Barley prices: questions and answers
Barley: median wholesale price 0.20 EUR/kg across 49 markets in 27 countries, quotes to 10 November 2026. Answers calculated from current market quotes on Husfarm and FAOSTAT data.
What is the wholesale price of barley today?
The median wholesale price of barley was 0.20 EUR/kg across 110 current quotes on 49 markets in 27 countries (latest quote 10 November 2026). Half of the quotes were between 0.18 and 0.24 EUR/kg.
Each quote is the midpoint of the lowest and highest price the market published, converted to euros per kilogram at the day’s reference rate. Quotes per piece or per pack without a weight are left out of this figure.
Where are prices of barley lowest and highest?
Among countries with at least two quotes, prices of barley were lowest in Croatia (0.16 EUR/kg), Canada (0.17 EUR/kg), Hungary (0.17 EUR/kg) and highest in Turkey (0.27 EUR/kg), Ireland (0.25 EUR/kg), Portugal (0.24 EUR/kg), as medians in EUR per kg.
Markets quote different varieties, grades, origins and trade stages, and local prices are converted at the day’s exchange rate, so differences between countries also reflect what is being sold, not only how much it costs.
What is the price of barley in different countries?
| Country | Markets | Median, EUR/kg | Median, local currency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | 9 | 0.17 EUR/kg | 0.26 CAD/kg |
| Turkey | 7 | 0.27 EUR/kg | 15.0 TRY/kg |
| Poland | 3 | 0.18 EUR/kg | 0.81 PLN/kg |
| Denmark | 2 | 0.19 EUR/kg | 1.45 DKK/kg |
| Finland | 2 | 0.17 EUR/kg | — |
| Italy | 2 | 0.24 EUR/kg | — |
| Latvia | 2 | 0.18 EUR/kg | — |
| Slovakia | 2 | 0.19 EUR/kg | — |
Countries with the most markets quoting barley; medians of the latest quote of each series.
Are prices of barley going up or down?
At the latest publication compared with the previous one, 31 of 110 quotes for barley rose, 50 fell and 29 were unchanged; the median change was 0.0%.
Each market is compared with its own previous quote for the same series, so the figure is not affected by which markets published on a given day. Markets publish daily, weekly or less often, so the comparison covers different periods for different markets.
Which markets publish barley prices?
49 markets in 27 countries have current barley quotes on Husfarm. Those with the most quotes:
- EU price reporting: Spain Spain · 12 quotes
- EU price reporting: Germany Germany · 9 quotes
- EU price reporting: Bulgaria Bulgaria · 6 quotes
- EU price reporting: Italy Italy · 6 quotes
- EU price reporting: Romania Romania · 5 quotes
- Polatlı Commodity Exchange Turkey · 3 quotes
- EU price reporting: Greece Greece · 3 quotes
- EU price reporting: Finland Finland · 3 quotes
Why are there so many different barley prices?
Markets publish a separate price for each variety, grade, size, origin and pack. Husfarm shows 86 different barley quote names, for example: Feed barley, Albacete, ex silo; Feed barley, Bremen, ex silo; Feed barley, Dobrich, ex farm; Feed barley, Bologna, delivered to first customer; Feed barley, Banat, ex silo; Barley, non-standard grade.
Compare like with like: the same market and series over time, or the same type across markets. How to read a wholesale quote
Which country produces the most barley?
According to FAOSTAT, world production of barley was 142 million t in 2024. The largest producer was Russia with 11.7% of the world total, followed by Australia and Germany.
Which country exports the most barley?
In 2024 the largest exporter of barley was Australia with 6.4 million t (17.2% of reported exports), according to FAOSTAT trade data.
Where do these barley prices come from?
Husfarm reads the price bulletins and tables that markets, exchanges and official price reports publish, keeps each price in the market’s own currency and unit with its date and source, and converts it to euros per kilogram for comparison.
How often are barley prices updated?
The latest barley quote is from 10 November 2026; 7 of 49 markets published barley prices in the seven days to 10 November 2026. Each market publishes on its own schedule, from daily to monthly.
Can I get alerts or download barley prices?
Yes. You can set an e-mail alert for barley prices on a market or across markets, and download the current quotes and their history as CSV files free of charge.
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Prices: market quotes collected by Husfarm, as published by each market; conversions at ECB and market reference rates. Production and trade: FAO, FAOSTAT (CC BY 4.0). Answers are calculated automatically from the current data and change when the data changes.