Peas

Peas remain a good option as a break crop for many reasons relating to rotation, soil enhancing, residual nitrogen and weed control benefits – as well as offering very good gross margin potential.

We offer a wide range of Pea varieties for all soil types and farming systems. 

Combining Peas and Contracting Opportunities

Given the historical nature of fluctuations in crop areas of peas, processors and end users are increasingly becoming more tuned into forward contracts. These contracts offer supply stability to the market for both growers and the end market. It is vital for break crops to avoid the spikes and dips in values as end user confidence in supply can sometimes be dented, potentially harming longer term crop prospects.

With the lack of a true base price on a world level for peas, then commitments from these processors are generally speculative in nature, which enforces the trade commitment towards having confidence in the whole supply chain.

Growing human consumption pea varieties can produce the highest returns but some varieties may not be as easy to manage and the end value is very much subject to the final quality.

Special attention to care of the crop through its whole life is very important in assuring the best quality is produced and retained through to delivery to the processor.

Colour retention is key to this, aligned with the required moisture content but this must be achieved without damage or cracking to the peas, which reduces the options in uses for the processor and ultimately may reduce the value.