Barley is a fast-ripening (its vegetation period lasts 70 days) and widely-grown spring crop. It falls into a six-row and two-row varieties. Barley is used to make pearl and peeled barley groats and partially to obtain flour and malt. This grain crop serves as the main raw material in beer brewing and used as animal forage.
Barley GOST 28672-90
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Indicator |
Standard for barley supplied |
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For food purposes |
For obtaining of malt in alcohol production |
For forage and manufacturing of formula feed |
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Color |
Yellow with different shades |
Appropriate to sound grain Blackened grain is allowed |
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Humidity, %, max |
14.5 |
15.5 |
Non-limited |
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Natural weight, g/l, min |
630 |
570 |
Non-limited |
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Weed impurities, %, max |
2.0 |
2.0 |
5.0 |
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Grain impurities, %, max |
7.0 |
3.0 |
15.0 |
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Small grains, %, max |
5.0 |
5.0 |
Non-limited |
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Pest infestation |
Not permitted, except infestation with mite not higher than Degree I |
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Germinating ability, %, min |
- |
92.0 |
- |