# Spring barley - New barley hits the right note? - Crop Production Magazine

> Limagrain's new spring malting barley variety LG Opera has a 10% yield advantage over Concerto and is on the AHDB recommended list. UK spring barley area is expected to rise to about 700,000 ha in 2017, leaving a large surplus for export or feed.

- Date: 2017-03-24 · published 2017-03-24T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Europe · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/72067-spring-barley-new-barley-hits-the-right-note-crop-production-magazine
- Commodities: [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md)

## Why it matters

A larger UK crop with a surplus available for feed adds supply to European feed barley markets, which is mildly bearish for barley prices.

## Read by commodity

- BARLEY: bearish ▼

## Sources

- cpm-magazine.co.uk: https://www.cpm-magazine.co.uk/innovation/spring-barley-new-barley-hits-right-note/

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