Danish spring barley acreage is back to normal after large plantings of winter grains. In France the larger acreage of spring barley will replace the loss of 100.000 Ha winter-damaged Esterel. Larger plantings in U.K. are also making up for smaller seedings in autumn, but total acreage shows a plus. Also Germany planted more barley, both winter and spring. However, final acreage figures will probably be revised due to losses during the long and cold winter. Spain with its huge acreage is usually neither an exporter nor an importer of malting barley, but needs to import additional feed barley for its animal sector.

06 May, 2003