Colin Pearse.

Newly-released noodle wheat varieties Zen and Supreme have been such a success that available seed is on the brink of being sold out.

According to InterGrain, which developed and released the new varieties to growers for bulking up this year, Zen has recently sold out and Supreme is following close behind.

InterGrain would not disclose the total amount of seed available to growers this year.

InterGrain spokesman David Meharry said strong demand was encouraging and growers were looking to replace existing varieties Calingiri with Zen, and Arrino with Supreme.

Mr Meharry said long-term National Variety Trial data indicated that Zen offered a yield improvement of 5 per cent over Calingiri.

Similarly, Supreme offered a 5 per cent yield advantage over Arrino.

"The release of these new varieties is an exciting time for the WA noodle industry, as they offer growers both a quantum leap forward in yield, disease and noodle quality," Mr Meharry said.

The end point royalty on both varieties is $3.85 a tonne, plus GST.

Meckering grower Colin Pearse and his son Josh trialled the new Supreme variety over 8ha last year, and was pleasantly surprised by the results.

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