LANSING, Mich. — Commercial elevators in Michigan held 1,223,392 hundredweight (cwt.) of dry beans in storage as of Aug. 31, 2023, according to the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD). The quantity on hand included 641,141 cwt. of navy beans; 436,225 cwt. of black beans; 76,748 cwt. of small red beans; and 68,978 cwt. of all other classes. Stocks account for all beans in commercial off-farm storage including a small portion of non-Michigan grown products. This report does not include an estimate of the quantity of dry beans held on farms.
This is the 20th 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, therefore data for intervening years is unavailable. August 31 will be the reference date for tabulation and publishing henceforth.
Dry bean stocks are not included in the United States Department of Agriculture (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.
| Dry edible beans: Stocks in commercial elevators, Michigan | |||||
| Year and Month | Navy
1,000 cwt |
Small Red
1,000 cwt |
Black
1,000 cwt |
All Other
1,000 cwt |
Total
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 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 |
3,400 2,850 1,400 2,900 2,800
1,550
972
1,050 210 1,850 1,500 380 484 295 427 454 497 408 343 185 558 956 682 853 657 238 588 688 641 |
201
226 245 57 100 127 71 50 289 353 55 103 29 69 104 77 |
1,380
1,552
85 196 324 147 250 518 503 186 131 358 918 747 773 967 295 638 576 436 |
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 21 80 158 75 38 55 47 48 69 69 |
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 1,040 690 408 1,047 2,320 1,857 1,719 1,782 608 1,343 1,438 1,223 |
| 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. |
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For any questions or concerns, please contact Jeff Haarer, Producer Security Services Section Manager, at 517-284-5642 or [email protected].
— Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development
