# European Barley Shortage Causes ‘Dire’ Situation for Brewers | VinePair

> Hot, dry weather in Europe since mid-May has pushed European malting barley prices up about two-thirds to a five-year high of €230 per ton. Consultant RMI Analytics says production in some regions has fallen as much as 50 percent and forecasts a shortfall of nearly 500,000 tons in spring malting barley.

- Date: 2018-07-31 · published 2018-07-31T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Europe · magnitude high
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/12407-european-barley-shortage-causes-dire-situation-for-brewers-vinepair
- Commodities: [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

The EU is the world's largest exporter of spring malting barley, so the shortfall tightens global barley supply and supports feed and malting barley prices.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bullish ▲
- BARLEY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2017-06-27 | [EU Crop Monitor MARS lowers forecasts for wheat, barley](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70430-eu-crop-monitor-mars-lowers-forecasts-for-wheat-barley.md) | +3.2% | -2.8% |
| WHEAT | 2022-05-05 | [Short-term - Agriculture and rural development - European Commission](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41337-short-term-agriculture-and-rural-development-european-commission.md) | -0.2% | +0.3% |
| WHEAT | 2024-11-01 | [Europe Braces for More Crop Loss and Damage as Rains Lash Down](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27793-europe-braces-for-more-crop-loss-and-damage-as-rains-lash-down.md) | +0.0% | -2.0% |
| WHEAT | 2022-03-21 | [Fair start to spring for most European crops - Joint Research Centre](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42208-fair-start-to-spring-for-most-european-crops-joint-research-centre.md) | +15.8% | +5.9% |
| WHEAT | 2018-03-20 | [MARS describes European weather conditions as still](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65940-mars-describes-european-weather-conditions-as-still.md) | +0.6% | +4.6% |

## Sources

- vinepair.com: https://vinepair.com/booze-news/european-barley-shortage/

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