Grain Quality
Grain samples from UC Small Grain Variety Testing Trials are analyzed each year by the California Wheat Commission Quality Lab for milling, baking and pasta quality.
2025 Wheat Quality Testing Results are available to download here:
Common Wheat Results
Durum Wheat Results
- Note: the agronomic results for the varieties tested in the same environments can be found under the Grain Trial section of the 2025 UC Small Grain Variety Testing Results.
2023 Preferred Wheat Varieties
- Common wheat varieties assessed for bread baking qualities by the California Wheat Commission Quality Lab. Results represent the analysis of data collected from 31 locations across 5 years in California by the UC Small Grain Variety Testing Program. Varieties must have been in trials for a minimum of 2 years to be published in the ranking list. Ranking is subject to change on a yearly basis.
Results by Year
| Common Wheat | Durum Wheat |
| 2025 | 2025 |
| 2024 | 2024 |
| 2023 | 2023 |
| 2022 | 2022 |
| 2021 | 2021 |
| 2020 | 2020 |
| 2019 | 2019 |
| 2018 | 2018 |
| 2017 | 2017 |
| 2016 | 2016 |