Green Beans Price Trend and Forecast 2026-2027

The United States remained the priciest Green Beans market tracked, though it eased just above 1.6% in Q2 2026, to near USD 1,870.00/MT from about USD 1,900.00/MT in Q1, as seasonal spring supply increases worked through the market. The global average moved from close to USD 1,693.75/MT to near USD 1,698.75/MT over the same quarter, essentially flat, as Germany and China's recovery offset Canada and the United States easing on seasonal supply increases. As the data shows, this market splits clearly into two camps this year: Germany and China working through oversupply conditions, and Canada and the United States adjusting to seasonal availability swings, and the global average is likely to run in the USD 1,670 to 1,780/MT range through the second half of the year.

Green Beans, also called string beans or snap beans, are a widely cultivated vegetable valued for their tender texture and mild flavor, consumed fresh, canned, and frozen across global markets. China accounts for an estimated seventy-two percent of both global production and consumption, with production volumes exceeding eighteen million tons, while Germany, Canada, and the United States represent significant Western consuming and producing markets. Because this is a perishable vegetable crop, regional production volumes and cross-border supply flows, seasonal harvest and demand cycles, and foodservice and retail procurement patterns are what really move the price from quarter to quarter.

Green Beans Price Forecast for 2026

Germany and China's oversupply conditions should continue working through the market gradually, while Canada and the United States settle into their typical seasonal supply patterns, which points toward a broadly stable H2 2026 with regional divergence continuing. Foodservice and retail demand cycles should keep driving the more modest quarter-to-quarter movements across all four markets.

A supply disruption in any major producing region, whether from weather or reduced planted area, could be what pushes prices above this forecast. A continuation or deepening of the European and Chinese oversupply conditions could be what keeps prices closer to the lower end instead.

For the Quarter Ending June 2026

Green Beans Prices Q2 2026:

• Germany: USD 1,810.00/MT
• China: USD 1,420.00/MT
• Canada: USD 1,695.00/MT
• United States: USD 1,870.00/MT

Green Beans Prices in Germany

The German price moved from about USD 1,740.00/MT to near USD 1,810.00/MT, a gain of just above 4.0%. It was recovering foodservice and catering demand, together with the seasonal transition away from the prior quarter's oversupply conditions, that carried the increase.

Why did the price of Green Beans change in Q2 2026 in Germany?

As the data shows, the strong regional production volumes and cross-border supply flows that had pressured German prices lower through late 2025 eased somewhat this quarter, and it was recovering catering and foodservice demand, meeting this more balanced supply picture, that pushed prices back up.

Green Beans Prices in China

The Chinese price moved from about USD 1,385.00/MT to near USD 1,420.00/MT, a gain of just above 2.5%. It was recovering export shipments, together with steady domestic processor demand, that carried the increase.

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

Export shipments picked up somewhat this quarter after a soft stretch, and it is this recovery, combined with steady demand from fresh and semi-processed segment buyers, that appears to explain the modest Chinese gain after several quarters of softening.

Green Beans Prices in Canada

The Canadian price eased from about USD 1,750.00/MT to near USD 1,695.00/MT, a decline of just above 3.1%. It was seasonal spring supply increasing, together with retail demand moderating from the tighter winter conditions, that gave the market room to ease.

Why did the price of Green Beans change in Q2 2026 in Canada?

The tighter seasonal availability that had supported Canadian pricing through the winter months eased as spring supply increased, and it was this seasonal transition, combined with retail demand normalizing from its winter peak, that pulled Canadian pricing back this quarter.

Green Beans Prices in United States

The United States price eased from about USD 1,900.00/MT to near USD 1,870.00/MT, a decline of just above 1.6%. It was seasonal spring supply increasing, together with typical demand normalization, that gave the market room to ease.

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

Domestic production ramps up through the spring months, and it is this seasonal supply increase, combined with retail and foodservice demand settling back to its typical pace after the winter import-dependent window, that explains the modest United States pullback this quarter.

For the Quarter Ending March 2026

Green Beans Prices Q1 2026:

• Germany: USD 1,740.00/MT
• China: USD 1,385.00/MT
• Canada: USD 1,750.00/MT
• United States: USD 1,900.00/MT

Green Beans Prices in Germany

The price eased to close to USD 1,740.00/MT in Q1 2026, a decline of just above 1.8% from Q4 2025. It was continued strong regional production and cross-border supply flows, together with moderated catering demand, that kept the market under mild pressure.

Why did the price of Green Beans change in Q1 2026 in Germany?

Strong regional production volumes and cross-border supply flows within Europe continued into the new year, and it was this abundant supply, meeting moderated catering demand and structured wholesale competition across retail distribution networks, that kept German pricing soft entering the year.

Green Beans Prices in China

The price eased to close to USD 1,385.00/MT in Q1 2026, a decline of just above 1.1% from Q4 2025. It was abundant farm-level output, together with cautious purchasing from processors, that kept the market under continued pressure.

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

Balanced domestic supply and cautious purchasing from processors across fresh and semi-processed segments continued into the new year, and it was this abundant farm-level output, meeting softer export shipments, that kept Chinese pricing under pressure entering the year.

Green Beans Prices in Canada

The price reached close to USD 1,750.00/MT in Q1 2026, a rise of just above 2.5% from Q4 2025. It was continued tighter seasonal availability, together with stronger retail demand during the colder months, that pushed the market higher.

Why did the price of Green Beans change in Q1 2026 in Canada?

Colder-weather retail demand patterns and continued tighter seasonal availability carried over from late 2025, and it was this combination that kept Canadian pricing on its upward path into the new year, ahead of the spring supply increase that followed.

Green Beans Prices in United States

The price reached close to USD 1,900.00/MT in Q1 2026, a rise of just above 2.7% from Q4 2025. It was continued tighter winter supply conditions, together with steady retail and foodservice demand, that pushed the market higher.

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

Winter supply conditions stayed tighter than the rest of the year, given the reduced domestic production during the colder months, and it was this seasonal tightness, meeting steady demand, that drove the United States increase entering the new year.

Quarterly Green Beans Price Trends

This market eased gently through most of 2025 before diverging by region in 2026. Close to USD 1,690.00/MT in Q1 2025 slid to about USD 1,670.00/MT, near USD 1,650.00/MT, and close to USD 1,682.00/MT by Q4, before continuing to about USD 1,693.75/MT in Q1 2026 and near USD 1,698.75/MT in Q2. That is a rise of roughly 0.5% across the full window, essentially flat, though the underlying regional stories differ considerably.

What was Green Beans Price in 2025?

It was strong regional production in Germany and China, pulling those two markets lower, that offset tightening seasonal conditions in Canada and firm demand in the United States through 2025. The global average opened near USD 1,690.00/MT in Q1 and eased slightly to close to USD 1,682.00/MT by Q4, essentially flat for the year despite meaningfully different regional trajectories underneath.

Green Beans Prices in Germany in 2025

The German price eased from about USD 1,900.00/MT in Q1 2025 to near USD 1,772.00/MT by Q4, a decline of just above 6.7% for the year. It was strong regional production volumes and cross-border supply flows within Europe, meeting moderated foodservice demand, that defined this market's downward path through most of 2025.

Green Beans Prices in China in 2025

The Chinese price eased from about USD 1,460.00/MT in Q1 2025 to near USD 1,400.00/MT by Q4, a decline of just above 4.1% for the year. It was abundant domestic production, meeting balanced but not exceptional demand from processors and exporters, that defined this market's gradual softening through 2025.

Green Beans Prices in Canada in 2025

The Canadian price climbed from about USD 1,620.00/MT in Q1 2025 to near USD 1,707.00/MT by Q4, a rise of just above 5.4% for the year. It was tighter seasonal availability, meeting stronger retail demand during colder months, that drove the steady climb through 2025, a pattern distinct from the oversupply conditions weighing on Germany and China over the same period.

Green Beans Prices in United States in 2025

The United States price climbed from about USD 1,780.00/MT in Q1 2025 to near USD 1,850.00/MT by Q4, a rise of just above 3.9% for the year. It was steady retail and foodservice demand, meeting typical seasonal supply patterns, that drove the gradual climb through 2025.

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