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Welcome
to the
Idaho Barley Commission web site!
IBC is a self-governing agency of the State of Idaho that serves to
enhance the profitability of the Idaho barley growers through research,
market development, promotion, information and education. This is
accomplished by identifying and fully utilizing available resources and
organizations to promote and further develop the barley industry in the
state of Idaho.
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May 1, 2008
BARLEY – Local
barley prices were unchanged to lower this week. Barley export sales last
week totaled 2.5 TMT mainly for Taiwan and Japan. Exports totaled 39.4 TMT
for Japan, Taiwan and Mexico.
Barley Competitor/Buyer News –
ABARE’s is projecting a
2008 Australian barley crop will total 9.0 MMT, compared to 5.8 MMT in 2007,
a 55% gain. The EU-27 barley crop has been pegged by Strategie Grains at
62.4 MMT, up 8%.
Weekly Market Reports
can be found under Market/Prices > >>
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U.S. Grains Council’s
international market development programs benefit Idaho barley:
The U.S. Grains
Council (USGC) is a private, non-profit partnership of producers and
agribusinesses committed to exporting U.S. barley, corn, grain sorghum and
their co-products, with headquarters in Washington, D.C. and nine
international offices. With financial support from state grain check-offs,
agribusinesses and federal matching funds from the USDA, the Council
operates a nearly $27 million market development program in more than 50
countries around the world. Here is an update on recent barley market
development efforts in key markets in Asia and Latin America.
December 2007 Report on Barley Foreign Market Development Efforts –The
barley industry’s total investment of $213,000 in the USGC translates into
more than $3.60 return for every $1 invested in the form of USDA matching
funds. Under the Council’s current and future marketing plans, total program
and activities directly and indirectly associated with U.S. barley
promotions worldwide is valued at more than $700,000 per year. Some of the
activities
conducted and/or in
the planning stages include the following:
• SBS Barley
Mission to Japan
• Food Barley Workshops
in Taiwan
• Second SBS Food Barley
Tender Results in
Japan
• Sixth SBS Feed Barley
Tender Results in
Japan
• Low-phytate Barley
Aqua Feeding Trials in
Vietnam
• Malting Barley
Conference to be held in
Panama
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Idaho Grain Marketing Magazine Feature
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2007-08 Winter Idaho Barley Report
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Highlights
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Letter to growers on IBC budget issues
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New Idaho barley varieties
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IBC's Annual Report - 2007 in review
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MY 2007-08 Grain Market Outlook
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Economic Impacts of Barley
and Wheat in Idaho - >>
pdf impact bulletin
The barley and wheat industries play an
important role in Idaho's economy. Idaho farmers generated nearly $500
million in cash receipts from sales of wheat and barley in 2004, accounting
for over 11% of all agricultural receipts in Idaho. Production of
these grains creates jobs and income, not only in the production process,
but also in transportation, storage, and input supply industries.
Further positive economic impacts are generated by malt processing and flour
milling that occur in the state.
>> pdf impact bulletin
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