Field Bean Price Trend and Forecast 2026-2027

Egypt paid the most for field beans in Q3 2026: USD 520/MT, down 1.0% from USD 525/MT in Q2. Import costs, currency costs and steady demand from food makers keep Egyptian prices above the other three markets. Worldwide, the average fell 1.3% to USD 450/MT from USD 456/MT, mostly because larger harvests and softer demand from feed makers led growers and importers to lower prices in all four markets. What about Q4 2026? We expect a global average somewhere in the USD 430-465/MT range, with harvest results, demand from feed and food makers, freight costs and import demand in Egypt doing most of the work.

Field bean, also called faba bean or broad bean, is a legume grown for its seeds, which are high in protein. The dried beans are eaten as food in the Middle East and North Africa, fed to pigs and poultry and processed into protein ingredients. Prices in this report refer to dried field beans for feed and food in bulk and are quoted per metric ton. They depend on harvest size and demand from food and feed makers.

France, Australia, the United Kingdom, Ethiopia and China are large producers. Farmers sow winter or spring varieties, harvest dry beans and sell to merchants and feed mills. Egypt is a large importer for food use, and Europe uses beans in feed. Yields vary with the weather, so supply and prices change from year to year.

Field Bean Price Forecast for 2026

Prices should ease slightly through the rest of 2026. Harvests are larger and demand from feed makers is softer, but steady import demand in Egypt limits the size of the decline. Against USD 444/MT in Q3 2025, the current global average of USD 450/MT represents an increase of 1.4%.

The balance of risks for Q4 tilts downward. What could push prices higher? Poor yields, higher soybean meal prices or stronger import demand would lift prices. What could pull them lower? Larger harvests, lower soybean meal prices or weaker import demand would lower prices.

For the Quarter Ending September 2026

Field Bean Prices Q3 2026:

• Australia: USD 390/MT
• France: USD 430/MT
• United Kingdom: USD 460/MT
• Egypt: USD 520/MT

Field Bean Prices in Australia

The Q3 2026 average for Australia stood at USD 390/MT, a decrease of 1.5% on the USD 396/MT recorded in Q2. Australian prices fell as the supply of beans increased. Taking Q3 2025 as the base, at USD 384/MT, the latest quarter is 1.6% higher. The price in Australia was 13.3% below the group average of USD 450/MT in Q3 2026.

Why did the price of Field Bean change in Q3 2026 in Australia?

Australia declined. Supply of beans increased, growers lowered prices, and demand from export buyers was soft. Year to date, Australia is 0.5% higher than the Q4 2025 level of USD 388/MT, while the global average is 0.4% higher. On the global measure the average was 1.3% lower over the quarter. The quarterly change in Australia was 1.5%.

Field Bean Prices in France

France registered a 1.4% decrease in Q3 2026, taking the average to USD 430/MT from USD 436/MT in Q2. French prices fell as the supply of beans increased. Against the USD 424/MT recorded in Q3 2025, the current average represents a 1.4% increase. The gap to the four-market average of USD 450/MT was 4.4% below for France.

Why did the price of Field Bean change in Q3 2026 in France?

France declined. Supply of beans increased, growers lowered offers, and demand from feed makers was soft. Over the first nine months of 2026 the price in France has risen by 0.5%, which compares with a 0.4% gain in the global average. For comparison, the global average moved 1.3% lower over the same quarter.

Field Bean Prices in United Kingdom

The United Kingdom fell 1.1% to USD 460/MT in Q3 2026, from USD 465/MT in Q2. British prices eased as the supply of beans increased. The Q3 2025 average of USD 453/MT puts the current price 1.5% above its level a year earlier. Relative to the four-market average of USD 450/MT, the United Kingdom traded 2.2% above in Q3 2026.

Why did the price of Field Bean change in Q3 2026 in United Kingdom?

The United Kingdom eased. Supply of beans increased, growers lowered prices, and demand from feed and export buyers was soft. Since the end of 2025, the price in the United Kingdom has risen 0.4%, from USD 458/MT to USD 460/MT, while the global average has risen 0.4%. The global average shifted 1.3% lower in the same quarter.

Field Bean Prices in Egypt

In Q3 2026, the average price in Egypt fell 1.0% to USD 520/MT, compared with USD 525/MT in Q2. Egyptian prices eased as arrivals of beans increased. Year on year, the average is 1.2% higher, against USD 514/MT in Q3 2025. This places Egypt 15.6% above the four-market average of USD 450/MT for Q3 2026.

Why did the price of Field Bean change in Q3 2026 in Egypt?

Egypt eased. Arrivals of beans increased, importers lowered prices, and demand from food makers was soft. The cumulative 2026 change for Egypt is a 0.6% increase, from USD 517/MT to USD 520/MT, while the global average shows a 0.4% gain over the same period. Across the four markets the average was 1.3% lower on the quarter.

For the Quarter Ending June 2026

Field Bean Prices Q2 2026:

• Australia: USD 396/MT
• France: USD 436/MT
• United Kingdom: USD 465/MT
• Egypt: USD 525/MT

Field Bean Prices in Australia

In Q2 2026, the average price in Australia rose 1.0% to USD 396/MT, compared with USD 392/MT in Q1. Australian prices rose as the demand from export buyers strengthened. The year-on-year change is a 5.3% increase, from USD 376/MT in Q2 2025. The four markets averaged USD 456/MT in the quarter, so the price in Australia was 13.2% lower.

Why did the price of Field Bean change in Q2 2026 in Australia?

Australia rose. Demand from export buyers strengthened, farm costs went up, and growers lifted prices. Coming after a 1.0% gain in Q1, the Q2 figure sits 5.3% above the USD 376/MT of Q2 2025. Part of the move was reversed in Q3, leaving the price at USD 390/MT. Across the four markets the average was 1.1% higher on the quarter.

Field Bean Prices in France

France's average moved up 1.2% in Q2 2026, to USD 436/MT from USD 431/MT in Q1. French prices rose as the demand from feed makers strengthened. The Q2 2026 average is 4.6% above the USD 417/MT recorded in Q2 2025. In comparison with the average of USD 456/MT across the four markets, the price in France was 4.4% lower.

Why did the price of Field Bean change in Q2 2026 in France?

France rose. Demand from feed makers strengthened, farm costs went up, and growers lifted offers. The 0.7% gain in Q1 set the base, and Q2 finished 4.6% above the USD 417/MT recorded a year earlier. Q3 reversed some of the change, with the price at USD 430/MT. On the global measure the average was 1.1% higher over the quarter.

Field Bean Prices in United Kingdom

Prices in the United Kingdom firmed 0.9% in Q2 2026 to USD 465/MT, compared with USD 461/MT in Q1. British prices rose as the demand from feed makers strengthened. Compared with Q2 2025, when the United Kingdom averaged USD 446/MT, the current price is 4.3% higher. The United Kingdom ended the quarter 2.0% above the group average of USD 456/MT.

Why did the price of Field Bean change in Q2 2026 in United Kingdom?

The United Kingdom rose. Demand from feed makers strengthened, freight costs went up, and growers lifted prices. This followed a 0.7% gain in Q1 and left the United Kingdom 4.3% above its Q2 2025 average of USD 446/MT. The price then partly reversed in Q3, to USD 460/MT. For comparison, the global average moved 1.1% higher over the same quarter.

Field Bean Prices in Egypt

Egypt recorded a 0.8% gain in Q2 2026, with the average reaching USD 525/MT against USD 521/MT in Q1. Egyptian prices rose as the demand from food makers strengthened. Measured against Q2 2025, when the average stood at USD 508/MT, the market is 3.3% higher. The price in Egypt was 15.1% above the group average of USD 456/MT in Q2 2026.

Why did the price of Field Bean change in Q2 2026 in Egypt?

Egypt rose. Demand from food makers strengthened, currency costs went up, and importers lifted prices. After a 0.8% gain in Q1, the quarter closed 3.3% above the USD 508/MT recorded in Q2 2025. Part of the move was reversed in Q3, leaving the price at USD 520/MT. The global average shifted 1.1% higher in the same quarter.

Quarterly Field Bean Price Trends

Field Bean prices rose through 2025 and the first half of 2026 before easing in the third quarter in all four markets. The global average moved from USD 431/MT in Q1 2025 to 437 in Q2, 444 in Q3 and 448 in Q4, then 451 in Q1 2026, 456 in Q2 and 450 in Q3, a net gain of roughly 4.4% across the window. Higher farm costs and steady demand from food and feed makers lifted prices for five quarters, and larger harvests caused a decline in the third quarter.

What was Field Bean Price in 2025?

2025 was a year of gradual increases for field beans, with prices rising in each quarter in all four markets. Starting near USD 431/MT in Q1, the global average finished the year at 448 in Q4, a gain of about 3.9%. Higher farm costs and steady demand from food and feed makers supported growers throughout the year.

Field Bean Prices in Australia in 2025

In Australia, prices moved from about USD 370/MT in Q1 2025 to USD 388/MT by Q4, up roughly 4.9%. Australian prices rose gradually as farm costs and demand from export buyers increased. The latest quarter places Australia at USD 390/MT, which is 0.5% above the level at which 2025 ended. The quarterly sections above show how the annual average developed over the year.

Field Bean Prices in France in 2025

In France, prices moved from about USD 411/MT in Q1 2025 to USD 428/MT by Q4, up roughly 4.1%. French prices rose gradually as farm costs and demand from feed makers increased. Since the 2025 close of USD 428/MT, the price in France has moved up 0.5%, reaching USD 430/MT in Q3 2026.

Field Bean Prices in United Kingdom in 2025

In the United Kingdom, prices moved from about USD 440/MT in Q1 2025 to USD 458/MT by Q4, up roughly 4.1%. British prices rose gradually as the freight costs and demand from feed makers increased. At USD 460/MT in Q3 2026, the United Kingdom stands 0.4% above its Q4 2025 close. The same regional pattern is carried into the quarterly analysis above, where the quarter-by-quarter figures can be traced.

Field Bean Prices in Egypt in 2025

In Egypt, prices moved from about USD 502/MT in Q1 2025 to USD 517/MT by Q4, up roughly 3.0%. Egyptian prices rose gradually as the currency costs and demand from food makers increased. The Q4 2025 close of USD 517/MT compares with USD 520/MT in Q3 2026, a 0.6% increase. The quarterly sections above show how the annual average developed over the year.

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