New top-yielding milling wheat KWS Zyatt has been granted full approval from the milling sector, following the successful milling and baking of commercial quantities from harvest 2016.
The approval, by the National Association of British and Irish Millers (Nabim), is the independent confirmation demanded by the supply chain that KWS Zyatt fully meets the specifications of the UK milling and baking industry.
Bred by KWS UK, KWS Zyatt is the highest-yielding, Group 1 milling wheat on the AHDB 2017-18 Recommended List (RL). It is also an approved export variety, carrying the ukp endorsement, confirming that it will satisfy the needs of continental millers.
'Welcome addition'
Martin Savage, nabim trade policy manager, described KWS Zyatt as a welcome addition to the Group 1 category.
“We’re pleased to see another high-yielding Group 1 with excellent breadmaking potential join the RL,” he said.
“Over the past two years, 60 tonnes of a commercial crop have been milled for baking by six companies, including Camden BRI, the independent testing and advisory service.
“The results from our member companies confirmed it was a variety that performed well as a Group 1 and gave us the confidence to upgrade its recommendation from provisional to full. Consequently, we anticipate it will find broad market acceptance,” he added.
Confidence
The ukp status gives continental millers confidence that the variety has the rheological characteristics they require from ukp wheats further supporting its export suitability.
“Across Europe there is greater reliance on the Chopin alveograph measures whereas in the UK we look at the rheology using the Farinograph and examine the total baking performance. Just because a variety is a UK Group 1, doesn’t mean it will perform according to the expectation of continental bakers. The ukp system serves to highlight which varieties can be expected to meet continental needs and are therefore suitable for export,” explained Martin Savage.
Added to the RL in December 2016 and on show at Cereals last year, KWS Zyatt has attracted much interest with the available stock seed quickly selling out. It is expected to take 8% of the certified seed market this autumn.
