[deport]

Beans, Beans, and more Beans

[muawiyah]

Notice the focus on "dry beans" ~ then there are "the others" and USDA doesn't even bother counting.

There are reasons for that.

Notice, though, they count "dry bean farms" ~ that right there tells you that even with the most common species (pinto) it's a very specialized business requiring special knowledge and having special skills.

I like to raise beans that you never see in the market. Sometimes they don't grow. Sometimes they over produce. I've grown GIANT butterbeans. If you have an allergy to some bean protein, these suckers will draw it out Fur Shur, but they taste great. Last time we grew them we ate them like cookies.

[dennisw]

Thanks much for that USDA information!