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Canada’s pulse industry is working hard to retain Chinese pea imports, farmers attending the Saskatchewan Pulse Growers annual meeting heard.

FUNDAMENTALS Soyoil prices on the Chicago Board of Trade BOcv1 were down 3.4%. The Dalian Commodity Exchange was closed for the Chinese Lunar New Year and will reopen on Wednesday.

Dr. Alves explained Irish farmers have moved away from pea production due to its high risk nature, arising from pre-harvest severe lodging and resulting difficulties combining.