date:Jul 31, 2013
eans pinto beans because they resemble the countrys staple bean, the carioca that would turn the market upside down.
Only in the West, in states such as Colorado, Wyoming, Nebraska, Idaho and Washington, are prospects solid for a favorable 2013 crop, Mr. Campuzano said.
We have a situation of high demand and low supply and that means higher prices, Mr. Campuzano said. He said that, as recently as May, a 100-lb bag of beans was about $38 wholesale but now is $50. Thats in only six weeks, he s