Consistency and outstanding grain quality in all seasons
Costello is an established and popular, high yielding, hard feed wheat combining all the features desired on farm – consistent farm yields, exceptional grain quality in all conditions, good sprouting resistance and short, stiff straw.
It has always performed well over a range of soil types, locations and rotations and has the additional important benefit of resistance to soil-borne wheat mosaic virus.
Costello's very high specific weight and hagberg across a range of seasons and conditions, together with excellent disease resistance and superb agronomics, secured its popularity on farm and a wider range of market opportunities, reducing costs and offering the grower security both in crop management and at harvest.
| Regional Yields | |
|---|---|
| UK T Yield % (10.8 t/ha) | 97 |
| East T Yield (10.7 t/ha) | 98 |
| West T Yield (11.1 t/ha) | 96 |
| North T Yield (10.8 t/ha) | 99 |
| First cereal (11.1 t/ha) | 98 |
| Second cereal (9.9 t/ha) | 96 |
| Agronomics | |
|---|---|
| Resistance to lodging -PGR | 8 |
| Resistance to lodging +PGR | 8 |
| Height -PGR (cm) | 84 |
| Ripening (days +/- Skyfall) | +2 |
| Resistance to sprouting | 6 |
| Disease Resistance | |
|---|---|
| Mildew | 8 |
| Yellow rust | 9 |
| Yellow rust )(young plant) * | r |
| Brown rust | 5 |
| Septoria Tritici | 5.7 |
| Eyespot | 5 |
| Fusarium | 7 |
Source:AHDB RL 2025/26
* See ahdb.org.uk/rl
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