Credit buyer · England
Heineken UK regenerative malting barley premium
Pays growers a premium on malting barley grown with regenerative practices, with Soil Capital measuring the results.
- From
- Heineken UK with Muntons, Boortmalt, Cefetra and Soil Capital
- How much
- Premium per tonne, amount not published.
- Who can apply
- Malting barley growers supplying via Muntons, Boortmalt or Cefetra; multi-year commitments.
- Buys
- supply chain
Where it’s available
Land in parts of: Bath and North East Somerset, Cambridgeshire, Dorset, East Sussex, Essex, Gloucestershire, Hampshire, Kent, Leicester, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Norfolk, North East Lincolnshire, North Lincolnshire, North Northamptonshire, North Somerset, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, Oxfordshire, Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Suffolk, West Northamptonshire, West Sussex, Wiltshire. The finder checks your exact land.
What you’ll need
- Grow malting barley
- Sell through Muntons, Boortmalt or Cefetra
- Share data with Soil Capital
How to apply
- Ask your maltster or merchant (Muntons, Boortmalt, Cefetra)
- Agree a regenerative plan
- Grow and deliver barley
- Premium paid on regenerative yield
Announced 4 August 2026; first crop harvest 2026 for 2027 beer. Regions given as East Anglia, East Midlands, South East and South West (counties above are an approximation). Only available if you supply this buyer; payments are usually per litre/tonne bonuses that the buyer can change or end. You often have to share farm data and carbon footprints. Not a carbon credit you can sell elsewhere.
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Checked against the official pages on 29 October 2026. Sources: 1, 2. Always read the official page before you apply.