Pulses
Cates Grain & Seed produce high grade peas and lentils annually for export to the Pacific Basin, Asia, Europe, Indonesia, Malaysia and South Africa where successful marketing has seen demand boom. The marketing of these products is carried out by a wholly owned export company, Pulse Exports (N. Z.) Ltd. The processing of the majority of the peas and lentils is carried out at the companies Rakaia storage and processing store.
Our Rakaia store is dedicated solely to pulses such is our interest in this type of crop. We handle marrowfat peas, white, brown and blue peas and red lentils.
These products are produced by our local growers which are then sent to our store in Rakaia for cleaning and bagging in preparation for shipping to a multitude of customers.
Cates Grain & Seed has invested heavily over many years in the research and development of pea and lentil cultivars. This investment continues today with our involvement as shareholders in a research and development company called Plant Research NZ Ltd headed by one of New Zealand's leading pulse breeders, Adrian Russell as its CEO. We expect to see new higher producing, disease resistant varieties in the next few years.
For further information of our various pea varieties please click on the files below or contact our offices directly:
Courier Field Peas - Further Information
Alezan Field Peas - Further Information
AP2 Forage Peas - Further Information
Aragorn Field Peas - Further Information
