More than 90% of RS barley must supply the beer industry

The weather has helped Brazilian barley production. Despite the drop in the cultivated area, the good productivity of the crops resulted in a 13% increase in volume compared to last year. The grains have also met the beer quality parameters for the malt industry. The climate frustration with the 2023 winter harvest impacted barley production, with repercussions in the reduction of the cultivated area this year. The drop in the area was 6% compared to the previous year, a reduction that was offset by the increase in productivity, resulting in a 13% higher production volume, reaching 442 thousand tons of barley. “Last year, only 30% of the barley production in Rio Grande do Sul was used for malt production and 70% of the harvest in Paraná served the beer industry. This harvest, I believe that the utilization will be over 90%, with excellent quality grains for malting”, assesses Embrapa Trigo researcher Aloisio Vilarinho. The researcher's observation has been confirmed by the ...