Winter barley harvest yields are of mixed size and quality

Variable yields and quality have been reported in the Co Cork winter barley harvest.

Yields from 2.5 to 4.0 tonnes per acre, and bushel weights from mid-50s to 65s, indicate mixed results.

Around the country, a 0.25-0.4t/ac drop, compared to last year’s bumper crop, was reported last week by IFA sources, who also said grain prices continued to weaken.