What is the price of beans in China?

As of May 2026, beans in China is US$ 0.89 per kg (6.22 CNY), sourced from FAOSTAT Producer Prices.

What is China's global rank in bean exports?

China ranks #2 among 99 bean exporters in 2024.

How much did China export in beans in 2024?

China exported 89,843 tonnes of beans valued at US$251,147,494 in 2024.

What is the latest farmgate price for beans in China?

The latest farmgate price for beans in China is US$0.8871 per kg.

What is China's bean production in 2024?

China produced 1,322,698 tonnes of beans in 2024.

Is China a net exporter or importer of beans?

China is a net exporter of beans.

Beans Price in China - June 2026 Market Prices (Updated Monthly)

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Beans Prices in China

US$ 0.89 / kg

6.22 CNY / kg

MoM ▼ 5.1% YoY ▼ 5.1%

Checked: Jun 9, 2026

Price as of: May 2026

Source: FAOSTAT Producer Prices

Variety	Market level	Price (US$/kg)	Local (CNY)	MoM	YoY	Source
-	Farmgate	0.89	6.22	▼ 5.1%	▼ 5.1%	FAOSTAT Producer Prices
-	Global benchmark	0.47	3.33	▲ 2.5%	▲ 14.5%	World Bank Pink Sheet
-	Export (unit value) estimated	2.80	19.60	▲ 3.5%	▲ 3.5%	UN Comtrade (unit value)

As of June 2026, the beans price in China available is US$ 0.89 per kg (6.22 CNY), down 5.1% year-on-year.

China is the world's second-largest exporter of beans, shipping 89,843 tonnes valued at US$251 million in 2024, which accounts for 19.8% of global exports and marks a 43.5% year-on-year increase. The country produced 1,322,698 tonnes of beans in 2024, ranking seventh globally and representing 4.2% of world output. The latest farmgate price is US$0.8871 per kg.

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Production, Exports, Imports & HS Codes - beans in China

Exports UN Comtrade · 2024

In 2024, China exported $251.1M (89.8 kt) of beans▲ 43.5% YoY. That ranks #2 worldwide (19.8% of global exports).

$251.1M

Export value

89.8 kt

Export volume

#2 / 99

World rank

19.8%

Global share

$2.8

Avg export price / kg

Export value by year (US$)

Export volume by year

Top beans exporters worldwide UN Comtrade · 2024

#1 Morocco $340.4M · 26.8%
#2 China $251.1M · 19.8%
#3 Mexico $122.9M · 9.7%
#4 Guatemala $88.8M · 7%
#5 France $85.9M · 6.8%

Annual export data China · UN Comtrade

Year	Export value (US$)	Volume	Avg price/kg
2024	$251.1M	89.8 kt	$2.8
2023	$175M	64.8 kt	$2.7
2022	$178.6M	81.1 kt	$2.2
2021	$174.2M	101.5 kt	$1.72
2020	$117.3M	83.8 kt	$1.4

Production FAOSTAT · 2024

China produced 1.32 Mt of beans in 2024▲ 0% YoY. It ranks #7 among producing countries (4.3% of world output).

1.32 Mt

mi_production

732,838 ha

Area harvested

0.18 t/ha

Yield

World rank

Production by year (tonnes)

HS Code

beans is traded under Harmonized System code 0708.20. Trade figures above are compiled for this HS heading.

Sources: trade & HS - UN Comtrade; production - FAOSTAT (FAO); harvest season - FAO GIEWS Crop Calendar. Values are official reported figures.

China beans - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes

In 2019 China exported 766,687,680 tonnes of beans. Through 2019 alone, the demand for China beans (pulses/legumes category) has gone up, recording a change of 8.743 percent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, beans' exports increased by 15.45% bringing China US$968,179.39m for the year 2019. China's beans exports are categorised as:

Shelled or unshelled beans "Vigna spp., Phaseolus spp.", uncooked or cooked by steaming or by boiling in water, frozen (HS code 071022)
Unshelled beans "Vigna spp., Phaseolus spp.", prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid (excluding frozen) (HS code 200559)
Dried, shelled beans "Vigna and Phaseolus", whether or not skinned or split (excluding beans of species "Vigna mungo [L.] Hepper or Vigna radiata [L.] Wilczek", small red "Adzuki" beans, kidney beans, Bambara beans and cow peas) (HS code 071339)
Fresh or chilled beans "Vigna spp., Phaseolus spp.", shelled or unshelled (HS code 070820)
Shelled beans "Vigna spp., Phaseolus spp.", prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid (excluding frozen) (HS code 200551)
Dried, shelled broad beans "Vicia faba var. major" and horse beans "Vicia faba var. equina and Vicia faba var. minor", whether or not skinned or split (HS code 071350)
Dried, shelled beans of species "Vigna mungo [L.] Hepper or Vigna radiata [L.] Wilczek", whether or not skinned or split (HS code 071331)

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China beans export values

In 2019, China shipped beans worth 968,179.39m USD, a contraction of -1.69% from 2018's total beans export of 984866.688m USD. The yearly reduction in value of China beans between 2017 to 2018 was 1.203 per cent.

The per year variation in the amount of China's beans exports between 2017 and 2019 was 15.45 percent when compared to a variation of 8.743% in the growth rate between 2018 and 2019.

Export markets for China beans ( in '000$ )

China's best performing export markets for beans are Cuba, Venezuela, Costa Rica, Japan and United Kingdom (UK).

China imported 305,550,144 tonnes of beans in 2019.

Production

The production of beans in China was 149,987,823,552 tonnes in 2019 and is projected to change by an average of 2.74%. The country had approximately 14,096,853,792.00 hectares under beans cultivation.

Beans Prices Across Asia

Compare the latest beans prices in other Asia countries:

Iran$0.56/kg Uzbekistan$0.57/kg Malaysia$0.92/kg Bangladesh$0.32/kg Vietnam$1.27/kg Myanmar$1.30/kg Philippines$0.72/kg India$0.72/kg Japan$0.47/kg Kyrgyzstan$0.94/kg Nepal$0.39/kg Tajikistan$0.57/kg Sri Lanka$1.12/kg Cambodia$0.50/kg Maldives$1.37/kg

Other Pulses/Legumes Prices in China

Latest prices for other pulses/legumes in China:

Kidney Beans$1.56/kg Mung beans$1.85/kg Bambara beans$3.26/kg Black beans$1.56/kg Cow Peas (Black Eyed Peas)$1.43/kg Peas$0.73/kg Chickpeas$1.43/kg Lentils$2.07/kg Green peas$0.81/kg

Scientific name: Phaseolus vulgaris

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