# Anheuser-Busch Asks Growers to Increase Barley Acres | Red River Farm Network

> Anheuser-Busch is asking its growers to expand barley acreage to offset production declines caused by a late planting season in the eastern US. The brewer is contracting with growers in western states to make up for lost acres.

- Date: 2022-05-20 · published 2022-05-20T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/41462-anheuser-busch-asks-growers-to-increase-barley-acres-red-river-farm-network
- Commodities: [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md)

## Why it matters

Expected US barley production shortfalls from late planting tighten domestic malting and feed supplies, supporting barley prices, though the response is limited to contracted acreage.

## Read by commodity

- BARLEY: bullish ▲

## Sources

- rrfn.com: https://www.rrfn.com/2022/05/20/anheuser-busch-asking-growers-to-increase-barley-acres/

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