Dry Beans: Policy

Dry Beans Briefing Room Background Trade Market Outlook Policy

Federal price support programs have not included dry beans since the late 1960s. However, dry bean markets are influenced by a number of general programs, including:

• Federal crop insurance
• Disaster assistance
• Economic and agronomic research
• Western irrigation
• Export programs, like the Market Access Program, and international food assistance programs, such as the Food for Peace Program (P.L. 480).