Australian grains group trialing certified malting barley to export to Europe for biofuels

In Australia, the CBH Group has launched a new trial to supply certified sustainable malting barley from Western Australia to international customers as part of a pilot program in response to the growing global trend for sustainably sourced products.

Since 2010, CBH Marketing and Trading has been accredited to access the European Union (EU) biofuel market for Australian grown canola through the International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC) scheme.

CBH said an opportunity had been identified for Western Australian growers to use the same ISCC scheme to develop new markets for sustainable malting barley.