Malt barley segregations for Maximus CL are set to be available in some form in every Western Australian port zone for next year harvest

Published 2021년 9월 26일

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The Grains Industry Association of Western Australia (GIWA) has announced the malt barley variety receival recommendations for the 2022/23 harvest, with Maximus CL expected to be available in most port zones, excluding Geraldton. The list of offered varieties has seen changes due to declining production and market demand, with Spartacus CL and RGT Planet remaining popular. The GIWA is working to balance grower access to new varieties with customer demand for consistency through a barley variety rationalisation plan. Despite challenges such as changing trade flows and increased feed barley sales, there is still a need for high-quality malt barley to meet demand from export and domestic markets.

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MALT barley segregations for Maximus CL are set to be available in some form in every Western Australian port zone, except Geraldton, for the 2022/23 harvest. The Grains Industry Association of Western Australia's (GIWA) barley council officially finalised the malt barley variety receival recommendations for next year's harvest earlier this month. Other notable changes for 2022/23 include Bass and Flinders being removed from the offerings in the vast majority of areas, with the former set to only be offered as a limited segregation in Kwinana North and South and the latter only in Albany South and Esperance. La Trobe will move from a limited to a niche segregation across all areas, except for Geraldton where it will not be offered at all. GIWA barley council chairman and Beaumont grower Lyndon Mickel said grower production of Bass, Flinders and La Trobe was declining. "Bass and Flinders are both, however, considered as significant varieties for malting and brewing end-use in South ...

Source: Farmweekly