STAT Communications Ag Market News

Strong Demand Boost Peas

VANCOUVER - Feb 4/11 - SNS -- Canadian yellow pea markets surged higher during the past week against continued, strong demand from exporters.

This made it easy for markets to welcome news that there were 180,000 metric tons (MT) more peas on hand at the end of December than expected at 2.17 million MT in all positions, down from 2,745 million the previous year.

Inferred usage of peas is up almost 400,000 MT from the first five months of the previous marketing year at 1.487 million MT.

Only active subscribers can read all of this article.

If you are a subscriber, please log into the website.

If you are not a subscriber, click here to subscribe to this edition of the STAT website and to learn more about becoming a subscriber.