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Posted in: In the MediaU.S. dry bean exports to Colombia reached a record high of 12, 206 MT during the 2016 marketing year (U.S. Census Bureau ). Several different classes of beans were exported, including cranberry, pinto light red kidney beans, dark red kidney beans, black beans, navy beans and Great Northern beans. U.S. cranberry beans proved to be […]
Posted in: Bean Bulletin, In the Media, NewsThe Brazilian Agricultural Supply Company (CONAB) is forecasting higher production for Brazil’s first harvest for 2016 – 2017. Conab expects that low stocks and firm prices for carioca and black beans in 2016 would drive up seeded hectares in the first 2016-17 planting season. Higher yields per hectare were also projected along with increased production […]
Posted in: Bean Bulletin, In the Media, NewsOver the last few weeks communications with the Trump Transition team have been fast and furious with various coalitions now forming to address different aspects of the agricultural trade agenda. Among the three priority areas now being addressed by the coalitions are: NAFTA, Asia Pacific trade and TPP, and Cuba. USDBC will represent dry bean […]
Posted in: Bean Bulletin, In the Media, NewsJanuary 6, 2017 Portland, Oregon The U.S Dry Bean Council (USDBC) formally reached out to President Elect Trump’s transition team on the importance of continuing with a strong trade agenda for U.S. agriculture. Specifically, USDBC expressed the critical importance of NAFTA to ensure continued market share and competitiveness for U.S. dry bean exports. “Mexico is […]
Posted in: In the Media, NewsThe United States Department of Agriculture Foreign Agricultural Service created an infographic showing U.S. Agricultural exports. Please see below: Click for the U.S. Agricultural 2016 Exports [PDF]
Posted in: In the Media, NewsAugust 4, 2016 Miami, Florida The U.S. Dry Bean Council (USDBC) unequivocally supports the U.S. Government’s trade agenda. As an industry that depends on exports for a significant percentage of sales, we support trade agreements that level the global playing field and provide new opportunities that result in robust export markets. It’s common sense, as […]
Posted in: In the MediaJune 3, 2016 Miami, Florida The U.S. Dry Bean Council (USDBC) has submitted its annual application for funding, or the Unified Export Strategy (UES) to USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) for the 2017 program year. Building on over a decade of a successful public/private partnership with FAS, USDBC once again requested funding to support export […]
Posted in: In the Media, NewsInternational Food Trader recently sat down with our own Executive Director, Rebecca Bratter, to interview her about her new position and how she’s steering the USDBC toward new opportunities. According to the article: A mere ten months following her appointment, there are already signs of improvement on that front. In January, for example, the U.S […]
Posted in: In the Media, NewsBeans, peas, lentils and chickpeas, also known as pulse crops, are getting international acclaim! The United Nations General Assembly voted recently to declare 2016 as the “International Year of Pulses.” “This is an extraordinary opportunity for the bean and pea and lentil industries,” said the executive director of the United States Dry Bean Council. “For […]
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