Barley
Overview
Barley is a short-season, early maturing crop. It is produced in a variety of climates and in both irrigated and dryland production areas. In fact, barley is the third largest feed grain crop produced in the United States, after corn and sorghum.
The 2010 barley crop yielded 180.3 million bushels, down 21 percent from 2009 and down for the second year in a row. The year's average price of $3.90 per bushel also declined for the second year in a row. As a result, the U.S. crop was valued at $691.1 million. (NASS 2011)
North Dakota remained the leading producer by volume. The state harvested 43.6 million bushels of barley, which was valued at $156.8 million. Other top producing states are (in order): Idaho and Montana. (NASS 2011) August 2011 ... Barley
Marketing
- Barley, U.S. Grains Council - A private, nonprofit corporation that develops export markets for barley as well as for sorghum and corn.
- Barley, Crop Production Annual Summary, National Ag Statistics Service (NASS), USDA, 2011.
- Barley, Statistics by Subject, NASS, USDA.
- Barley, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Australia - This organization has developed a new variety of barley that has one of the highest levels of dietary fiber of any whole grain.
- Crop Values Annual Summary, NASS, USDA, 2011.
- National Grain Reports, Ag Marketing Service, USDA - National report on weekly markets.
- Idaho Barley Commission
- National Barley Foods Council
- Global Agricultural Trade System (GATS), Foreign Ag Service (FAS), USDA, 2010.
Processing/Manufacturing
Businesses/Case Studies
- Vertical Coordination in the Malting Barley Industry: A ‘Silver Bullet’ For Coors?, Ag Marketing Resource Center, Kansas State University, 2004 - Looks at the traditional production contracts held by Coors for its barley production and the future of the brewing industry.
Links checked May 2011.
