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Green peas for freezing are grown on approx 4,000 hectares annually.
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Peas fit well into cropping rotation plans and help to condition the soil for subsequent crops.
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Tasmania supplies approximately 85% of the national frozen pea market.
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Varieties of Small Sieve Freezer, Resal and Ashton
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Simplot Australia production areas: Across the State in the North West , Midlands (broad acre plantings) and the southern areas of the Coal River and Derwent Valleys.
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Soil types – Red krasnozem, loam and sandy soils. The Midlands soils with centre pivot irrigation are ideally suited to the production of green peas.
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Planting time from June to November. Early season crops can be in the ground for up to 5 months, whereas late season crops may only take 4 months to mature.
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Harvesting from November to February
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