# With beer drinking down in US, barley farmers now fear tariffs | Reuters

> US barley farmers worry that tariffs will cut export markets and raise production costs. Sinking US beer consumption has also reduced domestic demand for barley.

- Date: 2025-03-18 · published 2025-03-18T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/25640-with-beer-drinking-down-in-us-barley-farmers-now-fear-tariffs-reuters
- Commodities: [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md)

## Why it matters

Lost export outlets and weaker malting demand would weigh on US barley prices, while higher input costs could shift acres toward other crops.

## Read by commodity

- BARLEY: bearish ▼

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/world/us/with-beer-drinking-down-us-barley-farmers-now-fear-tariffs-2025-03-18/

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