# Feed barley looks ‘good value’ at £20/t discount to wheat - Farmers Weekly

> UK feed barley is trading at a £20.51/t discount to feed wheat, with spot feed barley averaging £167.60/t. Curtailed animal feed demand and weak export interest are weighing on barley, and AHDB forecasts feed demand 4% lower this crop year.

- Date: 2023-04-05 · published 2023-04-05T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region UK · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/36477-feed-barley-looks-good-value-at-20-t-discount-to-wheat-farmers-weekly
- Commodities: [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Weaker feed demand and larger expected end-of-season stocks point to continued bearish pressure on UK barley, while the wide discount to wheat may encourage substitution into barley.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: neutral
- BARLEY: bearish ▼

## Sources

- fwi.co.uk: https://www.fwi.co.uk/business/markets-and-trends/crop-prices/feed-barley-looks-good-value-at-20-t-discount-to-wheat

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