Barley Production
Washington Barley Production Increases 9% in 2020
Washington planted 90,000 acres of barley in 2020, down 5,000 acres from 2019. Harvested area, at 71,000 acres, is down 13,000 acres from 2019. Barley production in Washington is 6.39 million bushels, up 9% from last year with yield estimated at 90.0 bushels per acre, up 20 bushels per acre from 2019, and a record high yield for the state.