France: Barley production expected at record 13.6 mln tonnes in 2019/20

According to FranceAgriMer’s latest forecast, France’s barley ending stocks could jump 69% to 2.2 million tonnes in 2019/20 as the country absorbs record harvest production of 13.6 million tonnes, the Successful Farming reported on September 11.

Barley exports outside the EU were pegged at 3.4 million tonnes, up 42%, while domestic feed demand was forecast to rise 27% to 1.3 million tonnes.

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