World barley exports: Australia barley export for 2003/2004 is up 500,000 tonnes to 5.5 million tonnes based on a strong shipment pace, USDA revealed in its November’s Grain Report. Russia barley shrinks by 600,000 tonnes to 2.0 million tonnes as exports dropped to a dribble in recent months. Ukraine barley is up 400,000 tonnes to 2.0 million tonnes due to a robust pace. China, Japan, and South Korea barley are adjusted per final trade data, USDA said.

28 November, 2004