date:Mar 11, 2013
vernment started limiting overseas wheat shipments.
Nearly all Argentine barley is grown for export. Brazil is its top beer barley client while feed barley goes to far-flung destinations including Saudi Arabia, mostly to feed camels, and China.
The government slaps a 20 percent export tax on barley, less than the 23 percent levy on wheat shipments and the 35 percent tax placed on soybeans. Barley is a secondary crop in Argentina, where soy and soy byproducts are the top exports.
Growers say t