Durum wheat: Gross margins and role in rotation

New tools are available for durum wheat growers and they are helping to close the yield gap with bread wheat. With its natural genetic resistance to stripe rust and septoria tritici, and new varieties with improved yield potential, along with advanced techniques for crown rot management and weeds, durum is showing promise. Durum is particularly sought after in South Australia, which is home to a major pasta processing company. The average area sown over the past five years in SA has been around the 50-thousand-hectare mark, but that area is now being extended into non-traditional durum growing regions such as the southeast of the state. In this video we speak to agronomist, Darcy King and local durum grower, Simon Ballinger. You can also listen to the podcast here: https://grdc.com.au/news-and-media/audio/podcast/2026/durum-gross-margins-and-role-in-rotation Project code: SAD2204-001SAX https://grdc.com.au/grdc-investments/investments/investment?code=SAD2204-001SAX Grains Research and Development Corporation https://grdc.com.au Subscribe to GRDC communications: https://grdc.com.au/grdc-subscriptions GRDC events https://grdc.com.au/events/list GroundCover - GRDC's news publication https://groundcover.grdc.com.au/ GRDC podcast https://grdc.com.au/news-and-media/podcasts GRDC socials https://www.facebook.com/theGRDC https://www.instagram.com/thegrdc/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/thegrdc/ https://x.com/theGRDC