The Grain Industry Association of Western Australia (GIWA) has finalised its annual review of Western Australian grain receival standards.
As a service to the WA grain industry, the Grain Industry Association of Western Australia (GIWA) acts as caretaker of WA’s grain receival standards and reviews these on an annual basis to ensure receival standards are fit for purpose to meet end use customer requirements.
GIWA called for industry submissions on receival standards (excluding wheat standards which are managed by Grain Trade Australia) in March and received one submission concerning weed seed standards in barley.
Peter Nash, GIWA CEO says that after considering this submission, GIWA’s Standards Review Committee determined to undertake a review of current malt and feed barley weed seed receival standards to determine if any changes are required to meet current market requirements, and the practicality of growers to meet current tolerances.
“The Committee reviewed data supplied by CBH and Bunge on weed seed detections in barley receivals over a range of seasons and has concluded that additional data is required to determine whether there is any need to change weed seed categories and tolerances in malt and feed barley grades.”
“Additional data has been requested from both CBH and Bunge, and this will be reviewed when available. If the data suggests that any changes to barley receival standards may be justified, the Committee will first consult with all sectors of the barley industry that may be impacted by any potential change to weed seed tolerances. Importantly there will be no change to barley receival standards for the 2024/25 harvest,” said Mr Nash.
GIWA’s 2024 review of grain receival standards also finalised consideration of a submission received in 2021 seeking a change to the definition of Foreign Material in the Lupin receival standard.
To determine whether any change to the definition of Foreign Material, or to any associated tolerances in the Lupin receival standard, the GIWA Standards Review Committee asked CBH to undertake a trial on behalf of industry to assist the Committee to better understand the composition of Foreign Material in lupins. CBH kindly obliged and the data was collected and reviewed by the Committee over the 2022/23 and 2023/24 harvests. The Committee concluded that no change was needed, so the 2024/25 Lupin Receival standards will remain the same as per the 2023/24 standards.
For more information on the GIWA Standards Review, please visit www.giwa.org.au/industry-projects/grain-standards/
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GIWA Receival Standards Review Committee
The Grain Industry Association of Western Australia (GIWA) is the caretaker of coarse grain receival standards in Western Australia and reviews the Western Australian grain receival standards on an annual basis to ensure standards are fit for purpose to meet end use customer requirements.
Documentation and Terms of Reference for the GIWA Standards Review 2024, the current CBH and Bunge Public Receival Standards for Western Australia, and GIWA Standards Review outcomes for previous years can be found at GIWA Grain Standards.
GIWA is a member of Grain Trade Australia and the Australian Oilseeds Federation and supports the grain industry’s national self-regulated Grain Trade Australia Standards Submissions process.
The Standards Review Committee is reviewed and reappointed each December by the GIWA Board. To ensure transparency in the process and meaningful input, GIWA welcomes individuals with a strong interest in the WA grain industry to express their interest in being on the GIWA Receival Standards Review Committee.