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Bean Area Expanding in 2014

VANCOUVER - Feb 3/14 - SNS -- Almost across the board, pulses are registering a better performance for many North America farmers than grains and oilseeds this season.

In Canada, growers and processors have seen somewhat better movement than they have for grains and oilseeds. More significantly prices have not fallen as far as for the other field crops.

This combination will pull land back into pulses this year. Dry edible bean, lentil and field pea seedings expected to rise, while chickpea area in Canada, the United States and Mexico is expected to drop.

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