US Dry Bean Council

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• CICILS/IPTIC Conference
• Production Estimates
• April - 2009

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US Statistics presented byCindy Brown, Marketing
DirectorChippewa Valley BeanPresident US Dry
Bean Council
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Dark Red Kidney Bean Plant
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2009 US Dry Bean Projections

• April 1, 2009

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Pinto Beans
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Navy Beans
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Black Beans
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Great Northern Beans
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Dark Red Kidney Beans
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Cranberry Beans
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Light Red Kidney Beans
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Pink Beans
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Small Red Beans
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Relationship between Area Planted and Area
Harvested
Projected
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• US Dry Bean Council Technical SeminarIstanbul
  Marriott Hotel AsiaTuesday, June 23, 2009
• Please join us to learn how US pinto beans can
  serve the needs of the Turkish dry packagers and
  canning industry. 
• The Seminar will feature US canning expert, Dr.
  Mark Uebersax, Professor Emeritus, Food Science
  Human Nutrition, Michigan State University.
• Eyup Kemal Sevinc, Executive Chef of the
  Marriott Hotel, will prepare US pinto beans in
  traditional Turkish recipes

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Additional Information

• This Seminar is supported by the Turkish Packers
  Association, Pakder, and the Turkish Food
  Exporters Association, Tügider.
• The organizers of this event, USDBC
  representative, Johanna Stobbs, and Promedia
  Director, Feray Alpay, are here at CICILS and
  will be glad to answer your questions and send
  you an invitation and a program agenda.
• For more information on this exceptional event,
  please contact
• Promedia
• Tel.  [phone]
• Fax  [phone]
• Email ferayalpay_at_promedia.com.tr
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Special thanks to USDA/NASS DW Sturt for
providing production estimates
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Contact InformationJeane Wharton, Executive
DirectorUnited States Dry Bean CouncilP O Box
1026Pierre SD  57501jeane_at_usdrybeans.com