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Baudin and Gairdner remain popular with customers

Media release : 20th February 2008

WA malting barley growers are advised to maintain production of Baudin, Gairdner and Hamelin as markets for new varieties Buloke and Vlaming are developed.
                                                                                     
Western Region Barley Council Chairman Steve Tillbrook said while the introduction of Buloke and Vlamingh gave growers new options to consider in their sowing mix for 2009, there were already established markets for both Baudin , Gairdner and Hamelin. 

Mr Tilbrook said there would be much more demand for Baudin and Gairdner to other varieties while the market for Hamelin was smaller.

There is even the need to keep some Stirling in the system as it is required for the Japanese Shochu market.  The WRBC recommendation is for Stirling to be grown in the Kwinana and North Albany port zones.

“Given the competitive nature of world malting barley markets, it is imperative that growers maintain production to satisfy the needs of our overseas customers for the next few years,” he said. 

“While the newer varieties, Vlamingh and Buloke offer barley growers some agronomic and management advantages, the markets are a limited size at the moment and are still being developed. 

“In the meantime, growers are advised to establish only small areas of newer varieties on farm until markets are developed and their size is better defined.

“This is going to be an ongoing ‘chicken and egg’ situation for any new malting barley variety.”

Mr Tilbrook said industry development of new malting varieties could take between three to four years before a variety might break into the malting and brewing industry. 

Baudin was released to WA growers in 2001, but it wasn’t until 2004 that it was accepted into significant markets and later was established as a preferred variety in export grain and malt markets. 

The Western Region Barley Council will help outline market size of the varieties to growers each year through the malting barley variety recieval plan. The next plan will be delivered in spring this year.  

An outline of current developments in the barley industry and an agronomy package for the variety Buloke will be delivered at the Department of Agriculture and Food’s Agribusiness Crop Updates next week

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