MALTING QUALITY TRAITS - Canadian Malting Barley Technical ...

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Chapter One
Six-rowed barley varieties currently contribute about 9% toward Canada’s total malting barley
production. The leading varieties in terms of production in 2005 were Legacy, Excel, and Tradition
(Figure 4). Legacy, Tradition and CDC Battleford are increasing in production in response
to market demand while production of Robust and Excel are expected to decline in future years
as malting and brewing market demand for these varieties declined in recent years. (see CMBTC
Recommended List - Chapter 7)
Markets for Canadian Malting Barley
About 25-30% of the area grown to malting barley varieties in Canada is eventually selected and
marketed as malting barley. The remaining 78% is marketed as feed barley. Selected quantities are
marketed domestically and internationally.
The disposition of the selected malting barley is about 59% for malting barley export, 11% for
domestic brewing and 30% for malt export (see Figure 5).
Malting Barley Exports
As a leading supplier of malting barley to the world market, Canada exports 1.0 to 1.5 million
tonnes of selected malting barley annually. On average, 65% of exports are two-rowed and 35%
are six-rowed varieties. Most of the six-rowed goes to the USA, while offshore markets are mainly
supplied with two-rowed varieties. Canada’s markets for malting barley include China, USA, South
Africa, Colombia, Chile, Mexico, Japan and Vietnam.
In terms of the total world export market, Canada’s share has increased from 20% in 1992/93
to about 30% in recent years.
This growth in itself is testimony that malting and brewing industries worldwide value Canada
as a reliable supplier of quality malting barley.
Table 2. Leading Markets for Canadian Malting Barley (‘000 tonnes)
2008-09 2009-10
Canadian Brewers 1,074 1,022
U.S.A. 697 313
China 393 500
South America 53 182
South Africa 83 42
Japan 74 52
Mexico 71 0
Vietnam 2 7
Total 2,447 1,800