About French Beans
French beans are a widely grown green vegetable and a fresh export item, with many varieties of bush and pole beans.
Where French Beans Is Grown
The main growing states and districts are listed below. Tap a state for its markets, season, agencies and buyers.
| State | Main districts | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Karnataka | Chikkaballapur, Kolar, Hassan, Belagavi | A leading beans state. |
| Maharashtra | Pune, Satara, Nashik | Beans for Mumbai and Pune. |
| Tamil Nadu | Dindigul, The Nilgiris, Krishnagiri | Hill and plains beans. |
| Himachal Pradesh | Solan, Shimla, Sirmaur | Off-season beans. |
| Jharkhand | Ranchi, Hazaribagh | Winter beans. |
How It Is Grown
Beans are sown in the cool season in the plains and in the hills in summer, and are picked young and tender over several weeks.
Season
Plains: October–March; hills: April–October.
Uses and Buyers
Households, restaurants, frozen-vegetable processors and exporters.
Quality and Price
Graded by tenderness, straightness, length and absence of strings.
Government Role
French Beans has no minimum support price, so it is bought almost entirely by private traders, processors and exporters. Government support comes through horticulture and crop missions, market regulation, export promotion and research.
Companies, Markets and Bodies
- KB Exports Pvt LtdMumbai · fresh fruit and vegetable exporterAboutExplore
- Ninjacart (63 Ideas Infolabs Pvt Ltd)B2B fresh produceAboutExplore
- BigBasket (Supermarket Grocery Supplies Pvt Ltd)Online groceryAboutExplore
- Mother Dairy Fruit & Vegetable Pvt LtdSafal fresh and frozen produceAboutExplore
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