Canada & USA: Canada’s barley production forecast to increase, US to decline next season

Statistics Canada's barley S/D report of May 18 puts the nation’s barley harvested acreage at 2.475 mln ha (2.354 mln last year), production at 8.5 mln tonnes (8.226), domestic use at 6.25 mln (6.143), exports at 2.050 mln (2.050), final stocks at 1.650 (1.4).

H. M. Gauger GmbH analysts reported an interesting comparison: in the 1990/2000 decade, the average acreage was still 4.620 mln ha.

This year's strong increase of lentil and pea production is remarkable. Recent rains have improved conditions in Alberta and Saskatchewan, barley crops will most likely turn out larger.

A large malting barley carry-over from crop 2015 and consequently smaller growing contracts with the industry have reduced the U.S. crop forecast to 4.2 mln tonnes vs. 4.7 a year ago. Soil moisture and therefore growing conditions are considered good.

17 June, 2016