Abstract: This paper summarized the status of the international and domestic production and trade of barley in 2009, and analyzed the research development of the international and domestic barley production technology. Characteristics and problems of domestic barley industry were proposed and tendency of it in 2010 was predicted. The planting area and yield of barley in China was 1.4×10⁶ hm² and 5.5×10⁶ t respectively in 2009. Four awards were made at the provincial level, three cultivars had gained the Variety Right and eight patents had been announced in domestic barley. The major problems existed in barley industry of China were inefficiency of barley breeding, backwardness in production and planting techniques, shortage of process technology for food and feed, and disorder in the link of commodity circulation. It was suggested that the government should pay more attention to barley industry and support barley production in fiscal policy and the cooperation relationship between research, production and process should be constructed. High\|quality and specialized barley breeding and culture and process technology will improve the development of domestic barley industry．

Key words: Chinese barley, production and trade, status and tendency