Barley :
Barley is considered to be the fourth most important crop (in terms of quantity produced) in the world after maize, wheat and rice. It is an annual cereal grain crop that is consumed as a major food and feed for the animals. Barley is rich in starch and sugar, and low in fat and protein. A large part of barley is used as animal feed; while the remainder is used for malting and is a key ingredient in beer and whisky production. EU-27 was the largest producer of barley in 2007-08, followed by Russia, Canada, Turkey and Ukraine. Nearly all of the barley producers are major consumers. Thus, EU-27 was the largest consumer in 2007-08, followed by Russia, Canada, Turkey and Saudi Arabia. The major exporters of barley in 2007-08 were the EU-27 followed by Canada, Australia, Ukraine and Russia. Saudi Arabia was the largest importer in 2007-08, importing around 6 million tonnes. The other major importers of barley are Japan, China, Morocco and Tunisia. |
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| India is not one of the major producing or consuming countries of barley. Its production is small when compared to world figures and constitutes around 1 per cent of total production. | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| In India Barley is mostly cultivated as a Rabi Crop. The sowing normally takes place between October and December and Harvesting starts from the month of February to May. Barley normally arrived in the Indian Markets from the month of March onwards. | |||||||||||||||||||||
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