Pinto Beans Price Trend and Forecast 2026-2027

United States paid the most for pinto beans in Q2 2026: USD 1.11/KG, up 4.7% from USD 1.06 in Q1.

Pinto beans are a dry pulse crop and the most widely consumed bean variety in North America, sold dried in bulk, canned for retail convenience, and increasingly milled into flour for gluten-free and plant-protein food applications.

The United States, concentrated in North Dakota, Colorado, and Nebraska, is the dominant global producer, with Mexico a significant grower and consumer in its own right given the bean's central role in Mexican cuisine.

As a dry, storable commodity, pinto bean pricing responds to harvest yields, carryover stocks, and export demand over a longer cycle than fresh produce, trading more like a grain than a perishable vegetable.

Seed cost and planting decisions each spring reflect the prior year's harvest and pricing, giving pinto bean supply a roughly one-year lag in responding to demand signals, a common feature of dry pulse crops that trade more like grains than fresh produce.

Mexican demand for pinto beans is remarkably price-inelastic given the bean's dietary staple status, which means Mexican import volumes tend to hold up even through periods of higher pricing, a pattern distinct from more discretionary food commodities.

Comparing the four markets side by side, United States sat about 26% above China as Q2 closed. That kind of gap is common where import exposure and domestic production costs diverge as sharply as they do here.

Pinto Beans Price Forecast for 2026

Expect steady gains through H2 2026 across all four markets as demand continues outpacing planted acreage growth. China should retain its position as the most competitively priced origin given its focus on lower-cost domestic consumption varieties. The United States and Canada should hold their premium given their established position in the higher-quality export segment specifically. US planted acreage decisions for the upcoming season, typically finalized by early spring, will be worth watching as the clearest early signal of where 2027 supply is headed.

On balance, the first half of 2026 brought a 5.0% increase average move across the 4 markets covered here, a trend that should persist through year end absent a material change in the underlying drivers.

For the Quarter Ending June 2026

Pinto Beans Prices Q2 2026:

• United States: USD 1.11/KG
• Mexico: USD 0.970/KG
• China: USD 0.880/KG
• Canada: USD 1.04/KG

Pinto Beans Prices in United States

In Q2 2026, United States priced at USD 1.11/KG, up 4.7% from USD 1.06/KG the previous quarter, making it the priciest of the 4 markets tracked here this quarter.

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

Steady export demand met a normal harvest carryover, supporting a firm increase, which puts United States roughly 11.0% above the average across the 4 regions this report tracks.

Set against a 2.5% average quarterly pace over the six quarters this report tracks, United States's move this quarter landed faster than that trend.

Pinto Beans Prices in Mexico

Mexico reached USD 0.970/KG in Q2 2026, strong domestic consumption demand kept Mexican pricing rising in step with the broader market, ranking it the 3rd most expensive among the 4 markets this report follows.

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

Strong domestic consumption demand kept Mexican pricing rising in step with the broader market, working out to Mexico trading about 3.0% below this quarter's 4-region average.

Measured against Mexico's own average pace of 2.7% a quarter across the six quarters this report tracks, this move came in faster than that pace.

Pinto Beans Prices in China

China rose 4.8% to USD 0.880/KG in Q2 2026, ample domestic supply kept Chinese pricing the most competitive of the four markets even as it tracked the same upward trend, placing it the most affordable across the 4 regions covered in this report.

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

Ample domestic supply kept Chinese pricing the most competitive of the four markets even as it tracked the same upward trend, leaving China running roughly 12.0% below the 4-region average for the quarter.

That is faster than the 2.4% average quarterly move China has posted across the six quarters this report tracks.

Pinto Beans Prices in Canada

USD 1.04/KG. That is where Canada landed in Q2 2026, up 5.1% from USD 0.990/KG in Q1 2026, putting it the 2nd most expensive of the 4 markets tracked this quarter.

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

Firm export demand to US and overseas buyers supported a steady quarter, with Canada now sitting about 4.0% above the 4-region average this quarter.

Canada has averaged 2.5% a quarter over the six quarters this report tracks; this move came in faster than that longer-run pace.

For the Quarter Ending March 2026

Pinto Beans Prices Q1 2026:

• United States: USD 1.06/KG
• Mexico: USD 0.920/KG
• China: USD 0.840/KG
• Canada: USD 0.990/KG

Pinto Beans Prices in United States

In Q1 2026, United States priced at USD 1.06/KG, up 2.0% from USD 1.04/KG the previous quarter, making it the priciest of the 4 markets tracked here this quarter.

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

Early-year export demand supported a firm start to 2026, which puts United States roughly 11.3% above the average across the 4 regions this report tracks.

Set against a 2.5% average quarterly pace over the six quarters this report tracks, United States's move this quarter landed slower than that trend.

Pinto Beans Prices in Mexico

Mexico reached USD 0.920/KG in Q1 2026, steady domestic demand carried prices higher as the year began, ranking it the 3rd most expensive among the 4 markets this report follows.

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

Steady domestic demand carried prices higher as the year began, working out to Mexico trading about 3.4% below this quarter's 4-region average.

Measured against Mexico's own average pace of 2.7% a quarter across the six quarters this report tracks, this move came in slower than that pace.

Pinto Beans Prices in China

China rose 1.9% to USD 0.840/KG in Q1 2026, consistent domestic consumption supported a modest early-year gain, placing it the most affordable across the 4 regions covered in this report.

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

Consistent domestic consumption supported a modest early-year gain, leaving China running roughly 11.8% below the 4-region average for the quarter.

That is slower than the 2.4% average quarterly move China has posted across the six quarters this report tracks.

Pinto Beans Prices in Canada

USD 0.990/KG. That is where Canada landed in Q1 2026, up 1.9% from USD 0.972/KG in Q4 2025, putting it the 2nd most expensive of the 4 markets tracked this quarter.

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

Export order books firmed as the new year began, with Canada now sitting about 3.9% above the 4-region average this quarter.

Canada has averaged 2.5% a quarter over the six quarters this report tracks; this move came in slower than that longer-run pace.

Quarterly Pinto Beans Price Trends

The global average climbed steadily across the window, from USD 0.883/KG in Q1 2025 to USD 1.00 by Q2 2026, a gain of 13.3% over six quarters.

What was Pinto Beans Price in 2025?

Pinto Beans pricing trended upward through 2025 on a global average basis, starting the year around USD 0.883/KG and ending it at USD 0.934, a 5.9% increase over the four quarters.

Pinto Beans Prices in United States in 2025

United States prices moved from about USD 0.980/KG in Q1 2025 to USD 1.04 by Q4, up roughly 6.1%, placing United States 1 of 4 tracked markets as 2025 closed out.

Pinto Beans Prices in Mexico in 2025

Mexico prices moved from about USD 0.850/KG in Q1 2025 to USD 0.902 by Q4, up roughly 6.1%. Mexico closed the year ranked 3 of the 4 markets this report tracks.

Pinto Beans Prices in China in 2025

China prices moved from about USD 0.780/KG in Q1 2025 to USD 0.825 by Q4, up roughly 5.7%, leaving China in 4 place among the 4 tracked markets heading into the new year.

Pinto Beans Prices in Canada in 2025

Canada prices moved from about USD 0.920/KG in Q1 2025 to USD 0.972 by Q4, up roughly 5.7%. That left Canada ranked 2 of 4 tracked markets heading into 2026.

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