Australian barleyfor broilers: value andopportunity

摘要

Darley ranks fourth in global cereal production after corn, wheat and rice. About 65% of the world's barley produced is fed to animals, including poultry. Australia is a significant global producer of barley, ranking in the top 5 countries with about5% of global production and is among the top 3 barley exporters accounting for about 30% of malt and 20% of feed barley trade. Australia is a reliable supplier of two-row spring barley that is suitable for a wide range of malting, brewing and animal feedapplications. Australian barley production averages about 8 million metric tonnes per year, comprised of about 5.5 milliontonnes of feed and 2.5 million tonnes of malt grades. Typically, about 1.3 million tonnes of the feed barley is consumed domestically and 4.2 million tonnes exported.