Pulses

Working closely with end buyers and Processors & Growers Research Organisation(PGRO) Harlow Agricultural Merchants (HAM) have investigated and developed several niche markets within the pulse arena and taken through to commercial success.

Offering attractive buy-back contracts for all pea types (Yellow/Whites, Large Blues, small Blues and Marrowfats), finding a contract specification that suits the grower and is realistic about what the grower can achieve.

HAM trade feed beans for the domestic and export markets while human consumption beans for export (both spring and winter) are placed into a number of homes with consideration given to the specification required.

Pulse trading requires attention to detail and HAM’s motto “small enough to care, big enough to serve” encompasses what is required to find the best home at the best price for any parcel of beans or peas.

Winter Beans

Tundra

Winter Beans

Tundra winter bean is pale skinned variety with a pale hilum colour, suitable for both the human consumption and feed markets.

Tundra has consistently shown reliable yield potential

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Vespa

Winter Beans

Vespa is the highest yielding variety on the PGRO DL 2024, some 16% ahead of Tundra. It is the market leader.

Vespa has short straw with good standing ability and a larger seed size than Tundra.

With its large seed and pale hilum Vespa is well accepted for the export and feed markets and is proving exceptionally popular.

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Spring Beans

Lynx

Spring Beans

Very high seed yield on the PGRO spring bean DL
High resistance to Downy mildew
High standing ability at harvest

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Ghengis

Spring Beans

Very high seed yields on the PGRO DL
Earliness of maturity
High standing ability at harvest

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Vertigo

Spring Barley

Good seed yields on the PGRO DL
Good standing ability at harvest
Earliness of maturity

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Spring Peas

Manager

Yellow Spring Peas

Manager is a tried and tested yellow pea variety that has delivered on many UK farms across a range of sites and seasons. It has a strong disease resistance package including resistance to pea wilt and scores well for the other key diseases in peas such as downy mildew (6) and powdery mildew (moderate resistance).

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Orchestra

Yellow Peas

High seed yields on the PGRO DL
Earliness of maturity
High standing ability at harvest

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Sakura

Marrowfat Peas

Sakura are one of the leading marrowfat peas, medium for maturity and again medium height variety.

Please contact Chris Collings about contracts.

Rose

Maple Peas

Rose are one the the highest yielding maple peas. Early to mature and medium height (approx. 78cm) with a good disease resistance package.

Please contact Chris Collings about contacts.

Mantara

Maple Peas

Mantara maple pea has rounded grain of a light brown colour, meeting the requirements for the niche pigeon feed trade, which is currently undersupplied from UK production

Please contact Chris Collings regarding contracts