Black Beans Price Trend and Forecast 2026-2027

Market Overview

The US paid the most for black beans in Q2 2026: USD 1,024/MT, up 2.4% from USD 1,000 in Q1. The steady food and canning-sector demand kept things firm there. Worldwide, the average moved up 2.5%, to USD 958/MT from USD 935, largely because the growing-season weather across the major producing regions ran a bit tighter than usual this year. What about H2 2026? We'd expect a global average somewhere in the USD 935-1,015/MT range, with the steady food-manufacturing and retail demand doing most of the work.

Black beans are a dry, mature legume harvested and stored much like other pulse crops, with Brazil the largest single producer thanks to its enormous domestic consumption base, where black beans are a dietary staple, while the US, China, and Mexico round out the other major growing regions. Food-grade beans feed direct retail sale, canning operations, and a smaller organic-certified segment. Three things move the price more than anything else: the growing-season weather across the major producing countries, the domestic and export food-manufacturing demand, and how much acreage farmers commit to beans relative to competing crops each planting season.

Brazil's role here is worth understanding in some detail, since its market behaves somewhat differently from the other three. Because black beans are such a dietary staple domestically, Brazilian production and consumption are both enormous relative to the rest of the world, and Brazilian pricing tends to reflect domestic supply-demand balance more than international trade flows. That's a genuine contrast with the US and Mexican markets, where a larger share of production moves through more conventional export and food-manufacturing channels.

The competition for acreage with other legumes and grains is a factor worth flagging too. Farmers in most of the producing regions we track can shift between black beans and other pulse or grain crops relatively easily from one season to the next, based on which offers the better expected return, which means a particularly strong or weak black bean price in one year can influence how much acreage growers commit the following season.

Black Beans Price Forecast for 2026

Supply and demand should stay moderately tight through H2 2026, with the growing-season weather running a bit tighter than usual across several of the major producing regions. The US and Mexico both kept the food-manufacturing demand steady through H1, and that's likely to continue. China's domestic demand kept building as well, while Brazil's enormous production and consumption base kept it the most affordable of the four.

Buyers should watch acreage-planting decisions closely heading into the next planting season, since a particularly strong price this year could prompt farmers to shift more land into black beans, which would ease some of the current tightness by the following harvest.

The competition for acreage with other legume and grain crops adds a layer of uncertainty to any longer-range forecast, since farmers weighing next season's planting decisions are comparing black bean returns against several alternative crops rather than committing to a fixed rotation regardless of price.

What could push prices higher? A weaker-than-expected harvest in any of the major producing regions, or stronger-than-usual food-manufacturing demand. What could pull them lower? A stronger harvest than currently expected, or farmers shifting more acreage into beans to chase the higher returns.

For the Quarter Ending June 2026

Black Beans Prices Q2 2026:

• Brazil: USD 868/MT
• United States: USD 1,024/MT
• China: USD 946/MT
• Mexico: USD 980/MT

Black Beans Prices in Brazil

Brazil's black bean growers saw firm domestic demand this quarter, and the gain came to 2.5%, USD 847/MT to USD 868. That kept Brazil comfortably the most affordable of the four markets given its scale of production.

Why did the price of Black Beans change in Q2 2026 in Brazil?

The domestic consumption demand stayed firm, and the growing-season weather ran a bit tighter than usual across the harvest window.

Black Beans Prices in United States

USD 1,024/MT. That's where the US landed in Q2, up 2.4% from USD 1,000 in Q1. The food-manufacturing demand stayed steady, and the tighter growing-season conditions pushed things higher.

Why did the price of Black Beans change in Q2 2026 in United States?

The food-manufacturing demand didn't move much, honestly. It was the tighter growing-season conditions doing most of the work this quarter.

Black Beans Prices in China

China climbed 2.4% to USD 946/MT, the domestic demand continuing to build through the period.

Why did the price of Black Beans change in Q2 2026 in China?

The domestic demand kept building, and that alone explains most of the move here.

Black Beans Prices in Mexico

Mexico gained 2.4% to USD 980/MT, the regional food-sector demand continuing to hold steady through the period.

Why did the price of Black Beans change in Q2 2026 in Mexico?

The regional food-sector demand held steady, and the growing-season conditions firmed alongside it.

For the Quarter Ending March 2026

Black Beans Prices Q1 2026:

• Brazil: USD 847/MT
• United States: USD 1,000/MT
• China: USD 924/MT
• Mexico: USD 957/MT

Black Beans Prices in Brazil

Brazil gained 2.4% to USD 847/MT, the domestic demand firming as the year opened.

Why did the price of Black Beans change in Q1 2026 in Brazil?

The domestic consumption demand firmed as the year opened, and the growing-season outlook tightened right alongside it.

Black Beans Prices in United States

US black beans rose 2.5% to USD 1,000/MT, the food-manufacturing demand firming with the new year.

Why did the price of Black Beans change in Q1 2026 in United States?

The food-manufacturing demand firmed with the new year, and the growing-season conditions kept tightening steadily too.

Black Beans Prices in China

China gained 2.4% to USD 924/MT, the domestic demand building through the quarter.

Why did the price of Black Beans change in Q1 2026 in China?

The domestic demand built through the quarter, tracking food-sector activity closely.

Black Beans Prices in Mexico

Mexican black beans climbed 2.5% to USD 957/MT, the regional demand building through the quarter.

Why did the price of Black Beans change in Q1 2026 in Mexico?

The regional food-sector demand built through the quarter, and the growing-season conditions firmed alongside it.

Quarterly Black Beans Price Trends

The global average climbed steadily across the window, from USD 860/MT in Q1 2025 to USD 958 by Q2 2026, a net gain of about 11.4%. Every quarter posted a gain here, reflecting the tighter growing-season conditions and the steady food-manufacturing demand across every market we track, with the pace of the gains picking up noticeably in the most recent two quarters. That kind of steady, uninterrupted climb is worth noting, since it stands in contrast to how choppy some other commodities in this space have looked over the same period.

What was Black Beans Price in 2025?

2025 was a steadily firming year for black beans. Starting near USD 860/MT in Q1, the global average finished 2025 at USD 913, a gain of about 6.2%. The food-manufacturing demand held consistent all year across every market we track, and the growing-season conditions tightened only gradually, before the pace of gains accelerated further once 2026 got underway. Buyers who track this market closely tend to view that steady annual pattern as the baseline against which any future quarter's move should be judged.

Black Beans Prices in Brazil in 2025

Brazilian prices moved from about USD 780/MT in Q1 2025 to USD 827 by Q4, up roughly 6.0%. The domestic demand held steady all year, and Brazil stayed the most affordable of the four markets throughout on its enormous production scale.

Black Beans Prices in United States in 2025

US prices climbed from USD 920/MT in Q1 to USD 976 by Q4, a 6.1% gain, tracking the steady food-manufacturing demand.

Black Beans Prices in China in 2025

Chinese prices rose from USD 850/MT in Q1 to USD 902 by Q4, up 6.1%, as the domestic demand kept building through the year.

Black Beans Prices in Mexico in 2025

Mexican prices moved from USD 880/MT in Q1 to USD 934 by Q4, a 6.1% gain, as the regional food-sector demand stayed firm through the year.

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We keep a continuous eye on the black bean prices wherever they're grown or consumed at scale, tracing causation through the growing-season weather across the major producing countries, the domestic and export food-manufacturing demand, and the acreage-planting decisions farmers make each season. Our analysts pay particularly close attention to Brazilian domestic supply-demand balance, given how much larger that market is than the other three combined. We also track how buyers in adjacent markets are adjusting their sourcing strategies, which often signals a shift before it fully shows up in the headline pricing. Need pricing data, bespoke market analysis, or procurement advisory? Reach out to our team.