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2011 Barley Quality Report                              2010 Barley Quality Report                              2009 Barley Quality Report                              2008 Barley Quality Report                              2007 Barley Quality Report                              2006 Barley Quality Report

Idaho Barley Advantage!

                                                                                                  

Idaho Barley Production Overview

2007-2011

 

2011 Idaho Barley Crop

Harvested acreage      500,000 acres             202,347 ha

Ave. Yield                    93.0 bu/A                     5.00 MT/ha

Production                   46,500,000 bu              1 MMT

Planted acreage          76% malting varieties (71% -2-row; 5% -6-row)

24% feed varieties

Leading varieties         Conrad (2-row malting) – 22% of total area

Metcalfe (2-row malting) – 17.0%

Moravian 69 (2-row malting) – 11%

Merit 57 and Merit (2-row malting) – 9%

Baronesse (2-row feed) – 8%

Harrington (2-row malting) – 4%

2010 Idaho Barley Crop

Planted acreage                      490,000 acres             198,300 ha

Harvested acreage     470,000 acres             190,206 ha

Ave. Yield                                92.0 bu/A                     4.9 MT/ha

Production                   43,240,000 bu               .94 MMT

Planted acreage          74% malting varieties (68% -2-row; 6% -6-row)

26% feed varieties

Leading varieties         Conrad (2-row malting) – 20.5% of total acreage

Metcalfe (2-row malting) – 17.0%

Moravian 69 (2-row malting) – 10.9%

Baronesse (2-row feed) – 9.8%

Merit (2-row malting) – 6.6%

Harrington (2-row malting) – 6.4%

2009 Idaho Barley Crop

Planted acreage                      530,000 acres             214,488 ha

Harvested acreage     510,000 acres             206,394 ha

Ave. Yield                                95.0 bu/A                     5.1 MT/ha

Production                   48,450,000 bu             1.05 MMT

Planted acreage          78% malting varieties (67% -2-row; 11% -6-row)

22% feed varieties

Leading varieties         Conrad (2-row malting) – 18.2% of total acreage

Metcalfe (2-row malting) – 16.0%

Moravian 69 (2-row malting) – 11.8%

Harrington (2-row malting) – 8.6%

Merit (2-row malting) – 8.4%

Legacy – (6-row malting) – 7.5%

Baronesse (2-row feed) – 6.8%

2008 Idaho Barley Crop

Planted acreage                      600,000 acres             242,817 ha

Harvested acreage     580,000 acres             234,723 ha

Ave. Yield                                86.0 bu/A                     4.6 MT/ha

Production                   49,880,000 bu             1.09 MMT

Planted acreage          76% malting varieties (64% -2-row; 12% -6-row)

                                    24% feed varieties

Leading varieties         Metcalfe (2-row malting) – 17.8% of total acreage

                                    Harrington (2-row malting) – 17.2%

                                    Conrad (2-row malting) – 11.6%

                                    Baronesse (2-row feed) – 9.5%

                                    Legacy – (6-row malting) - 8.9%

                                    Moravian 69 (2-row malting) – 8.7%

                                    Merit (2-row malting) – 7.1%

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 (60% -2-row; 9% -6-row)

                                    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%