Barley Variety Survey - 2016
PERCENT OF ACREAGE BY STATE
CDC Copeland
AC Metcalfe
Unknown
2015
16.3%
0.8%
82.9%
2016
16.4%
--83.6%
AC Metcalfe
Hockett
Moravian 115
Moravian 165
Merit 57
ABI Voyager
Conrad
CDC Copeland
Washington
ABI Voyager
Conrad
Moravian 69
CDC Copeland
Merit 57
AC Metcalfe
Charles
Harrington
Wintmalt
Lacey
Legacy
Moravian 165
Expedition
ABI Growler
Other Malting
Unknown
2015
19.2%
15.4%
12.8%
7.3%
5.9%
6.4%
1.0%
1.9%
0.4%
1.2%
1.1%
--0.1%
--0.6%
26.7%
2016
23.7%
11.9%
11.8%
7.5%
5.1%
3.5%
1.5%
1.2%
0.7%
0.7%
0.6%
0.3%
0.2%
0.1%
0.8%
30.4%
2015
25.2%
19.2%
9.8%
--4.1%
2.5%
2.0%
0.4%
2016
12.7%
9.5%
8.5%
2.0%
2.0%
1.7%
1.2%
1.0%
Expedition
Tradition
BC 100
AAC Synergy
Legacy
Harrington
Full Pint
Other Malting
Unknown
2015
0.5%
1.6%
------0.7%
0.1%
0.1%
33.8%
Tradition
Lacey
CDC Copeland
AC Metcalfe
Innovation
ND Genesis
Pinnacle
Hockett
AAC Synergy
CDC Meredith
ABI Voyager
Quest
Other Malting
Unknown
2016
0.5%
0.4%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
59.4%
2015
39.8%
11.5%
1.3%
1.3%
1.3%
0.4%
4.7%
1.2%
--2.0%
--1.0%
0.2%
35.3%
2016
35.2%
13.8%
3.2%
3.0%
2.2%
2.1%
1.7%
1.7%
0.6%
0.5%
0.1%
--0.1%
35.8%
North
Dakota
2015
18.3%
Tradition
27.3%
Lacey
0.6%
Innovation
--AAC Synergy
--ND Genesis
3.1%
Pinnacle
3.0%
Quest
0.5%
Robust
0.3%
CDC Meredith
Other Malting 0.1%
46.8%
Unknown
2016
33.4%
18.0%
2.0%
0.5%
0.3%
----------45.8%
Montana
Idaho
Moravian 69
Conrad
Merit 57
AAC Synergy
ABI Voyager
CDC Copeland
Full Pint
BC 100
AC Metcalfe
Other Malting
Unknown
2015
31.2%
23.6%
11.0%
--0.2%
3.0%
0.6%
--1.0%
0.1%
29.3%
Minnesota
2016
32.8%
17.0%
14.2%
0.8%
0.6%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
--0.2%
34.0%
Wyoming
Statistics obtained from companies contracting
malting barley in the indicated states. While the
majority of the contracted acreage is included,
there may be some acres not covered by this
survey. Open market malting barley, food and
feed varieties are included in “unknown”. Varieties
with acreage equal to or less than 0.10% of a
state’s acreage are reported as “other malting”.
American Malting Barley Association, Inc.
Moravian 69
Scarlett
Expedition
Other Malting
Unknown
2015
72.4%
7.2%
1.9%
--18.5%
2016
64.7%
4.5%
2.3%
0.3%
28.2%
Colorado
Revised - January , 2017
MAP PREPARED AND DISTRIBUTED BY:
American Malting Barley Association, Inc.
740 N. Plankinton Ave., Suite 830
Milwaukee, WI 53203 / (414) 272-4640
Barley Variety Survey - 2016
PERCENT OF ACREAGE BY CROP REPORTING DISTRICTS
AC Metcalfe
13.6
Hockett
11.9
Moravian 115 7.4
Merit 57
3.3
CDC Copeland
1Unknown
16.4
73.6
AC Metcalfe
19.4
80.6
1Unknown
110,000
Moravian 165
ABI Voyager
Expedition
2Oth & Unk
3.2
2.2
0.8
57.6
Hockett
Tradition
ABI Voyager
Moravian 165
BC 100
1Unknown
546,000
AC Metcalfe
1Unknown
15.8
4.1
1.4
0.3
0.2
78.2
Tradition 15.5
Hockett
6.8
Lacey
4.1
105,000
9,500
CDC Copeland
Tradition
46.7
Lacey
11.7
CDC Copeland
8.1
AC Metcalfe
4.8
Innovation
2.4
2Oth & Unk
26.4
Hockett
Moravian 115
ABI Voyager
24.0
76.0
23.1
2.5
2.5
1.3
Expedition
Merit 57
AAC Synergy
1Unknown
52,000
Conrad
Moravian 115
Moravian 165
2Oth & Unk
22.0
18.9
8.4
7.8
4.2
38.7
Moravian 69
Full Pint
Merit 57
2Oth & Unk
Moravian 115 41.6
Conrad
10.6
Hockett
10.4
BC 100
3.0
AAC Synergy
2.8
2Oth
95,900
& Unk
& Unk
32.7
135,500
2.3
1.8
69.5
1.2
1.1
0.9
28.4
Moravian 165
ABI Voyager
BC 100
Hockett
1Unknown
12.8
0.4
0.4
0.2
86.2
Hockett
ND Genesis
Tradition
Pinnacle
2Oth & Unk
36,500
17.8
4.7
3.5
1.4
72.6
Tradition
CDC Copeland
AC Metcalfe
Pinnacle
2Oth & Unk
54,400
27.7
4.1
4.0
3.3
60.9
Tradition
50.4
Lacey
24.6
Innovation
3.0
AAC Synergy 0.7
1Unknown
21.3
156,500
Tradition
Lacey
AC Metcalfe
2Oth & Unk
44.1
13.4
8.4
34.1
59,600
0.5
0.4
0.1
69.6
167,000
AC Metcalfe
CDC Copeland
Lacey
19.1
Innovation
3.1
CDC Copeland 3.0
ND Genesis
ABI Voyager
2Oth
Tradition
39.5
Lacey
22.7
CDC Copeland
2.6
Innovation
1.2
Pinnacle
1.0
2Oth & Unk
33.0
42.1
Tradition
103,000
Tradition
Lacey
Pinnacle
ND Genesis
2Oth & Unk
61,100
32.2
12.4
9.8
4.7
40.9
Tradition
15.9 CDC Copeland 7.9
AC Metcalfe 14.3 2Oth & Unk
50.0
Lacey
11.9 37,500
63,000
Lacey
ND Genesis
1Unknown
6.3
1.2
92.5
32,000
37,500
74,000
51,000
ABI Voyager
Charles
1Unknown
5,000
1.0
99.0
Moravian 69
ABI Voyager
Charles
Wintmalt
Conrad
Lacey
Other Malting
1Unknown
157,000
36.1
23.4
3.8
2.5
0.1
0.1
2.2
31.8
27.3
Conrad
18.5
CDC Copeland
8.5
Merit 57
8.0
AC Metcalfe
5.5
Moravian 69
3.6
Harrington
1.9
Lacey
1.0
Legacy
1.0
Merit
0.8
Hockett
0.5
Other Malting
0.7
1Unknown
23.7
Moravian 69
Merit 57
Conrad
AAC Synergy
Full Pint
BC 100
2Oth & Unk
71,000
41.7
19.0
4.2
1.0
0.2
0.2
33.7
Conrad
54.8
Moravian 69
6.4
ABI Voyager
2.5
CDC Copeland
0.7
AAC Synergy
0.3
1Unknown
35.3
24,000
386,000
Moravian 69
Scarlett
Expedition
Other Malting
1Unknown
64.7
4.5
2.3
0.3
28.2
79,000
1Unknown
represents acreage of malting, feed, and food barley
varieties not reported to AMBA in the survey.
REPORT BASED UPON INDUSTRY SURVEY OF ACRES CONTRACTED BY
VARIETY. PERCENTAGES BASED ON TOTAL DISTRICT ACRES
REPORTED BY THE USDA/NASS. DISTRICT (OR COMBINED DISTRICTS)
ACREAGE IN 2016 IS INDICATED BENEATH THE DISTRICT LIST OF
VARIETIES.
American Malting Barley Association, Inc.
2Oth
& Unk stands for Other and Unknown where Other represents
contracted area of minor or low acreage varieties in a region.
Unknown is explained above.
January, 2017
MAP PREPARED AND DISTRIBUTED BY:
American Malting Barley Association, Inc.
740 N. Plankinton Ave., Suite 830
Milwaukee, WI 53203 / (414) 272-4640