啤酒大麦作为一种农产品，是生产啤酒麦芽的主要原料。在我国，啤酒大麦的产量和品种都不容乐观。目前，中国的啤酒消费量居世界第二位，专家预测2002年中国将会超过美国，居世界第一。而且每年将以4%～10%的速度增长。为了满足生产，中国啤酒工业每年大约需要消耗啤酒大麦300 As a kind of agricultural products, beer barley is the main raw material for producing beer malt. In our country, the output and varieties of beer barley are not optimistic. At present, China ranks second in the world in terms of beer consumption. Experts predict that China will surpass the United States in 2002, ranking first in the world. And each year will be 4% to 10% growth rate. In order to meet production, the Chinese beer industry consumes about 300 barley beer annually