The following report was carried by DePutter Publishing’s e-morning news wire.
“Before rain fell over the weekend many edible bean producers were able to nearly complete harvest, reports Steinbachonline.com.
Agronomist Dennis Lange says the precipitation, in some respects, was welcomed noting rainfall last Thursday and Friday brought bean moisture levels back up to about 17% meaning less problems with cracking.
Lange feels producers still need about a week to finish all the odds and ends around the province.
Reports are that pintos range from 1,200 to 1,800 pounds per acre where excess moisture or dry conditions were an issue, but up to 3,000 pounds where conditions were ideal. Navies are reported at 1,600 to 2,200 pounds per acre.”

Edible bean harvest reported to Sept. 24th 2007 is 75% complete with Pinto and Navy bean yields averaging 1700 lbs/ac. Most of the remaining fields to be harvested were excessively wet this spring resulting in drowned out patches and poor weed control. These two factors resulted in field variability and farmers are waiting until the puffy green beans are more mature.

DePutter Publishing carried the following in their e-morning report:
Good progress has been made over the past week in the province’s edible bean crop.
In an intreview to local radio station, agronomist Dennis Lange says there have been some challenges, specifically with immature beans in samples. He notes most years the province receives some rainfall during harvest which tends to even out the crop. This year, for the most part, that hasn’t happened.
This week’s Manitoba Agriculture crop report states pinto yields range from only 1,200 lbs/acre where poor growing conditions occurred up to 3,000 lbs/acre under ideal conditions. Navies (white Pea Beans) are ranging from 1,600 to 2,200 lbs/acre.

Manitoba Ag. (MAFRI) Weekly crop report had the following:
Edible bean harvest is underway with yields averaging 1800–2100 lbs/ac. Overall seed quality is good with low numbers of cracked seed coats and seed moisture in the 15-16% moisture range. Pintos grown on heavier ground that experienced drowned out areas have some puffy (green & wet) beans in the sample. Due to a dryer July, yields in the Portage area are ranging 1400-1700 lbs/ac but with good seed quality.
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As reported by DePutter Publishing in the e-morning reprot -
The edible bean harvest continues around the province with the Portage area further ahead than areas in the southern Red River Valley.
In an interview with AM 1250 Cool radio; Dennis Lange, agronomist at Parent Seed Farms, notes that damp conditions over the past week have slowed the harvest. Many growers are still having maturity issues in-field he stated. This situation stems from heavy rains earlier in the growing season that set the beans back, especially in low spots. As the summer progressed with hot, dry conditions, those low spots came along more slowly, as the rest of the field matured pre-maturely.
Lange notes showery weather this week would not be ‘all bad’ as it would help even out seed moisture.

Thompsons IP Elite report dated Sept. 10 has Ontario’s dry bean harvest progressing at a slow pace with only 5% complete. Yields have been disappointing at 10-15 bags. (OMAFRA’s crop hotline, reported some harvest results as low as 3 bags/acre, and others as high as 28 bags/acre.) Quality on the other hand has been good.
“As soon as the weather straightens away we should see the pace of harvest pickup since most fields will be ready for harvest this week or next,” says the report.
Manitoba yield estimates are hard to determine since very little has been harvested, though 1700 lbs/Ac seems to be the number. The report estimates that 5-10% of the acres Manitoba have been harvested with good quality.
Michigan’s harvest of navy beans has not yet reached 10% and yields are variable ranging from 9-19 bags/acre, with a state average estimated at 14-15 bags. Most fields are far enough along the maturity scale that frost is no longer an issue.
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Issued on Sept. 5 had the following report for Edible Beans
- Harvest of edible beans is underway. Yields have varied widely, from 5-20 cwt/acre, depending on rainfall. Quality is good, although seed size is small and seed moisture is already below 16% in many cases. Below 16% moisture content, mechanical damage from handling increases.

The warm, windy weather is moving Manitoba’s edible bean maturity along quickly, says Manitoba Ag’s weekly crop update. Yellow leaves and leaf drop is evident in many fields. Harvest has just started with the first fields having average to slightly below average yields, with seed size being on the smallish size and good seed quality.
The warn weather has accelerated soybean maturity in Manitoba. Early season soybeans are approaching 95% brown pod (R8) and with continued warm, dry weather, combining these fields could be a week away. Mid season soybeans are changing rapidly, with fields that were green last week starting to show yellow leaves throughout.

The AG-ALERT Daily Hotline says Ontario growers are reporting disappointing White Pea bean yields and that the provincial average yield will likely fall below 20 cwt (bags)/acre.
It also notes that prices are starting to respond to the problems in Ontario and Michigan.
AG-ALERT says its hearing of prices for white beans as high as C$28-$29/cwt.

Idaho’s dry edible bean crop looks promising this year, and prices are strong as harvest begins.
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