Dry Beans Market Data, Classes and Trade

Editorial evidence reviewedReviewed 2026-09-09Release 2026-09-19-batch-230

Market value

$35B

Producing countries tracked

6

Grading systems

1

Active supply risks

6

Trade corridors

6

Latest reviewed evidence

The figures below are USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service estimates for the 2025 United States dry-edible-bean crop, published in January 2026. The total aggregates multiple commercial classes, each of which can operate as a separate market. These are dated U.S. crop measures—not global production, a current physical offer or a live delivered price.

United States dry-edible-bean planted area

1.37

million acres · crop year 2025

United States dry-edible-bean harvested area

1.33

million acres · crop year 2025

United States dry-edible-bean average yield

2012

pounds per acre · crop year 2025

United States dry-edible-bean production

26.9

million hundredweight · crop year 2025

Commercial bean class comes before comparison

USDA standards divide dry edible beans into named classes including pea or navy, blackeye, cranberry, pinto, Great Northern, several white and kidney classes, pink, black, mung, lima and chickpea, plus miscellaneous and mixed beans. USDA ERS notes that the catchall dry-bean category contains dozens of classes and that many operate as separate markets. Atlas therefore keeps class and variety where material attached to every production, grade, price and trade record; fresh snap beans, soybeans, canned beans and processed bean products remain separate.

Grade, factor results and certificate context travel with the lot

The United States Standards for Beans define grade within a declared class and use factors including moisture, contrasting and other classes, damaged beans, weevils, defects and foreign material, with special grades and sample-grade conditions where applicable. USDA's July 2023 purchase specification adds class-specific requirements, packaging, traceability and inspection context; its bulk pinto-bean specification, for example, uses a 10 to 15 percent moisture range together with limits for defects, damage, foreign material, stones, splits, contrasting class and live weevils. Those procurement terms are not universal defaults for every origin or contract, so the applicable standard and certificate must remain explicit.

National crop totals do not determine a delivered bean price

USDA NASS estimated 26.9 million hundredweight of United States dry-edible-bean production from 1.33 million harvested acres in 2025, averaging 2,012 pounds per acre. The aggregate does not identify class, grade, moisture, defects, splits, sample result, crop condition, packaging, origin, destination or delivery terms. A physical price therefore requires a defined lot, current permitted evidence and a declared unit and sale basis rather than conversion of the national crop total into an offer.

Questions procurement teams ask

Are all dry-bean classes interchangeable?

No. Pinto, navy, black, kidney, Great Northern, lima, mung, blackeye, chickpea and other classes differ in commercial identity, quality expectations, supply and end use. The exact class must remain attached to the evidence.

Does a national dry-bean production total describe one market?

No. USDA's total aggregates multiple commercial classes. USDA ERS notes that many dry-bean classes operate as separate markets, so class-level evidence is required for commercial comparison.

What does the 26.9 million hundredweight figure represent?

It is USDA NASS's estimate of total United States dry-edible-bean production for the 2025 crop year. It is a dated national crop measure, not global production and not a current physical price.

Which fields make physical dry-bean offers comparable?

Commercial class and variety where material, grade and inspection basis, moisture, contrasting and other classes, defects, splits, foreign material and stones, special factors, sample and certificate context, crop year, origin and traceability, package or bulk format, quantity, currency, Incoterm, destination, delivery window and evidence date.