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 2008 barley crop yielded 239.5 million bushels, up 14 percent from last year. At an average price of $5.15 per bushel, the U.S. crop was valued at $1.2 billion. North Dakota was, by far, the leading producer. The state harvested 86.2 million bushel of barley, which was valued at $422.6 million. Other top producing states are (in order by value): Idaho, Montana, Colorado and Washington. (NASS 2009) August 2009 ... Barley
Marketing
- Agricultural Baseline Projections: Global Agriculture Trade, ERS, USDA, 2008.
- Barley, U.S. Baseline Briefing Book, Food and Ag Policy Research Institute (FAPRI), University of Missouri, 2008.
- 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, NASS, USDA, 2009.
- 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, 2009.
- National Grain Reports, AMS, USDA - National report on weekly markets.
- Idaho Barley Commission
- National Barley Foods Council
- North Dakota Barley Council
- U.S. Trade Internet System, FASonline, USDA.
Processing/Manufacturing
Businesses/Case Studies
- Barley, The New American Farmer Profiles, Sustainable Agriculture and Research Education (SARE), USDA - In this online series, five producers explain how they grow barley in their region of the country.
- 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 2009.
