Barley varieties and production in the EBC- and some other countries
As in previous years, the authors of this list have collected data on the distribution and quality of barley varieties within the member countries of the EBC- and other countries with the aim of making them available to the international malting barley traders and the malting and brewing industries as a helpful tool for their transactions.
The present day globalisation of barley and malt markets makes it essential to possess information about the distribution and quality of varieties way beyond one’s national boundaries. Within Europe, for example, Germany imports malting barley from Denmark, France and England. A large selection of spring and winter malting barleys are traded internationally.
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