Trade Talk

May 22, 2024

Bean acres, biofuel and US politics/
An interview with Orion Roy-Wright of ADM Edible Beans

Bean acres, biofuel and US politics: Bean acres, biofuel and US politics / An interview with Orion Roy-Wright of ADM Edible Beans

Luke Wilkinson

Head Writer

At a glance


  • “We just went to such a low point when everybody was making so much money on traditional commodities. Now as we go into a different cycle, we'll see beans recover a bit.”
  • “We think yellow peas are going to be higher than last year, and if I had to put a number on it, I'd say 5-10% up. There is also the dryness factor to consider.” 
  • “Biofuel plants aren’t going to push pulses out – perhaps they limit massive growth in pulses as biofuels become more and more important, but I still think there's a lot of space for growth on the pulse side.”

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