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Dry Edible Beans (every other month) presents
the latest market situation and outlook for the U.S. dry
bean market, including production, trade, and prices for
major classes such as pinto and navy beans.
Dry Peas and Lentils (every other month) presents the latest market situation and outlook for the
U.S. dry pea and lentil market, including production,
trade, and prices for major classes such as green peas
and lentils.
Vegetables and Melons Outlook (every other month) featuring current intelligence and forecasts of
changing conditions in the U.S. vegetable and melon sectors.
Topics include production, consumption, prices, trade,
and more.
Effects of Marketing Loans on U.S. Dry Peas and Lentils: Supply Response and World Trade (May 2008) describes how extending marketing loans for the 2002-07 crops of dry peas and lentils led to expanded acreage in some years. However, simulation results suggest that impacts on U.S. pea and lentil exports were minor.
Relaxing
Fruit and Vegetable Planting Restrictions (February 2007) finds that
market effects would likely be limited and confined to
specific regions and commodities. Eliminating these planting
restrictions for commodity program participants might
enable some producers to switch from program crops to
fruit and vegetables in such areas as California, the
upper Midwest and the coastal plain in the Southeastern
States. For the full report, see Eliminating
Fruit and Vegetable Planting Restrictions: How Would Markets
be Affected? (November 2006).
Fruit and
Vegetable Backgrounder (April 2006) describes the economic characteristics
of the U.S. fruit and vegetable industry, providing supply,
demand, and policy background for an industry that accounts
for nearly a third of U.S. crop cash receipts and a fifth
of U.S. agricultural exports. A variety of challenges
face this complex and diverse industry in both domestic
and international markets, ranging from immigration reform
and its effect on labor availability to international
competitiveness.
India's
Pulse Sector: Results of Field Research (May 2003) describes
the market for chickpeas, pigeon peas, black matpe, mung
beans, lentils, and dry peas in that country, paying particular
attention to production and consumption patterns, marketing
channels, and imports. Moreover, the United States' competitive
position as a supplier to that market is described.
Will
the Farm Act Get Pulses Racing? (November 2002) examined the prospects
for pulse crops—dry peas, lentils, and small chickpeas—in
the United States with passage of the 2002 Farm Act. Although
relatively minor in acreage, supply, and use compared
with corn, soybeans, and wheat, pulses could be poised
for some expansion due to their eligibility for marketing
loan benefits. Since the publication of the article, changes
in farm legislation for these crops has further increased
the attractiveness of planting pulses in 2003 and subsequent
years.
Vegetable
Policies in Japan (November 2002) provides a detailed description
and analysis of policies used by Japan to support its
vegetable producers and to regulate vegetable markets.
Domestic policies include compensation to farmers when
market prices fall below a moving average of historical
prices, subsidies to make farms and processing more efficient,
and subsidized hazard insurance for greenhouses and some
field crops.
NAFTA Commodity
Supplement (August 2002) analyzes the impact of NAFTA on dry bean
and other vegetable markets. Although NAFTA had little
direct impact on dry bean trade, it facilitated and encouraged
communications among nations that helped resolve trade-related
disputes.
Factors Affecting
Dry Bean Consumption in the United States (April 2000) examines
the consumption distribution of dry beans, using a USDA
food-intake survey. The southern and western areas of
the United States use the most dry beans. People of Hispanic
origin, 11 percent of the U.S. population, consume one-third
of all dry beans.
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