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Finnish Grain Quality in 2012
Figure 22. Shares of feed barley samples with a hectolitre weight of a minimum of 64 kg by region and
average yield levels (including samples of malting barley varieties with another purpose than malting).
6.4 Average quality of feed barley by variety in 2012
In 2012, 30 different varieties of barley were received for the quality monitoring of the
grain harvest. At that time, the official list of plant varieties contained a total of 75
approved varieties of two-rowed or six-rowed barley. Figure 21 presents the share of
feed barley varieties of the samples. In this analysis, the feed barley varieties and the
varieties recommended for cultivation as malting barley were examined separately.
Table 16. Average quality of feed barley by variety in 2012
Barley 1)
Variety Hectoliter weight Protein Starch Shrivelled grain Shrivelled grain Total besatz
kg/hl % % < 2,0 mm % < 2,2 mm % %
Edel* 64,3 11 61,1 3,1 8,4 5,3
Einar* 64,0 10,5 61,8 5,9 13,8 7,8
Elmeri 64,9 11,0 61,1 2,0 5,2 4,3
Jyvä* 61,4 11,9 59,7 3,8 10,4 6,6
Kunnari* 64,7 11,2 60,8 3,1 13,8 6,0
Streif* 67,4 12,1 60,0 5,9 6,2 6,7
Vilde 62,0 11,9 59,9 2,0 10,0 5,4
Voitto 61,0 11,6 60,2 3,8 9,2 6,2
Wolmari* 63,6 10,9 61,1 2,0 7,9 4,5
1) Excluding malting barley varieties * n ˂ 10
Amongst the six-rowed varieties, the quality monitoring of the 2012 grain harvest only
contained one two-rowed variety of feed barley, that is Streif. The same variety that
best fulfilled the criteria for feed barley based on hectolitre weight. Edel had the highest
yield level, 4,403 kg/hectare. Figure 24 shows the share of samples of feed barley that
fulfil the requirement of 64 kg by hectolitre weight by variety and the average yield
levels.
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