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Dry Beans

Yellow Beans (Njano)

Yellow beans — njano types — from Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia, traded principally in regional markets with selective export demand.

Yellow beans, known in Tanzania as njano, are a pale golden-seeded type with substantial demand within East and Southern Africa and a smaller, more selective international following. They are grown in the same highland bean zones as the kidney and speckled types and handled through the same trade channels.

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Yellow beans of the njano type showing the pale golden-yellow seed coat
Origin
Tanzania · Uganda · Zambia
Processing
Whole, dried · Machine cleaned
Crop year
Stated on contract
Packing
25 / 50 kg PP
Quantity
Container quantities
Incoterms
FOB · CFR · CIF
HS code
0713.33
Availability
Available

Specification

Typical export specification

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

Yellow Beans

Yellow / njano type, machine cleaned

Indicative
Product
Yellow beans, Phaseolus vulgaris
Origin
Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia
Crop year
Stated on contract
Moisture
14% max
Purity
99% min
Foreign matter
0.5% max
Admixture
1% max
Damaged and discoloured
2% max
Broken and split
1% max
Insect damaged
1% max
Size
Against buyer requirement
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.
  • GMO status — There are no commercially cultivated genetically modified varieties of this crop.
  • Mainly a regional African trade line; export volumes depend on the season and on regional demand.

Grades and forms

Available grades

Commercially distinct types, each contracted separately.

  • Standard yellow / njano

    The commercial grade, with colour tone and size approved on an agreed sample.

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

  • 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 yellow beans

Colour tone and evenness
Assessed on an agreed sample; tone varies between growing zones.
Discolouration
Visible on a pale seed, so tolerance is tighter than for dark types.
Size (count per 100 g)
Contracted as a band and confirmed against the current crop.
Moisture
Commonly 14% max, set against the route.
Regional demand
Competes directly with export demand and moves the price independently of international markets.
Admixture
Other bean types are visible against a pale background and reduce the grade.

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. Seasonal position is derived from the published crop calendar.
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Typical sourcing window

Harvest Export

  • TanzaniaMay–Jul · Jun–Oct
  • UgandaJun–Jan · Jan–Aug
  • RwandaJan–Jul · Feb–Aug
  • ZambiaMay–Jul · Jun–Oct

Tanzania: harvest May–Jul, export window Jun–Oct. Uganda: harvest Jun–Jan, export window Jan–Aug. Rwanda: harvest Jan–Jul, export window Feb–Aug. Zambia: harvest May–Jul, export window Jun–Oct.

Indicative windows from the published crop calendar, not a live stock position.

More on yellow beans

Regional demand is the anchor for this line, and it competes directly with export demand for the same crop. That has a practical consequence for an international buyer: the price and availability of yellow beans respond to regional market conditions more than to international ones, and the window in which an export offer is competitive can be narrow.

The quality parameters follow the pale-bean pattern. Colour tone and evenness are assessed against a sample, discolouration shows clearly, and size is contracted as count per 100 g. Colour sorting is specified where the product goes to a retail-facing channel.

Also traded as njano beans · yellow njano · canary type. 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

  • Regional African trade
  • Diaspora retail
  • Food service

Frequently asked questions

Njano is the Tanzanian name for yellow beans, a pale golden-seeded type of Phaseolus vulgaris grown in the same highland zones as kidney and speckled beans and traded principally within the region.

Catalogue

Related pulses and beans

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