date:Nov 19, 2012
r, less than previous years.
The Canadian barley crop has seen mixed fortunes with good yields producing a large crop, but lower than average quality reducing much of that crop to feed value. RMI Analytics estimates that 3-3.5Mt of Canadian barley is of malting grade.
UK barley production is estimated to be 5.527Mt, up by just over 0.5 per cent from last year, according to Defra.
Demand is expected to be nearly 5 per cent higher, mainly in the feed sector as barley becomes economical in feed r