Download PDF, 1698 kB - Evira

8.4 Organic rye
Viljaseula - Finnish Grain Quality in 2012
In 2012, 5.1 million kg organic rye was produced. That is 7.8 per cent of the whole
domestic rye production. Out of the organic grain in the quality monitoring 20 per cent
were rye samples.
The average hectolitre weight of organic rye was 74.7 kg (the median was 75.2 kg).
The average hectolitre weight of conventionally grown rye was higher at 77.1 kg (the
median was 78.1 kg). Of the samples, 79 per cent of the organic rye samples had a
hectolitre weight of a minimum of 71 kg.
The average falling number was 150.5 seconds (the median was also 150.5 seconds).
The aim for rye at the basic price is a minimum of 120 seconds, which was reached in
74 per cent of the samples. All of the results for the average quality of organic rye in
2012 are presented in table 25. The total besatz of organic rye was clearly higher than
that of conventionally grown rye (figure 28).
Out of the organic rye samples, 65 per cent fulfilled the requirements as to hectolitre
weight and falling number for bread rye. The corresponding figure for conventionally
grown rye was 76 per cent.
The average yield per hectare for organic rye in 2012 was 1,763 kg per hectare, and
the median was 1,500 kg. The range of variation for the reported harvests was 700-
3,400 kg/hectare. The average yield level for organic rye was only 43 per cent of that of
conventional rye (the average yield level of conventional rye was 3,405 kg/hectare, and
the median was 3,500 kg). Figure 34 compares the average yield levels for all cereals
in organic and conventional cultivation.
Of the organic rye samples, 48 per cent came from Southern Finland, 30 per cent from
Western Finland, 15 per cent from Eastern Finland and 9 per cent from Northern
Finland. Due to the small number of samples no regional comparison was made.
Table 25. Average quality of organic rye
Organic rye
Crop Year Hectoliter weight Falling Number Protein Shrivelled grain Total besatz
kg/hl s % < 1,8 mm % %
2002 74,3 210 11,1 10,5 ―
2003 71,9 150 11,9 13,7 ―
2004 72,8 121 10,8 11,1 ―
2005 74,2 103 10,2 11,0 ―
2006 75,8 201 10,4 3,3 ―
2007 74,8 144 11,0 8,7 ―
2008 72,1 73 10,4 5,2 ―
2009 73,6 143 9,8 5,1 ―
2010 74,7 236 10,3 8,0 ―
2011 ― ― ― ― ―
2012 74,7 150 9,5 8,1 10,7
40