Agriculture commodity
Barley
Hordeum vulgare — Ethiopia (2nd largest African producer), Kenya, Eritrea, Rwanda; includes malt barley
At a glance
- Family
- Cereals & Grains
- Sector
- Agriculture
- HS code
- 1003.90
- Forms
- 2
Traded forms
- Grain (other than seed)
- Dried barley grain
- MaltHS 1107.10
- Malted barley — for brewing
Frequently asked
- What is Barley?
- Hordeum vulgare — Ethiopia (2nd largest African producer), Kenya, Eritrea, Rwanda; includes malt barley
- Which forms is Barley traded in?
- Barley is traded as: Grain (other than seed), Malt.
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