Yields and profits of barley in Russia

For this season's harvest, Russian agricultural producers have sown 760.4 thousand hectares of winter barley and 7428.6 thousand hectares of spring barley, according to Rosstat. The beloved culture of brewers and fans of a healthy lifestyle in the country is still popular. Although the total sowing of this culture in comparison with the Soviet period has been reduced by almost half. But even with such volumes, agricultural producers manage to make good money on this grain crop. Barley, according to FAO (the agricultural organization of the United Nations), is the fourth grain crop in terms of production after corn, wheat and rice. Russia ranks second in barley production in the world after the European Union with a share of about 13%. There are conditions for growing spring barley in many regions of Russia. And for winter crops - only in warm southern regions, since the culture has a low winter hardiness. In addition to the steady demand for barley, agricultural producers choose ...