UKRAINE AGRI STATISTICS

UKRAINE AGRI STATISTICS

TOPIC: IR

Context- The escalating strife between Ukraine and Russia is expected to impact barley prices and this could affect domestic beer companies, which are already reeling under high costs of packaging material.

• Barley accounts for 30 per cent of raw material costs for United Breweries.

Concept-

• Ukraine is among the top-5 global producers of barley, accounting for 18 per cent of global barley exports in CY22.
• Malting involves soaking barley in water for 25-26 hours to allow germination, which activate certain “amylase” enzymes that convert the raw starch in the grain into fermentable sugars (glucose and maltose).
• Beer makers require barley with high carbohydrate (65-75 per cent) and lowprotein (9-11 per cent) content, as against 60-65 per cent and 12-14 per cent respectively in normal feed-grade grains.

About Barley:

• Barley is a popular cereal grain (in India also known as jau).
• Barley is the fourth most important cereal after rice, wheat and maize.
• It is used in many preparations of food after being converted into malt.
• It is used as food and fodder.
• It is primarily used in beer, feed manufacturing and food processing industries.
  • More than 90% of malt production in the world happens from barley.
• Major producers of barley in the world are European Union, Russia, Ukraine, Canada, Australia, USA and Australia.
• In India, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh are major producers of barley.