Graham

The above video was recorded on July 4, 2023 and the information below was updated on May 19, 2025.

BREEDER: Syngenta UK Ltd
PEDIGREE: Premio x Expert
STATUS: AHDB Recommended List variety for UK (since 2016)

MARKET OPTIONS: Hard Group 4, Feed

CERTIFIED SEED SALES 2024 %: England & Wales: 3.9. Scotland: 2.5.
PROVISIONAL SEED AREA 2025 %: England & Wales: 2.2. Scotland: 0.6.

AHDB RL 2025 TREATED YIELD (UK): 103
AHDB RL 2025 TREATED YIELD (NORTH REGION): 104
AHDB RL 2025 UNTREATED YIELD (UK): 86

POSITIVES

• High untreated yield (86%) and respectable northern yield (104%)
• Performs best as a first wheat & on lighter soils
• Excellent option for early sowing and this is where it has really found it's niche
• Above average resistance to the major diseases 
• Early maturity 

NEGATIVES

• Poor resistance to brown rust & eyespot
• Susceptible to orange wheat blossom midge
• Potential ear fertility issues in the far north, with breeder not recommending the drilling of the variety north of the Forth