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Mace
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Mace is a modern Australian hard wheat cultivar widely grown in the early twenty-first century for high yield and solid milling quality suited to Australian Prime Hard and related export classes. It became one of the dominant varieties in several Australian states before successive releases took market share. Grain from Mace supplies domestic bread flour and export cargoes to Asia and the Middle East. It represents contemporary Australian breeding for heat, disease, and noodle or bread specifications depending on region and grade.
Also known as: Export hard wheat customers
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History
Mace was released and began rapid adoption across southern Australian wheat belts.
Mace became a leading cultivar by area in Western Australia and other states.
Export programmes frequently included Mace-dominant hard wheat cargoes.
Newer varieties challenged Mace’s acreage lead while it remained important.
Mace continued in mixed variety portfolios for yield stability.
Mace remained a reference modern Australian hard wheat cultivar.