Claim: With 16.99 millions of tonnes of barley production, Russia was the world's biggest barley producer in 2018.
Evidence: Russia 16.99 France 11.19 Germany 9.58 Australia 9.25 Spain 9.12 Canada 8.37 Ukraine 7.34 Turkey 7.00 United Kingdom 6.51 Argentina 5.06 Kazakhstan 3.97 Denmark 3.48 United States 3.33