Finland & Sweden: Outlooks on barley crops 2005
In Finland the harvesting of malting barley started during second half of August, according to the harvest report of Viking Malt. The first results show low protein levels (9.5–11.5%), good sieving results, full kernels more than 90%, normal germination capacity and hectolitre weight around 70 kg.
Due to the bad weather conditions last autumn, spring cereal acreages increased in 2005. Malting barley acreage increased 16% this year and that, together with the very promising quality results mean that Finland will be self sufficient with crop 2005 malting barley, says Ilkka Kylmälä, Deputy Managing Director of Viking Malt. Main varieties are Scarlett, Barke and Saana.
What concerns Sweden, the development of the crop has been very good this year. There was warm and dry weather at sowing time followed by a colder period, which permitted good tillering, and good root system development. Hence the weather has been ideal for the development of the plants and rain came just in time as it started to be too dry, says Dieter Nowack, Viking Malt’s Country Manager in Sweden.
In South Sweden the malting barley harvest finished end of August. Yields were higher than last year, around 7 tons/ha. Prestige, Barke and Pasadena are the dominating varieties. Other varieties are Jersey, Braemer, Carafe, Sebastian, Maaren and Class. Protein levels are at around 11.0% on average. Estimated production of malting barley exceeds 275 000 tons. In Central Sweden, Astoria and Prestige are the dominating varieties. Estimated production of malting barley exceeds 150 000 tons.
Înapoi
(libra 0.7969 sec.)