Global barley production and markets overview

This month's highlights The decline in global barley production is confirmed. It is the lowest since 2018/19. Active and dynamic resumption of barley trade between Australia and China. The estimated Argentine production for the 2023/24 campaign will be between 4.4 and 4.6 million tons. International panorama With global production for the 2023/24 campaign estimated at around 140 million tons, which is the lowest since the 2018/19 campaign, the barley market is in the process of pause and readjustment. With a slight drop in price for brewing barley and a slight rise in forage barley. The drop in production volume has occurred due to a decrease in tons in 5 of the 6 largest exporters of barley, where only Argentina has an expectation of increased production, since both Canada, the European Union, Ukraine, Russia and Australia, either due to a decrease of area or climatic problems, see their productive volume decreased and, consequently, their participation in the global market. The ...