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  • Medium to long term demand for pulses continues to present a compelling market prospect with steady  growth expected. To the surprise of almost everyone the DEFRA June survey for England figures suggested a 38% increase in cropped area for beans and a 28% increase in pea areas. The UK pulse crop area was at a long term high in 2020, with beans at over 185,000ha and peas at over 51,000ha. We have to go back to 2002 to find......

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