Organic Beans

Organic Beans

Organic Beans

Commodity Overview

Interest in organic green beans is rising. Organic green and yellow beans are often shipped in microwaveable bags. Use the colorful packaging to draw consumers to the display.

PLUs

93048 Helda/flat
93049 fine
94527 Chinese long
94528 fava/broad
94066 green/French
94529 lima
94530 pole
94532 shell
94533 wax/yellow
Retail Price Data is based on USDA Specialty Crops Market News surveys. Data collection ends on the report date and encompasses ad pricing good from the Saturday before the report release date through the following Friday. Weekly data - from over 400 retailers, comprising more than 30,000 individual stores with online weekly advertised features - covers over 250 produce items. Registered (logged-in) users, can access weekly reports and additional market information.
USDA Specialty Crops Market News publishes FOB and Movement data on a daily and weekly basis. Pricing and volume information is aggregated by commodity and published weekly, subject to any source-data adjustments. Commodity data is further processed based on origin (domestic vs imports) and type (regular vs. organic). Registered (logged-in) users, can access weekly reports and additional market information.

Sales Strategies

Include bacon bits and almondine sauce in promotions with organic green beans. Promote beans as a great addition to soups during the winter. Beans are popular around the winter holidays, so include organic beans in holiday meal promotions. Include organic beans in Easter and Mother’s Day promotions. Grilling promotions are another great way to move organic beans.

Dynamic Displays

Green beans and yellow beans are the most common types of organic beans available to consumers. Create a display in your cooking vegetables section using bagged organic green beans. This will avoid mixing with conventional green or yellow beans.


Organic green and yellow beans are often shipped in microwaveable bags. Use the colorful packaging to draw consumers to the display.

In the Backroom

Shipping
Organic green and yellow beans are most often sold in microwaveable bags. Sizes range from 10 ounces to 2 pounds.

Grades
Snap beans
U.S. fancy
U.S. No. 1
U.S. combination
U.S. No. 2

Shelled lima beans
U.S. No. 1
U.S. combination
U.S. No. 2

Handling
With the wide range of color shades available, color alone is not an indication of freeze damage. Look for russeting and other patterns of discoloration, especially on the tips.

Snap/green beans
Temperature: 40 to 45 F, 4.4 to 7 C
Relative humidity: 95%
Mist: lightly
Typical shelf life: 4 to 5 days
Ethylene-sensitive. Do not store or transport with commodities that produce ethylene.
Highly sensitive to freezing injury.
Susceptible to chilling injury. Damage sometimes is not apparent until the produce is returned to a higher temperature.
Snap beans are subject to chill injury and russeting if held at temperatures below 40 F, 4.4 C.
Damage may begin to show within three days. They also will become pitted and lose moisture rapidly.
Snap bean containers should be stacked to allow maximum air circulation.
To retain moisture content, wash beans before refrigeration.

Lima beans
Temperature: 37 to 41 F, 2.8 to 5 C
Relative humidity: 95%
Mist: lightly
Typical shelf life: 4 to 5 days
Susceptible to chilling injury. Damage sometimes is not apparent until the produce is returned to a higher temperature.

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