End Point Royalties

What is an End Point Royalty (EPR)?

An EPR is a royalty paid on grain produced by growers.
The EPR is collected by commercial seed companies and then paid to the breeding organisations. EPR is not applicable on seed retained for future sowing — only on grain sold or consumed as an “end product”, eg. stock feed.

The EPR represents an equitable return to the breeding organisation for successful crop breeding. EPRs are generally reinvested back into the breeding programs, so that better varieties can be developed for Australian growers. EPR are introduced on a variety-by-variety basis.

EPR will be payable for the life of the variety in the marketplace (up to a maximum of 20 years) where ownership of a variety is protected under the Plant Breeders Rights Act (1994). This means an EPR will be collected on grain produced from the sowing of either purchased seed or
farmer retained seed of the nominated variety.

EPR data collection process for the 2025/26 season

With the collaboration of the major EPR Managers and Plant Breeding Companies, an initiative has been put in place to improve the efficiency of the EPR reporting process. The National Grower Register (NGR) will again be responsible for the distribution of the 2023/24 Harvest Declaration forms and collation of all data on behalf of EPR Managers.

This season growers will receive a single, combined Harvest Declaration Form, streamlining the entire collection process and reporting. This will allow growers to participate in a quick, easy and more secure production process; greatly reducing the time required to complete the form.
The Harvest Declaration Form provides information by variety, including the volumes of grain produced, sold to grain traders/end users (e.g. feedlots and millers); together with grain used on farm as stock feed, stored on farm (or in warehousing) for later sale, and also any grain retained for use as seed in the following sowing season. For further information visit www.varietycentral.com.au.

Which varieties does Barenbrug collect for?

Barenbrug collects the EPR for a wide range of leading field crop varieties. The following schedule provides a list of the varieties and their respective rates. Barenbrug's EPR varieties are included in the Accredited Grain.

Grain Traders Automatic EPR Deduction Agreement as listed:

Barenbrug wish to advise that this list is subject to change without any prior notification and is finalised by law. 
Barenbrug also now has available an industry standard license agreement.

For information and responsibilities for the grower, please refer to the industry licence agreement (below):

EPR Licence Agreement Download

Farmer to Farmer Trade

Barenbrug allows for certain EPR applicable varieties to be traded between growers.
It is important that growers take care when sourcing seed from another grower and are strongly encouraged to ensure seed purchased is clean, has high germination and has varietal purity.
Farmer to farmer traded varieties are subject to the terms and conditions of the industry standard seed license and royalty agreement.
It is a legal requirement growers register farmer to farmer traded seed which is done by filing out this form and returning it to Barenbrug.  

Varieties that are free to trade are:

• GrangeR Barley
• Williams Oats
• Mitika Oats
• Biliby Oats
• Kowari Oats

For further information or support please contact our Barenbrug representative: Steve Amery on +61 409 000 398.