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Some Surprise in Pea Intentions

VANCOUVER - Apr 26/14 - SNS -- Canadian field pea markets finished the week's trading on a mixed note, with market participants reported a modest improvement in export trading activity for green and yellow peas.

Markets were slightly surprised by the intention of Canadian farmers to increase land in field peas by 21% to 3.975 million acres.

A quarter of the peas will be grown in Alberta, while farmers in Saskatchewan are placing more emphasis on lentils than peas.

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