Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-16
ESTIMATES ON
BARLEY OUTPUT
MADE PUBLIC

Barley PRODUCTION in the United
Kingdom this season is placed at
100000 short ions or "a 900 tons un-
der that Of year ago. according
to the United States Bureau of
Agricultural Economics ThreShing
and marketing of the crop at the
middle of November were well ad-
vanced despite recent Interruptions
from stormy weather TO outdoor
threslling from grain in stacks
which comprises much of the British
farm storage. Trade advices indi-
cate that about one-half of the
commercial barley crop has already
been sold on the British statutory
markets. Early marketing usually
comprise the best quality mailing
barley but BUYERS have recently ex-
perienced difficulty in obtaining
satisfactory mailing types.
Brewers purchases of home
grown British barley either as grain
or malt for the l936-37 season will
probably net exceed that OF a year
ago which tctaled 445. 760 tons as
AGAINST 10000 tons for the pre-
Vious year. Factors influencing
purchases OF domestic barley are
slightly smaller domestic supplies
of unsatisfactory mailing quality
together with relatively large feed
Ing requirements and high prices
for imported feeding barley. The
Brewers Society has informed the
Import Duties Advisory committee
that although they intend to fulfill
their agreement to buy at Least
100000 tons of home grown barley
Supplies OF British barley Of good
mailing quality srpear somewhat
below brewers requirements. Coun-
ty branches OF the British National
Farmers unicn have been REQUEST
ed to collect information Of the
quantity and quality of this years
barley crop.
Feeding barley requirements in
the Uniiei Kingdom this season will
again be lar2e ae livestock numbers
are practically the same as a year
ago. Domestic supplies are around
23.520 tens mailer and other feed
including wheat corn and import
ed feeding barley are considerably
higher in price than a year ago.
The October price index OF British
wheat excluding subsidy. was 113
as com pared with 80 a wear ago.
cern was % c~rp7~ed with 10 last
year and imported feeding barley
was ~ a0oinst - year ago. The
index of British barley on The other
hand including scme OF the best
mailing quality was only l19 as
against ITO a year ago These data
suggest increased farm utilization
Of locally grown barley particularly
lower grade D1alting as feed.
+Pr;ces cf imported feeding bar
ley in England apparently bear
little relation cither to the price of
English barley o. to the price of
California barley scld in the coun-
try Between July 1896 and Janu-
arv 1896. when California SUPERIOR
barley prices rose from sl.10% to
s143iS per 100 pounds the price CT
imoortcd foedi1g barley fell from
sl27ia tn Sf0th per 100 pounds
In the following fcur months Cali
fcrnia Superior barley dropped from
81 s2i TO si23a rer 100 rounds
while imported FEEDING barley rose
10 sl.i5it or 81 Or, pr 100 pounds
During Octc3sr. 1895, Superior Cali
fo~n'" barley had advanced to
S225* rer lC0 pounds while i'm
ported fecdinr barley at 1920 7-8
per 100 pound was only 279. cents
above year azo rs compared with
prize increases OF 44lt cents sto
499. cents pcr lc0 pounds for i'm
ported feed barley. These data
susoest larger farm utilization Of
British barley which may result in
Gu tailing brewers Purchase o.
English barley for mailing