Despite the challenges of a dry spring, pea growers are encouraged by success in promotingthe product's nutrition and value. This year, UK growers are finding themselves largely in the same boat as their European counterparts — with dry conditions threatening yields. Matthew Hayward, director of Yorkshire-based pea-growing cooperative Swaythorpe Growers, predicts that the first 20 per cent of the organisation's vining pea crops are likely to yield 60-65 per cent of normal output due to frost damageand drought. For the mid season and later crops, he believes a reasonable yield potential is possible if sufficient rain arrives in time. However, the very late planted peas are showing signs of mixed emergence because of a lack of moisture.
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