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Dry Beans

Pinto Beans

Pinto beans carry a beige background with red-brown mottling that fades on cooking, and are contracted principally for canning and refried bean manufacture.

The mottled pattern that names the bean disappears in the pot, which is why canners and refried manufacturers judge pinto lots on cooked texture and skin integrity rather than on raw appearance alone.

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Pinto beans, showing the beige background and red-brown mottling that fades to pink on cooking
Origin
Ethiopia · Tanzania
Processing
Whole, dried · Machine cleaned
Crop year
Stated on contract
Packing
25 / 50 kg PP · FIBC
Quantity
Container quantities
Incoterms
FOB · CFR · CIF
HS code
0713.33
Availability
On request

Specification

Typical export specification

Indicative contract parameters, not laboratory results. The specification that applies is the one written into the contract.

Pinto Beans

Beige with red-brown mottling, machine cleaned

Indicative
Product
Pinto beans, Phaseolus vulgaris
Origin
Stated on offer
Crop year
Stated on contract
Moisture
14% max
Purity
99% min
Foreign matter
0.5% max
Size
Against buyer requirement
Split and broken
Against buyer requirement
Colour
As per approved sample
GMO status
Not genetically modified

Notes on specific parameters

  • Crop year — Contract on a specific crop year; it materially affects colour, cooking behaviour and insect load.
  • Size — Contracted as count per 100 g. A lower count means a larger bean.
  • Colour — Mottling fades on cooking, so cooked texture is judged alongside raw appearance.
  • GMO status — There are no commercially cultivated genetically modified varieties of this crop.
  • Canners normally run their own soak and cook trial; specification alone does not settle a pinto lot.

Grades and forms

Available grades

Commercially distinct types, each contracted separately.

  • Pinto beans

    Beige with red-brown mottling, contracted on size band and cooked behaviour.

    Size
    Count per 100 g, per contract

Packing and supply

Packing and container supply

Standard formats below, and buyer-specific packing where it can be supported. Planned net weight per 20ft container is indicatively 19 MT, confirmed against packing, density and destination.

  • Packing

    • 25 kg PP woven bag
    • 50 kg PP woven bag
    • Buyer-branded bags
    • Jumbo bag / FIBC

  • Container

    • 20ft FCL — standard for bagged pulses
    • 40ft FCL where the density suits it
    • ~19 MT indicative net per 20ft

  • Terms

    • FOB
    • CFR
    • CIF
    • FCA on request

  • Loading

    • Net weighed and marked to contract
    • Container inspected before stuffing
    • Final payload confirmed against density and destination

Packing is confirmed in writing before bagging begins. Packing formats and marking in full.

Quality and trade

Quality and export documentation

What decides quality in pinto beans

Cooked texture
Canners run their own soak and cook trial; specification alone does not settle a pinto lot.
Skin integrity
Split skins cloud the brine and are the common cause of canning rejection.
Size band
Contracted as count per 100 g. A lower count means a larger bean.

Third-party inspection can be nominated at the loading point — sampling, analysis, weight verification and loading supervision. Quality and processing in full.

Typical export documents

  • Commercial Invoice
  • Packing List
  • Bill of Lading
  • Certificate of Origin
  • Phytosanitary Certificate
  • Fumigation Certificate
  • Weight Certificate

Final documentation depends on the commodity, origin, destination and buyer requirements. Not every document listed is required on every shipment.

Logistics, Incoterms and documentation

Origin and sourcing

Where this commodity is sourced

Sourced through established growers, aggregators and processors, with origin, crop and lot confirmed on each offer.
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More on pinto beans

Size band is contracted as count per 100 g. East African production is limited relative to the Americas, so origin and availability are confirmed against the offered lot.

Also traded as pinto · frijol pinto · speckled pinto beans. These are trade names for the same commodity and are covered by this page rather than split across separate listings.

Destination markets

Typical destinations for this commodity. Import duty, quotas and phytosanitary conditions are set by the importing country — confirm the current position with your own broker.

End uses

  • Canning
  • Refried and prepared foods
  • Retail packing

Frequently asked questions

No. Both are speckled, but the light speckled kidney bean is larger and kidney-shaped with red-brown marking on cream, and serves different buyers. Pinto is a medium, rounder bean with a beige background.

Catalogue

Related pulses and beans

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  • Destination port
  • Specification
  • Packing
  • Incoterm
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