Yields are lower and more variable than soybeans, but price per pound is higher, and cowpeas appear to be more drought tolerant. Missouri NewCROP Mung beans Grown primarily in Oklahoma, mung beans are also well adapted to all parts of Missouri. They are most competitive with soybeans on droughty soils. On good soils with adequate available soil moisture, mung beans will usually not produce as much profit as soybeans. Missouri NewCROP Experimental New Or Alternate Crops Adzuki beans These beans are of the same genus as mung beans and cowpeas, and are agronomically adapted to Missouri conditions.
Yields are low compared to soybeans, but price per pound is higher.
Export market exists to Japan, but regular market channels from the Midwest to Japan for this crop are not established. Missouri NewCROP Guar Grown on a small acreage in the southern Plains, this crop is mostly imported into the U.S. from India for use in processed foods. Besides its food use, it has some industrial use potential. The crop is adapted to Missouri but not very competitive with weeds, due to its slow growing nature. This small, low growing legume is not competitive against weeds in Missouri.