Quality of Canadian barley in 2025: Annual harvest survey

Barley Production and Quality of Western Canadian Malting Barley 2025
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Sampling and survey methodology

The 2025 malting barley survey is based on varietal composites that represent approximately 1,400,000 tonnes of malting barley selected for domestic processing or export. The grain handling and malting companies involved in the selection process were Cargill Ltd., Canada Malting Co. Ltd., Boortmalt, Rahr Malting Canada Ltd., Richardson International Ltd., Viterra Inc. and Malteurop Canada Ltd. The tonnage included in this survey represents only a portion of the total volume of malting barley selected in western Canada. Some additional samples included in this report came from the Canadian Grain Commission’s Harvest Sample Program. Samples were received from the beginning of harvest until November 15, 2025.

Quality of barley selected for malting in 2025

In 2025, the average protein content in barley selected for malting was 11.8%, which was lower than the 2024 average (12.2%) and slightly below the 10‑year average (12.0%) (Figure 3.1). The protein content by variety is given in Figure 3.2.
The average test weight was 67.9 kg/hL, which was significantly higher than the 2024 average (64.6 kg/hL) and above the 10‑year average (66.6 kg/hL) (Figure 3.3). Test weight comparisons by variety are in Figure 3.4.
The average 1000‑kernel weight was 48.1 g, exceeding both the 2024 average (44.1 g) and the 10‑year average (45.6 g) (Figure 3.5). All varieties had higher 1000‑kernel weights in 2025 compared to 2024 (Figure 3.6).
The average kernel plumpness, measured as kernels retained on a 6/64” slotted screen, was 96%. This was much higher than the 2024 average (87.3%) and above the 10‑year average (93.4%) (Figure 3.7). The kernel plumpness value was higher across all varieties in 2025 compared to 2024 (Figure 3.8).
The content of β‑glucans, arabinoxylans and starch in selected malting varieties grown in western Canada in 2023, 2024, and 2025 is shown in Figure 3.9, Figure 3.10 and Figure 3.11. Average starch content in 2025 barley was 2 to 3% higher than in 2024, while gelatinization temperature was 2 to 3°C lower (Figure 3.12).
The average hardness index of barley grain in 2025 ranged from 45 to 54, slightly lower than in 2024 for most varieties (Figure 3.15).
Kernel length in 2025 barley was slightly lower than in 2024 (Figure 3.13), whereas kernel thickness and width were much higher (Figure 3.14). Kernel lightness was also slightly lower than in 2024 (Figure 3.16).
2025 barley exhibited excellent average germination energy at 4 mL (99%) (Figure 3.17). In 2025, the average germination energy at 8 mL was 90%, which was only slightly lower than the 2024 average (95%) (Figure 3.19).

description follows — **Figure 3.1** Average protein content of barley selected for malting from 2015 to 2025. Values indicate weighted averages based on the tonnage represented by samples.

Protein content
Year	Harvest samples (before selection)	Selected for malting
2015	12.4	12.5
2016	11.3	11.7
2017	11.5	11.8
2018	11.9	12.1
2019	11.5	12.0
2020	11.8	11.9
2021	13.2	13.9
2022	12.3	12.6
2023	12.3	12.6
2024	12.2	13.2
2025	11.8	12.0

Barley protein
Variety	2023	2024	2025
AAC Connect	12.2	10.9	13.5	12.4	11.1	14.0	12.1	10.2	12.9
AAC Synergy	12.1	10.7	13.5	12.1	10.5	13.9	11.8	10.1	12.8
CDC Copeland	12.1	10.9	13.6	12.1	10.7	13.5	11.7	10.4	12.4
CDC Fraser	12.0	9.9	13.6	12.0	11.1	13.8	11.6	10.7	12.5
CDC Churchill	11.5	9.9	13.5	12.0	10.8	13.9	11.4	9.3	12.7

Test weight
Year	Test weight (kg/hL)
2015	66.6
2016	66.5
2017	68.1
2018	69.5
2019	66.3
2020	67.2
2021	64.8
2022	66.7
2023	65.0
2024	64.7
2025	67.9
10-year average	66.6

Test weight (kg/hL)
Variety	2023	2024	2025
CDC Fraser	64.1	62.3	68.3	64.6	62.5	67.4	68.0	65.3	71.0
AAC Synergy	65.8	64.1	68.9	65.0	60.4	69.0	67.8	64.6	71.2
CDC Churchill	66.3	64.3	67.8	64.6	60.9	68.0	67.6	63.0	71.7
AAC Connect	64.9	62.1	67.4	65.6	63.0	69.3	67.1	64.7	69.8
CDC Copeland	64.7	60.9	67.8	64.4	60.1	66.2	67.0	63.1	70.0

1000 kernel weight
Year	1000 kernel weight (g)
2015	45.7
2016	46.5
2017	44.9
2018	46.7
2019	45.1
2020	45.5
2021	45.3
2022	45.0
2023	46.8
2024	44.1
2025	48.1
10-year average	45.6

1000 kernel weight
Variety	2023	2024	2025
AAC Connect	49.6	43.1	55.6	46.8	42.1	53.4	50.2	45.8	53.7
CDC Fraser	48.0	43.6	52.5	44.9	41.3	48.6	49.2	45.1	51.4
AAC Synergy	48.1	45.1	53.3	44.9	37.9	50.4	48.6	46.0	51.2
CDC Copeland	45.1	40.6	50.6	42.6	37.2	47.4	46.5	42.6	50.4
CDC Churchill	47.2	42.3	53.5	41.9	37.5	45.8	45.9	41.0	50.1

Plumpness
Year	Plumpness, over 6/64" sieve (%)
2015	94.5
2016	93.1
2017	93.6
2018	95.6
2019	92.7
2020	92.4
2021	96.1
2022	93.8
2023	94.6
2024	87.3
2025	96.0
10-year average	93.4

Plumpness
Variety	2023	2024	2025
CDC Fraser	93.8	87.1	97.4	90.8	85.8	95.8	97.1	93.0	98.7
AAC Synergy	93.3	85.3	96.7	89.2	74.9	95.2	96.9	94.3	99.0
AAC Connect	90.3	73.8	95.3	87.5	78.0	95.1	96.4	91.2	98.7
CDC Copeland	89.0	78.0	94.6	84.9	67.3	94.2	94.8	89.5	98.0
CDC Churchill	91.4	78.1	96.3	82.9	67.9	92.3	94.8	87.5	99.1

β-glucan
Variety	2023	2024	2025
AAC Synergy	4.22	3.94	4.60	4.37	3.72	6.16	4.31	4.01	4.63
CDC Fraser	3.97	3.77	4.21	4.16	3.93	4.43	4.27	4.07	4.46
AAC Connect	4.00	3.77	4.41	4.09	3.81	4.38	4.13	3.76	4.41
CDC Churchill	3.88	3.63	4.04	4.01	3.64	4.31	3.93	3.45	4.45
CDC Copeland	3.82	3.51	4.28	3.79	3.41	4.18	3.81	3.47	4.11

Arabinoxylan
Variety	2023	2024	2025
AAC Connecct	6.47	5.95	7.12	6.18	5.88	6.49	6.36	5.86	6.67
CDC Fraser	6.93	6.43	7.92	6.51	6.26	6.88	6.49	6.03	6.80
AAC Synergy	6.98	6.15	7.49	6.77	6.16	7.18	6.81	6.57	7.16
CDC Churchill	7.16	6.66	7.64	7.05	6.50	7.39	6.70	6.36	7.44
CDC Copeland	7.27	6.64	8.08	7.03	6.47	7.56	6.88	6.40	7.10

Starch
Variety	2023	2024	2025
CDC Churchill	60.3	56.4	64.9	61.6	58.7	63.9	62.6	60.4	65.3
CDC Fraser	59.5	56.2	64.1	60.9	58.4	62.8	61.6	59.5	61.1
CDC Copeland	59.2	56.2	64.1	61.2	58.4	64.0	61.4	59.2	63.5
AAC Connect	59.9	57.1	64.1	61.1	58.3	63.8	61.2	58.5	63.7
AAC Synergy	59.1	56.2	61.8	60.6	55.7	63.6	61.1	58.8	63.5

Tg (barley)
Variety	2023	2024	2025
CDC Fraser	61.9	60.1	63.7	62.8	61.2	63.8	60.7	59.9	61.1
AAC Synergy	62.0	60.9	64.0	63.5	61.9	64.7	61.2	60.2	62.0
AAC Connecct	62.0	61.1	63.4	63.5	62.3	64.2	61.6	60.1	62.5
CDC Copeland	62.5	61.1	63.5	63.6	62.2	64.6	61.7	60.5	62.6
CDC Churchill	62.4	61.6	63.5	64.1	62.6	65.0	61.9	60.3	63.3

Kernel length
Variety	2023	2024	2025
AAC Connecct	9.48	9.01	10.17	9.24	8.79	9.50	9.24	8.61	9.80
AAC Synergy	9.09	8.78	9.45	9.06	8.77	9.36	8.88	8.28	9.30
CDC Churchill	9.12	8.87	9.74	8.97	8.55	9.23	8.85	8.37	9.17
CDC Fraser	9.27	8.87	9.55	9.01	8.85	9.18	8.83	8.42	9.10
CDC Copeland	9.01	8.70	9.40	8.86	8.47	9.24	8.79	8.34	9.15

Kernel length
Variety	2023	2024	2025
AAC Connect	3.62	3.40	3.75	3.55	3.41	3.72	3.64	3.49	3.77
AAC Synergy	3.62	3.50	3.77	3.54	3.34	3.70	3.62	3.51	3.72
CDC Copeland	3.57	3.43	3.70	3.53	3.37	3.68	3.62	3.54	3.72
CDC Fraser	3.59	3.48	3.69	3.54	3.40	3.70	3.62	3.50	3.67
CDC Churchill	3.64	3.43	3.81	3.52	3.39	3.68	3.59	3.46	3.69

Hardness Index
Variety	2023	2024	2025
CDC Copeland	45.3	34.8	60.2	48.2	43.0	59.0	44.8	34.7	51.5
AAC Connect	43.6	36.5	50.8	49.9	38.2	61.2	48.7	39.1	57.3
CDC Churchill	46.7	37.4	54.4	52.2	38.3	63.8	49.6	38.5	61.4
AAC Synergy	47.5	37.2	62.5	53.2	44.8	63.7	54.3	47.8	62.0
CDC Fraser	52.5	47.0	64.5	53.8	41.6	62.9	55.3	50.5	65.3

Grain lightness
Variety	2023	2024	2025
AAC Connect	0.557	0.526	0.608	0.544	0.507	0.600	0.502	0.476	0.557
AAC Synergy	0.562	0.504	0.631	0.548	0.514	0.605	0.514	0.464	0.558
CDC Churchill	0.561	0.534	0.615	0.554	0.530	0.618	0.518	0.487	0.573
CDC Fraser	0.561	0.527	0.586	0.554	0.535	0.597	0.522	0.499	0.552
CDC Copeland	0.584	0.542	0.644	0.566	0.522	0.618	0.526	0.474	0.577

Germination energy (%, 4mL)
Year	Germination energy (%, 4 ml)
2015	97
2016	97
2017	99
2018	99
2019	98
2020	99
2021	98
2022	99
2023	98
2024	99
2025	99
10-year average	98

Germination energy (%, 4mL)
Variety	2023	2024	2025
CDC Copeland	98	97	100	98	96	100	99	97	100
AAC Synergy	98	95	100	98	96	100	99	95	100
AAC Connect	99	96	100	98	96	100	98	97	100
CDC Churchill	99	97	100	99	97	100	99	96	100
CDC Fraser	96	84	100	98	95	100	98	96	100

Germination energy (%, 8mL)
Year	Germination energy (%, 8 ml)
2015	86
2016	90
2017	96
2018	97
2019	89
2020	95
2021	93
2022	92
2023	94
2024	95
2025	90
10-year average	92

Germination energy (%, 8mL)
Variety	2023	2024	2025
CDC Copeland	94	81	100	96	88	100	93	86	98
CDC Fraser	88	56	99	93	86	99	92	81	97
AAC Connect	95	83	100	95	86	100	92	82	98
AAC Synergy	93	85	99	95	84	99	90	78	97
CDC Churchill	92	82	98	93	86	99	89	76	99

Pre-harvest sprouting

Pre-harvest sprouting can occur when mature grain remains unharvested in the field during prolonged periods of wet weather. One of the enzymes produced very early during germination is α-amylase. Since the level of α-amylase in sound grain is very low compared to that in germinating grain, the content of α-amylase in grain can be used as a marker of germination. Rapid visco analysis (RVA) indirectly estimates the amount of α-amylase in barley by measuring the viscosity of ground barley in water. The viscosity results are expressed in Rapid Visco Units (RVU) which then can be converted to centipoise (cP) (1 RVU = 12 cP).

Barley selectors use RVA to identify sound, moderately and strongly pre-germinated barley, and to manage their supply accordingly. Samples with final viscosity values greater than 120 RVU are considered sound, and the probability that they will retain germination energy after storage is very high. Samples with RVA values of 50 to 120 RVU are moderately pre-germinated, while samples with RVA values less than 50 RVU are substantially pre-germinated and have a high probability of losing germination energy during storage. They should be malted as soon as possible. To more accurately predict safe storage time, storage conditions (temperature and relative humidity) and the initial moisture content of the grain must be considered in addition to the RVA values.

This year’s crop was challenged by occasional rainy conditions during harvest in August. The RVA results show that barley was moderately affected by pre-harvest sprouting (Figure 3.21). The RVA results were higher for barley grown in Alberta and Saskatchewan than in Manitoba. Figure 3.22 compares the RVA results for individual varieties grown in 2023, 2024 and 2025. The RVA results stress the need to identify barley with low RVU that should be malted promptly, especially if the moisture content of grain is relatively high. As indicated in the next section of this report, pre-germinated barley malted soon after harvest can produce good quality malt.

Risk of germination loss in storage
Risk of germination loss in storage	RVA viscosity (RVU)
Low	≥ 120
Intermediate	50 to 120
High	< 50

RVA (RVU)
Location	2023	2024	2025
Alberta	78	13	148	84	16	156	101	6	162
Saskatchewan	53	3	164	99	5	153	79	4	156
Manitoba	79	8	152	103	7	151	48	5	156

Risk of germination loss in storage
Risk of germination loss in storage	RVA viscosity (RVU)
Low	≥ 120
Intermediate	50 to 120
High	< 50

RVA (RVU)
Variety	2023	2024	2025
CDC Copeland	78	15	164	107	27	153	105	11	162
CDC Churchill	82	6	148	95	16	152	96	6	156
AAC Synergy	57	7	146	101	15	149	95	12	141
AAC Connect	61	7	146	90	8	136	77	7	143
CDC Fraser	45	5	135	57	7	140	56	7	120

Malting conditions and methodologies

Initial malting trials indicated that barley grown in 2025 absorbed water slightly slower during steeping than 2024 barley. The reduced absorption was influenced by the higher test weight, greater plumpness, and larger kernel size of 2025 barley. As a result, the second wet steeping cycle was extended to 7 hours, compared with 6 hours in 2024. Additional water was also applied during germination to samples with steep‑out moisture below 45.5%. The germination and kilning steps followed the same schedule as in 2024 (Table 3.1).

Different steeping, germination, and kilning conditions were applied to the malting of SY Stanza and the hulless varieties (CDC Armstrong and CDC Pristine) to account for SY Stanza’s water sensitivity and the distinct grain characteristics of the hulless grains (absence of hulls) (Table 3.2). It should be noted, however, that the malting conditions used in this survey are not necessarily optimized for either type of barley.

All the analytical methods used to evaluate barley, malt, and wort quality in this survey are detailed in the Appendix.

Table 3.1 Comparison of malting conditions (Phoenix Micromalting System) used for covered malting barley varieties in 2024 and 2025.
Steeping	2024	2025
First steep	8 h	8 h
First air rest	15 h	15 h
Second steep	6 h	7 h
Second air rest	14 h	14 h
Temperature of steeping	14°C	14°C
Additional spraying during germination	No	Yes, water added to sample with steep-out moisture < 45.5%
Germination	96 h at 15°C	96 h at 15°C
Kilning	12 h at 60-65°C, 6 h at 65°C, 2 h at 75°C, 5 h at 83-85°C, 2 h at 60°C, 2 h at 40°C	12 h at 60-65°C, 6 h at 65°C, 2 h at 75°C, 5 h at 83-85°C, 2 h at 60°C, 2 h at 40°C

Table 3.2 Steeping, germination, and kilning conditions (Phoenix Micromalting System) used for malting of SY Stanza and the hulless barley varieties, CDC Armstrong and CDC Pristine.
Steeping	SY Stanza	Hulless barley
First steep	4 h	6 h
First air rest	12 h	8 h
Second steep	6 h	6 h
Second air rest	10 h	8 h
Third steep	6 h	6 h
Third air rest	8 h	8 h
Temperature of steeping	15°C	15°C
Germination	96 h at 16°C	96 h at 16°C
Kilning	12 h at 50-55°C, 6 h at 60-65°C, 2 h at 75°C, 5 h at 80-85°C, 2 h at 60°C, 2 h at 40°C	6 h at 30-55°C, 16 h at 55°C, 8 h at 55-65°C, 10 h at 65°C, 2 h at 65-80°C, 6 h at 80-82°C, 2 h at 60°C, 2 h at 40°C

Malting quality in 2025: Varietal and yearly comparisons

Figure 3.23, Figure 3.25, Figure 3.27, Figure 3.29, Figure 3.31 and Figure 3.33 compare the average values of fine extract, malt α‑amylase, malt diastatic power, wort free amino nitrogen (FAN), malt proteins and wort β‑glucans for established malting varieties evaluated annually in our survey since 2019. The line graphs present arithmetic averages, with the number of samples evaluated in 2025 shown in parentheses after each variety name. The corresponding box plots (Figure 3.24, Figure 3.26, Figure 3.28, Figure 3.30, Figure 3.32 and Figure 3.34) illustrate the distribution of results for fine extract, malt α‑amylase, malt diastatic power, wort FAN, malt proteins and wort β‑glucans for established malting varieties and new varieties (CDC Goldstar, Bill Coors 100, and SY Stanza) evaluated for the first time in 2025.

Fine extract (%, db)
Year	CDC Copeland	AAC Synergy	AAC Connect	CDC Fraser	CDC Churchill
2019	81.0	81.9	82.8	82.7	no data
2020	80.3	81.0	81.6	81.6	81.8
2021	78.5	79.0	79.4	79.3	no data
2022	80.5	81.3	82.0	81.8	81.6
2023	80.0	80.5	81.0	80.7	81.2
2024	79.6	79.9	80.6	80.5	79.9
2025	80.2	80.9	81.2	81.3	81.2

Fine extract (%, db)
Variety	Fine Extract
CDC Fraser	81.3	80.1	82.2
CDC Churchill	81.2	79.9	82.8
AAC Connect	81.2	80.0	82.7
AAC Synergy	80.9	79.8	82.4
CDC Copeland	80.2	78.9	81.3
CDC Goldstar	81.1	80.7	81.6
Bill Coors 100	81.4	81.0	81.7
SY Stanza	79.8	79.6	80.1

Malt alpha-amylase (DU, db)
Variety	CDC Copeland	AAC Synergy	AAC Connect	CDC Fraser	CDC Churchill
2019	67.0	73.1	72.3	68.6	no data
2020	74.3	82.9	85.8	83.8	76.4
2021	76.1	78.8	87.0	90.5	no data
2022	68.7	73.1	80.9	79.7	77.7
2023	64.6	69.9	70.1	75.0	71.5
2024	66.3	74.0	76.4	78.1	74.8
2025	65.9	74.0	82.6	74.6	76.9

Malt alpha-amylase (DU, db)
Variety	Alpha Amylase
AAC Connect	82.6	67.5	96.3
CDC Churchill	76.9	66.0	86.4
CDC Fraser	74.6	63.9	83.0
AAC Synergy	74.0	63.1	83.3
CDC Copeland	65.9	56.1	78.5
CDC Goldstar	90.5	89.8	90.9
Bill Coors 100	74.7	60.8	88.6
SY Stanza	51.4	48.9	53.8

Malt diastatic power (°, db)
Variety	CDC Copeland	AAC Synergy	AAC Connect	CDC Fraser	CDC Churchill
2019	163	161	166	165	no data
2020	157	163	172	174	146
2021	173	168	188	187	no data
2022	169	166	185	191	160
2023	168	169	182	184	151
2024	158	162	177	181	151
2025	162	165	175	186	149

Malt diastatic power (°, db)
Variety	Diastatic Power
CDC Fraser	186	159	212
AAC Connect	175	154	220
AAC Synergy	165	136	195
CDC Copeland	162	148	195
CDC Churchill	149	124	182
CDC Goldstar	193	177	203
Bill Coors 100	174	163	184
SY Stanza	171	162	181

Wort FAN (mg/L)
Variety	CDC Copeland	AAC Synergy	AAC Connect	CDC Fraser	CDC Churchill
2019	186	170	157	186	no data
2020	183	170	163	188	160
2021	221	191	177	229	no data
2022	209	191	185	211	190
2023	187	180	173	202	172
2024	193	181	176	206	174
2025	207	203	188	211	191

Wort FAN (mg/L)
Variety	FAN
CDC Fraser	211	191	231
AAC Connect	188	170	213
AAC Synergy	203	137	247
CDC Copeland	207	191	221
CDC Churchill	191	166	224
CDC Goldstar	204	193	209
Bill Coors 100	228	218	237
SY Stanza	207	173	233

Malt protein (%, db)
Variety	CDC Copeland	AAC Synergy	AAC Connect	CDC Fraser	CDC Churchill
2019	11.7	11.0	11.1	10.7	no data
2020	11.7	11.3	11.7	11.3	11.0
2021	12.9	12.5	13.1	12.6	no data
2022	11.9	11.4	11.7	11.8	11.4
2023	12.0	11.8	11.9	11.7	11.2
2024	11.8	11.6	11.8	11.6	11.6
2025	11.5	11.5	11.8	11.2	11.0

Malt protein (%, db)
Variety	Malt Protein
AAC Connect	11.8	9.8	12.6
CDC Copeland	11.5	10.2	12.2
AAC Synergy	11.5	9.7	12.7
CDC Fraser	11.2	10.2	12.3
CDC Churchill	11.0	9.6	12.2
CDC Goldstar	11.8	11.4	12.3
Bill Coors 100	11.0	10.3	11.6
SY Stanza	12.0	11.8	12.1

Wort β-glucan (mg/L)
Variety	CDC Copeland	AAC Synergy	AAC Connect	CDC Fraser	CDC Churchill
2019	109	107	108	99	no data
2020	84	67	79	67	85
2021	76	70	76	67	no data
2022	89	87	95	93	99
2023	57	53	57	49	58
2024	78	63	69	68	77
2025	72	47	60	54	58

Wort β-glucan (mg/L)
Variety	BG
CDC Copeland	72	42	115
AAC Connect	60	36	116
CDC Churchill	58	36	116
CDC Fraser	54	35	87
AAC Synergy	47	35	126
CDC Goldstar	53	36	79
Bill Coors 100	82	48	117
SY Stanza	75	57	84

Highlights of malting barley quality in 2025

Warm and dry conditions early in the 2025 growing season, followed by timely rainfall in late May and early June, allowed for rapid seeding of barley and gave the crop an excellent start. Cooler than normal temperatures combined with near-average to above-average precipitation in July created ideal conditions during heading and grain filling, ultimately enhancing both the yield and quality of barley harvested this year.
In 2025, barley grain quality indicators were notably strong. The average test weight was 67.9 kg/hL, well above the 2024 average of 64.7 kg/hL and the 10‑year average of 66.6 kg/hL. Similarly, the average 1000‑kernel weight of 48.1 g, was substantially higher than the 10‑year average of 45.6 g. Exceptional kernel plumpness in 2025 was associated with increased starch content, contributing to improved grain quality. In contrast, the average protein level was 11.8%, lower than both the 2024 average of 12.2% and the 10‑year average of 12.0%. This reflected a shift toward starch accumulation rather than protein concentration.
Occasional rainfall in August across parts of the Prairies led to some pre‑harvest sprouting in the 2025 barley crop. Despite this, fall assessments showed excellent seed quality, with an average germination energy of 99% and a high germination index. The average germination energy for the 8 mL test was 90%, only slightly below the 2024 value of 95%. This highlights the crop’s strong viability and limited sensitivity to excess moisture.
The combination of higher test weight, greater plumpness, and heavier kernels in the 2025 barley crop required slightly longer steeping to achieve full grain modification. This adjustment, however, produced well‑modified malt characterized by high friability and robust enzyme activity (diastatic power and α‑amylase), along with ample levels of soluble proteins and free amino nitrogen (FAN). In addition, wort derived from 2025 barley showed low β‑glucan concentrations and excellent viscosity values, demonstrating the superior malting quality of the crop.
The larger, heavier and thicker kernels of the 2025 barley crop had a positive impact on malt extract levels. Malt produced from this barley delivered very high extract values, further confirming the outstanding malting quality of Canadian malting barley varieties in 2025.

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2025-12-08