Malting barley varieties in Europe - spread and quality
The present paper is a detailed description of the results of an analysis of malting barley varieties in Europe. It was delivered as a lecture at the 30th International Malting Barley Seminar in October in Berlin. Almost 40% of the about 162 million tonnes of worldwide barley production is grown in Europe. Of this, about 30 million t are accounted for by spring and another 30 million t by winter malting barleys. Europe is thus the world’s largest malting barley producer and also malting barley and malt exporter.
The soil and the climate in Europe are so favourable that approximately the same amounts of spring and winter barleys can be produced in economically viable quantities.
There are regional and national differences in focus (1). 1).
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