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Welcome to Cropcast Conversations hosted by Mark Bowsher-Gibbs. On today’s episode Mark is joined by Julian South, Executive Director of The Maltsters’ Association of Great Britain (MAGB). MAGB are the trade association of the UK malting industry and represent over 98% of UK malt production, buying around 2 million tonnes of UK malting barley, to make about 1.6 million tonnes of malt. Mark and Julian discuss harvest 2025, barley varieties, tariffs and trade deals and opportunities for the industry. Episode Timestamps 01.38 Background and structure of MAGB 04.43 What is malt? 06.59 Distilling malts and brewing malts 07.50 Harvest 2025 round up 16.12 Evaluating and approving new barley varieties for malting 23.31 International Barley Hub 26.00 Biggest challenges for the malting barley industry 29.47 International trade 33.25 Tariffs and trade deals 35.04 Peat as a flavouring for malt 37.10 Finding out more: www.ukmalt.com 38.25 The malt industry in 10 years time
Resources The Maltsters’ Association of Great Britain Malting Barley Committee - The Maltsters’ Association of Great Britain Contact: Julian South: 07967452838, julian@magb.org.uk SRUC - Soils & plants - Recommended lists SAC Recommended Lists for Cereals 2025-26 International Barley Hub - The James Hutton Institute Mycotoxins - The Maltsters’ Association of Great Britain For more information, visit www.FAS.scot Facebook: @FASScot National Advice Hub Phone: 0300 323 0161 Email: advice@fas.scot |
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