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
