriculture & Rural Development. The quantity on hand included 497,000 cwt.
of navy beans; 518,000 cwt. of black beans; 57,000 cwt. of small red beans; and 23,000 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 eighth 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, the
Michigan Department of Agriculture & Rural Development’s Producer Security Services Section
assumed the responsibility for issuing these annual reports, so data for intervening years is not
available. August 31 and January 31 will be the reference dates 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
the Michigan Department of Agriculture & Rural Development. If there are any questions, please contact Jeff Haarer,
Producer Security Services Section Manager, at 517-241-2865 or haarerj@michigan.gov.
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St Johns, Michigan 48879
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