# Ukraine-Russia conflict: Inflationary pressures on malting barley could have knock-on impact on beer brewers

> RaboResearch reports that western European malting barley prices are about 50% above year-ago levels, with the malt-feed spread turning negative in France as wheat prices soar. Malt makers, for whom barley is about 65% of costs, face the biggest impact, while brewers see a smaller effect since barley is about 5% of their costs. The report warns that protectionist export restrictions could disrupt the malting barley value chain.

- Date: 2022-03-21 · published 2022-03-21T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: geopolitics · region Western Europe · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/42362-ukraine-russia-conflict-inflationary-pressures-on-malting-barley-could-have
- Commodities: [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md)

## Why it matters

Elevated malting barley prices and a possible export curb in western Europe would keep barley costs firm and tighten supply to maltsters.

## Read by commodity

- BARLEY: bullish ▲

## Sources

- foodingredientsfirst.com: https://www.foodingredientsfirst.com/news/ukraine-russia-conflict-inflationary-pressures-on-malting-barley-could-have-knock-on-impact-on-beer-brewers.html

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