E-Malt.com News article: Canada: Barley production drops 10.2% in 2017

Canadian farmers reported a 10.2% decrease in barley production to 7.9 million tonnes in 2017, Statistics Canada said in its latest update on December 6.

The decline was the result of a 4.9% decrease in harvested area to 5.2 million acres, combined with a 5.4% drop in average yield to 69.4 bushels per acre, it is reported.


07 December, 2017