In the crop year 2002/03 the EU exported 1.7 million tonnes of malting barley to third countries. France shipped 1.135 million tonnes, of which 575,000 tonnes to China, 129,000 tonnes to the USA and 119,000 tonnes to Brazil. Denmark shipped 516,000 tonnes: 100,000 tonnes to Russia, 86,000 tonnes to Poland and 83,000 tonnes to Colombia. Estimates are that the U.K. and Sweden shipped 25,000 tonnes each.

07 November, 2003