DTN102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Rye Rye, Triticale, Silage
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Dtn102 food commodities cereals and cereal products. Each definition is listed along with its code, botanical name or names, and a short description. Wheat: according to the australian export grains innovation centre wheat accounts for the majority of. Australia"s grain production and is used for the production of breads, noodles and pastas. Australia produces just three per cent of the world"s wheat but accounts for 10-15% of the world"s 100 million tonne annual global wheat trade: there are around 14 species and 30,000 varieties of wheat. Barley: more than 8 million tonnes of barley is produced in australia each year - grown over almost four million hectares across the southern grain belt of australia. Rye: rye is grown predominantly in european countries and enjoyed as a traditional, dense, dark bread. Groats are sometimes called berries and are simply hulled grains so include the germ, bran and endosperm. Meal is the coarsely ground grains and will contain some bran.
