Winter barley yield down in 1998
By FWi Staff
OVERALL winter barley yields are down this year at 6.15t/ha reported commercial manager Trevor Harriman at the Dalgety harvest review yesterday (Thursday).
Ranges vary considerably and with the lower plantings seen this year have given a crop of 4.66 million tonnes, over half a million below last year.
| Barley yield – 1998 harvest | ||
|---|---|---|
| Winter barley | Region | Yield (t/ha) |
| Highest | East | 6.59 |
| Lowest | South west | 5.78 |
| National average | 6.16 | |
| TOTAL PRODUCTION | 4.66m tonnes | |
| Spring barley | Region | Yield (t/ha) |
| Highest | North | 5.57 |
| Lowest | Scotland | 4.85 |
| National average | 5.11 | |
| TOTAL PRODUCTION | 2.57m tonnes | |
Mr Harriman reported more consistent spring yields from all areas of England, but with Scotland still harvesting the overall yield is virtually unchanged.
The national average is 5.11t/ha and Dalgety predicts a production of 2.57 million tonnes. This is down 700,000 tonnes on 1997 giving a total barley crop of 7.23 million tonnes.
- Dalgety predicts second-biggest wheat harvest ever, FWi, yesterday (10 September, 1998)
- Dalgety reports wheat success for 1998, FWi Markets, yesterday (10 September, 1998)
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