# Grain trends: busiest week of price announcements
 - 30 September 2026 Premium

> Irish co-ops announced harvest 2026 base prices of €210/t for feed barley and €220/t for feed wheat, with bonuses lifting payouts. Boortmalt suppliers were reportedly set to receive about €217.70/t for malting barley, and malting barley has dropped below feed barley.

- Date: 2026-09-30 · published 2026-09-30T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region Europe · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/17510-grain-trends-busiest-week-of-price-announcements-30-september-2026-premium
- Commodities: [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Domestic Irish grain prices remain near record levels, but weak malting premiums and rising input costs signal tight margins for growers and little upward pressure on barley values.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: neutral
- BARLEY: neutral

## Sources

- farmersjournal.ie: https://www.farmersjournal.ie/tillage/markets/grain-trends-busiest-week-of-price-announcements-934904

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