Barley
Hordeum vulgare
Barley completes the rotation and goes mainly to brewers. A straightforward crop with a clear market in the region, grown near Bauska.
Spring
Sowing period
Summer
Harvest period
~100 ha
Acreage
Loam
Soil type
Grain for the brewers
Barley is an easy crop to like. It completes the rotation and always finds a buyer. Most of ours is traded through Scandagra, and we would gladly sell some to a brewer nearer home, around Bauska where the beer is made. That is the kind of local partner we prefer.
What our barley is used for
Beer
Much of our barley goes to brewers to be turned into beer.
Local trade
We would happily supply a brewer in the Bauska region, right on our doorstep.
Open market
The rest is traded through Scandagra and sold on from there, including as feed barley.
Interested in barley from Latvia?
Tell us what you need and we will see what we can do.