UK Provisional Barley Production for 2003

	2001	2002	2003 p	% change
Winter barley area '000 ha	462	546	466	-14.5
Sprng barley area '000 ha	783	555	628	13.1
Total barley area '000 ha	1,245	1,101	1,094	-0.6
Winter barley yields t/ha	5.8	6.3	6.4	1.8
Sprng barley yields t/ha	5.1	4.9	5.8	18.9
Total barley yields t/ha	5.3	5.6	6.0	8.6
Winter barley production '000 tonnes	2,672	3,431	2,984	-13.03
Sprng barley production '000 tonnes	3,988	2,697	3,627	34.48
Total barley production '000 tonnes	6,660	6,128	6,611	7.88

Source: HGCA, 13-Oct-2003.