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Number 6, Canned beans. Canned beans are easy to underestimate because beans feel basic, stable, and always available. The problem is that the raw crop and the can are both showing pressure. USDA’s Economic Research Service reported that dry bean production declined 4 percent in 2025 even though yields reached a record high average of 2,203 pounds per acre. The reason was acreage. In simple terms, farmers grew beans well, but planted less area, and the smaller area outweighed the better yield. T