July 20th, 2010
Welcome to July’s update from WCM. Early harvest is now in full swing and this week we have started on new crop to the processing factory. We have been lifting some Accord up on the Wolds with good dry matters and good counts we can only hope that the quality carries on to our next growers whose contracted crops are destined for this market. With this in mind our main aim at the minute is to look at all contracted crops whether they be packing or processing to determine make sure they are able to make the quality specifications set out by the customer for example baker percentage, skin finish, dry matter and shape, this not only puts the growers mind at rest but the customer then knows that the contracted material be good enough for the supermarkets.
Our first load of early crop bakers is being lifted this week with skins 90% set, the variety Carrera was the earliest to set with Marfona about a week later. The variety is a fairly new one but seems to be one...
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