"Australia, the United States and China are frequent buyers of our Scanian, frozen peas," says Kalle Beckman, CEO of the food company Foodhills in Bjuv.

The harvest has been meticulously planned for several months. The peas are sown according to an advanced schedule, so that the crop will ripen at different times in different fields.

- Yes, otherwise we would not have had a chance to catch up when it is time for harvest - we must harvest the peas at exactly the right time. If it becomes too much a day before we can make a threshing, it is done, then the peas are overripe and just to plow into the soil, says Kalle Beckman.

The threshers roll around the clock

The pea thrushes are currently working around the clock in three shifts. In one of the machines sits Mikael Andersson, experienced combine driver who makes his 32nd "pea summer".

- This is the highlight of the year for me. There is nothing to beat the months when the pea crop is to be salvaged, says Mikael.

Great expansion plans

The company Foddhills AB, which arose in the aftermath of Findus's noted closure in Bjuv, is harvesting about 9,000 tonnes of peas this year. The plans are a substantial expansion of the volumes in the fairly short term.

- Within a few years we should be able to harvest almost 30,000 tonnes, Kalle Beckman predicts. Demand for high-quality Scanian peas exists, not least abroad, he says.

At the end of August / September, it is expected that the entire Scanian pea harvest is salvaged.