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Understanding Grain Quality and Market Requirements. Horsham Tuesday 8 th April 2014 . WORLD BARLEY PRODUCTION 2013. China 1.7%. Others 16.8%. Australia 5.6%. Est 2013= 142m t Australia ≈ 9mt. World Utilisation of Barley. Barley Production 140 million tonnes.
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Understanding Grain Quality and Market Requirements Horsham Tuesday 8th April 2014
WORLD BARLEY PRODUCTION 2013 China 1.7% Others 16.8% Australia 5.6% Est 2013= 142m t Australia ≈ 9mt
World Utilisation of Barley Barley Production 140 million tonnes Malting Barley 22 million tonnes Beer 17.0 Whisky 0.5 Food 0.5 Malt 18 million tonnes
World Barley 140m t World Barley and MaltWhere do we fit in? World Malting Barley 22m t World Malt 4.3m t
World Malt Production 4.3mt
Barley Quality • Barley Australia is the recognised accreditation body for malting barleys from Australia • The malting barley evaluation and accreditation process is as follows:
Barley Quality • This is still the driving force for new varieties from Australia. • Buyers want clean, bright, white aleurone barleys • They want reliability and consistency • They do not want a constant stream of new barleys • They want to know it meets established quality and assessment standards.
Market Requirements • An emphasis on improved malting quality • Varieties that will process without the use of Gibberillic acid • High extract • Low wort viscosity and beta-glucan • Low DMS • Low LOX • A sustainable domestic brewing (moderate AAL) type • Low-medium rainfall, high yielding varieties with competitive malting quality traits • Two high yielding varieties for Northern NSW and Southern Queensland • for domestic (moderate AAL) and export (high AAL) use • Rationalisation of the number of varieties nationally to ease pressure on storage and segregation requirements
Barley Australia • Where does BA fit in? • Functions • Managing the malting evaluation process. • Representing the industry • Chemical use, snails in barley to Korea • Barley dryers in WA • Henley “blue aleurone” issue • Barley Varieties Handbook • Membership: • Joe White Maltings • Barrett Burston Malting, • MaltEurop • GrainCorp • CBH WA
Future R&D Issues • Too many varieties? ! • Confusion in the market • Confusion for brewers • Confusion for the growers • Difficulties for the bulk handlers • Contrary position to the breeders
Future R&D Issues The end for Gibberillic Acid (GA) • Not wanted by brewers • Needed by maltsters • R&D to solve the problem
Future R&D Issues Competing grower/user needs Growers want agronomic advantages • Yield/ $ / encouragement to grow • Straw strength • Weed /disease resistance Maltsters want Less water uptake, shorter dormancy Brewers (the market) want Better extract, improve DP, better fermentability Consistency of product
Future R&D Issues Breeders want • Clear market signals • EPR / $ • Market acceptance and uptake • All want better barleys • It’s a difficult job but……
Thank You • Enquiries: www.barleyaustralia.com.au