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First cuts of the 2026 UK barley harvest face weak feed demand and depressed prices. New-crop feed barley traded at £140-150/t ex-farm, while malting barley is struggling to meet specification.
Traders cite competition from Balkan and Black Sea supplies and a strong pound against the euro.
Weak feed demand and competing Black Sea supply keep UK barley prices under pressure at harvest. Downgrades of malting crops could add feed barley supply later in the season.
fwi.co.ukPhillip ClarkeJul 8, 2026Not enough comparable past events yet for a historical read.
Moves of each commodity's benchmark from the last close before the event. Historical reads pool past events of the same kind; they describe what happened, not what will. Not investment advice.
