2020 spring cereal crops still have a long way to go before harvest, but knowing the seed availability for the following season gives growers an idea of seed availability for next season and also gives people an opportunity to keep an eye on certain varieties this year.
Spring barley
On spring barley, RGT Planet still takes up the majority of seed, but there is a good spread of variety choice. The newer varieties on the list are SY Arderin from Seedtech, which had 6% availability for 2020, and Highway from Drummonds.
- RGT Planet – 35%;
- Gangway – 19%;
- SY Errigal – 16%;
- Prospect – 12%;
- Laureate – 9%;
- SY Arderin – 8%;
- Highway – 1%.
Spring oats
Husky will take up more than half of the spring oat seed for 2021, with 53% of the seed availability. WPB Isabel follows at 43%, while Barra accounts for 3% and a new variety KWS Nuage will have 1% availability.
- Husky – 53%;
- WPB Isabel – 43%;
- Barra – 3%;
- KWS Nuage – 1%.
Spring wheat
KWS Talisker will have the majority share of the spring wheat seed availability in 2021 at 54%. KWS Starlight follows at 24% and Hexham will take up 21%, while WPB Duncan will account for 1% of the seed availability.
- KWS Talisker – 54%;
- KWS Starlight – 24%;
- Hexham – 21%;
- WPB Duncan – 1%.