Production / Quality
Idaho’s barley production increased 3% from 2006, totaling
44 million bushels. At
least 70% of Idaho’s barley is produced under irrigation, more than most
other barley producing areas in the U.S.
2007
Production Quality
Summary
2007 Barley Quality
Report
2006 Barley Quality Report
2005 Barley Quality Report
Idaho
Barley Production Overview
2002-2007
2007 Idaho Barley Crop
Planted
acreage 570,000 acres 230,676 ha
Harvested acreage 550,000 acres 222,582 ha
Ave.
Yield 80.0 bu/A 4.30 MT/ha
Production 44,000,000 bu .96 MMT
Planted
acreage 69% malting varieties; 31% feed varieties
Leading
Varieties Harrington (2-row malting) – 18.4% of acreage
Metcalfe (2-row malting) – 15.9%
Baronesse (2-row feed) – 12.1%
Merit (2-row malting) – 9.7%
Conrad (2-row malting) – 8.0%
Moravian 69 (2-row malting) – 7.5%
2-row
malting – 60%
6-row
malting - 9%
Feed
types – 31%
2006 Idaho Barley Crop
Planted
acreage 530,000 acres 214,488 ha
Harvested acreage 510,000 acres 206,394 ha
Ave.
Yield 84.0 bu/A 4.52 MT/ha
Production 42,840,000 bu .93 MMT
Planted
acreage 75% malting varieties; 25% feed varieties
Leading
Varieties Harrington (2-row malting) – 27.9% of acreage
Metcalfe (2-row malting) – 11.4%
Legacy (6-row malting) –
9.3%
Baronesse (2-row feed) – 9.1%
Merit (2-row malting) – 7.2%
Conrad (2-row malting) – 6.3%
Moravian 69 (2-row malting) – 6.0%
2-row
malting – 61.3% acreage
6-row
malting – 13.7%
Feed
types – 25.0%
2005 Idaho Barley Crop
Planted
acreage 630,000 acres 254,958 ha
Harvested acreage 600,000 acres 242,817 ha
Ave.
Yield 87.0 bu/A 4.68 MT/ha
Production 52,200,000 bu 1.14 MMT
Planted
acreage 73% malting varieties; 27% feed varieties
Leading
Varieties Harrington (2-row malting) – 30.7% of acreage
Baronesse (2-row feed) – 11.0%
B-1202 (2-row malting) – 8.5%
Legacy (6-row malting) – 7.5%
Merit (2-row malting) – 7.5%
Metcalfe (2-row malting) – 7.4%
Moravian 69 (2-row malting) – 5.1%
2-row
malting – 63.0% acreage
6-row
malting – 10.0%
Feed
types – 27.0%
2004 Idaho Barley Crop
Planted
acreage 680,000 acres 275,192 ha
Harvested acreage 650,000 acres 263,051 ha
Ave.
Yield 92.0 bu/A 4.95 MT/ha
Production 59,800,000 bu 1.30 MMT
Planted
acreage 72.4% malting varieties; 27.6% feed varieties
Leading
Varieties Harrington (2-row malting) – 34.8% of acreage
Baronesse (2-row feed) – 11.9%
B-1202 (2-row malting) – 8.1%
Merit (2-row malting) – 6.8%
Moravian 37 (2-row malting) – 6.3%
Legacy (6-row malting) – 4.6%
Metcalfe (2-row malting) – 3.2%
2-row
malting – 61.0% acreage
6-row
malting – 11.4%
Feed
types – 27.6%
2003 Idaho Barley Crop
Harvested acreage 720,000 acres 291,380 ha
Ave.
yield 66 bu/A 3.55 MT/ha
Production 47,520,000 bu 1.03 MMT
Planted
acreage 72.4% malting varieties; 27.6% feed varieties
Leading
Varieties: Harrington (2-row malting) – 32.6% of acreage
Baronesse (2-row feed) – 13.9%
B-1202 (2-row malting) – 8.0%
Merit (2-row malting) – 7.6%
Moravian 37 (2-row malting) – 6.1%
Legacy (6-row malting) – 4.3%
Morex (6-row malting) – 4.2%
2-row
malting – 59.1% acreage
6-row
malting – 13.3%
feed
types – 27.6%
2002 Idaho Barley Crop
Harvested acreage 710,000 acres 287,333 ha
Ave.
yield 76 bu/A 4.09 MT/ha
Production 53,960,000 bu 1.17 MMT
Planted
acreage 69% malting varieties; 31% feed varieties
Leading
Varieties: Harrington (2-row malting) – 27.7% of acreage
Baronesse (2-row feed) – 14.3%
B-1202 (2-row malting) -- 10.2%
Moravian 37 (2-row malting) – 5.2%
Morex (6-row malting) – 6.2%
2-row
malting – 52.8% acreage
6-row
malting – 16.2%
feed
types – 31%
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