Understanding Grain Quality and Market

Requirements

Horsham

Tuesday 8th April 2014

WORLD BARLEY PRODUCTION 2013

Canada6.4%

Russia12.1%

EU42.0%

USA3.4%

Turkey4.1%

Ukraine8.0%

Australia5.6%

China1.7% Others

16.8%

Est 2013= 142m tAustralia ≈ 9mt

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World Utilisation of Barley

Barley Production 140 million

tonnes

Malting Barley

22 million tonnes

Malt 18 million tonnes

Beer 17.0Whisky 0.5Food 0.5

World Barley and MaltWhere do we fit in?

Other Barley86%

Malting Barley14%

Other21%

Malt79%

Exported Malt 27%

Domestic malt73%17.7

World Malting Barley

World Barley

World Malt

140m t

22m t

4.3m t

World Malt Production

W. Europe43%

Other Europe15%N. America

19%

Asia10%

S. America7%

Australia/NZ4%

Africa2%

4.3mt

• Barley Australia is the recognised accreditation body for malting barleys from Australia

• The malting barley evaluation and accreditation process is as follows:

Barley Quality

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 HandbookMembership: • 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 needsGrowers want agronomic advantages

– Yield/ $ / encouragement to grow– Straw strength– Weed /disease resistance

Maltsters want Less water uptake, shorter dormancy

Brewers (the market) wantBetter extract, improve DP, better fermentabilityConsistency 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……

AAAH THE REWARDS !!!!!

• Thank You

• Enquiries: www.barleyaustralia.com.au