understanding grain quality and market requirements
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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. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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
Proudly owned by ABB Grain Ltd
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