# ANALYSIS - US brewers lose fizz, as malting barley prices rise at fastest on record - Grain Price News

> US brewers face rising costs as malting barley prices rise at the fastest pace on record. USDA projects farmgate barley prices up 37% to a record $7.25 per bushel for 2022-23 after a disappointing northern Plains harvest. CO2 supplies used by brewers have also reportedly doubled in price.

- Date: 2022-10-18 · published 2022-10-18T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/39211-analysis-us-brewers-lose-fizz-as-malting-barley-prices-rise-at-fastest-on
- Commodities: [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Tight US barley supply and a record price premium over corn and sorghum support feed grain values and push feedlots and feed users toward substitutes.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral
- BARLEY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2023-07-27 | [Feed weekly outlook: wheat, barley prices still on the rise  - AgCanada](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12891-feed-weekly-outlook-wheat-barley-prices-still-on-the-rise-agcanada.md) | -13.2% | -14.2% |
| CORN | 2017-07-12 | [2017 will see the lowest U.S. barley production on record](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70023-2017-will-see-the-lowest-u-s-barley-production-on-record.md) | -4.1% | -5.2% |
| CORN | 2026-03-02 | [As La Niña Looks to Make One of Its Quickest Exits on Record, Strong El Niño Signals Are Now Brewing - AgWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20088-as-la-nina-looks-to-make-one-of-its-quickest-exits-on-record-strong-el-nino.md) | +2.0% | +5.1% |
| CORN | 2017-03-29 | [Grain production - Between Risks and Records - Revista Cultivar](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71827-grain-production-between-risks-and-records-revista-cultivar.md) | +0.8% | +0.4% |
| CORN | 2018-10-18 | [Feedgrain Focus: Prices rise as Vic production prospects deteriorate - Beef Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62598-feedgrain-focus-prices-rise-as-vic-production-prospects-deteriorate-beef-central.md) | -2.2% | -6.8% |

## Sources

- grainpricenews.com: https://grainpricenews.com/2022/10/18/analysis-us-brewers-lose-fizz-as-malting-barley-prices-record-record-rise/

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