Dry Bean Consumption Estimates (pounds per person)
Source: U S D A Statistics
| Recent Trend |
Pinto
|
Navy
|
Gr Northern
|
Red Kidney
|
TOTAL
|
| 1996 |
3.4
|
1.3
|
0.5
|
0.6
|
7.3
|
| 1997 |
3.5
|
1.4
|
0.4
|
0.5
|
7.4
|
| 1998 |
3.4
|
1.1
|
0.4
|
0.6
|
7.3
|
| 1999 |
3.5
|
1.2
|
0.4
|
0.6
|
7.4
|
| 2000 |
3.5
|
1.1
|
0.4
|
0.5
|
7.5
|
| 2001 |
3.5
|
1.0
|
0.4
|
0.5
|
7.3
|
| 2002 |
3.4
|
1.1
|
0.4
|
0.5
|
7.3
|
| 5-Year Trend |
Pinto
|
Navy
|
Gr Northern
|
Red Kidney
|
TOTAL
|
| 1975 |
1.7
|
2.3
|
0.6
|
0.5
|
6.8
|
| 1980 |
0.9
|
2.0
|
0.4
|
0.5
|
5.4
|
| 1985 |
2.8
|
1.8
|
0.5
|
0.4
|
7.1
|
| 1990 |
3.1
|
1.3
|
0.4
|
0.6
|
6.6
|
| 1995 |
3.2
|
1.6
|
0.4
|
0.6
|
7.6
|
| 2000 |
3.5
|
1.1
|
0.4
|
0.5
|
7.5
|
Per capita dry edible bean consumption levels in the United States are expected to be unchanged this year, coming in at 7.3 pounds per person for an implied domestic usage of 928,166 MT, up slightly from last year's implied domestic use of 919,877 MT.
Pinto beans remain the dominant class of bean consumed in the United States, followed by navies. Black bean figures were not available, and are included within the total.
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