KWS Flute

The above video was recorded on July 10, 2025 and the information below was updated on May 19, 2025.

BREEDER: KWS UK Ltd
PEDIGREE: Shabras x Elicit
STATUS: AHDB Recommended List variety for UK (since 2025)

MARKET OPTIONS: UKFM Group 3, UK Biscuit, Cake Making, Distilling (Medium), [Export]

CERTIFIED SEED SALES 2023 %: England & Wales: 0.0. Scotland: 0.4.
PROVISIONAL SEED AREA 2024 %: England & Wales: 0.1. Scotland: 3.5.

AHDB RL 2024 TREATED YIELD (UK): 106
AHDB RL 2024 TREATED YIELD (NORTH REGION): [108]
AHDB RL 2024 UNTREATED YIELD (UK): 80

POSITIVES

• Excellent northern yield and joint top yielding Group 3 for the north
• Performs well across all soil types and rotational positions
• Short and stiff strawed
• Very good specific weight (78.4kg/h)

NEGATIVES

• Very vigorous growth habit may mean it is not so well suited to early sowing
• Brown rust resistance is below average
• Lower HFN than other comparable varieties