# Feed wheat extends premium to £31/t over feed barley - Farmers Weekly

> UK ex-farm feed barley was £149/t, a £31.50 discount to feed wheat, the widest gap in two years. Reduced malting demand and better-quality spring barley supply pushed barley lower, while feed wheat remained relatively stable.

- Date: 2024-10-23 · published 2024-10-23T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region UK · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/27937-feed-wheat-extends-premium-to-31-t-over-feed-barley-farmers-weekly
- Commodities: [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

The wide wheat-barley spread makes barley a cheaper feed substitute, likely boosting barley usage in UK rations and pressuring barley prices.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: neutral
- BARLEY: bearish ▼

## Sources

- fwi.co.uk: https://www.fwi.co.uk/business/markets-and-trends/crop-prices/feed-wheat-extends-premium-to-31-t-over-feed-barley

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