Faba beans

[freewheat]

freeWheat, over the years, what's an avg. price and what's a high price when it comes to selling fabas' Priced by bus or lbs?

I grow them for hogs, so I do not follow food grades at all. The ones I grow are small seeded so low seeding rates and they get through the drill no problem. The edibles are generally huge seeded, hard to get through the drill, and you need to seed 4 or 5 bushel an acre. I only followed the hog barn prices the last two years, and they range from 6 to 7 a bushel. Right now they are about 6.30.

[freewheat]

free, what's the two most important aspects when it comes to grading fabas?

Size, lack of dark seeds, and yes, if you have lygus bugs, they can hUrt grade. I grow em for pigs, like I do with wheat and barley. So grade is never an issue.

[hobbyfrmr]

Hungry pigs are not fussy!!

There is so much food in North America, some people are allergic to it.

[hobbyfrmr]

Hungry pigs are not fussy!!

There is so much food in North America, I hear people are becoming allergic to it.