# PROXIMITY MALT END-OF-SEASON 2021 CROP and BARLEY MARKET REPORT - Proximity Malt

> US barley production is down 31% to 2.6 million tonnes from 2020 due to hot, dry weather, and US barley stocks on September 1 were 25% lower year on year. US wheat output fell 10% and oat output hit a record low. Maltsters are offering contracts 40-50% above recent prices and importing from the EU and Australia.

- Date: 2021-10-08 · published 2021-10-08T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude high
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/44624-proximity-malt-end-of-season-2021-crop-and-barley-market-report-proximity-malt
- Commodities: [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md), [Oats](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OATS.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

A historically small North American barley crop and record-low carryout tighten feed and malt supplies, supporting barley prices into 2022 and boosting import demand.

## Read by commodity

- OATS: bullish ▲
- WHEAT: bullish ▲
- BARLEY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| OATS | 2021-05-13 | [Market Perspectives – May 13, 2021 - Page 7 of 10 - U.S. Grains & BioProducts Council](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7462-market-perspectives-may-13-2021-page-7-of-10-u-s-grains-and-bioproducts-council.md) | -7.1% | +2.0% |
| OATS | 2021-10-12 | [Drought pinches oat crops — and food makers that rely on them](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44609-drought-pinches-oat-crops-and-food-makers-that-rely-on-them.md) | -1.6% | +7.5% |
| OATS | 2021-09-02 | [Exports to drop as crop shrinks \| The Western Producer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45047-exports-to-drop-as-crop-shrinks-the-western-producer.md) | -3.5% | +16.2% |
| OATS | 2026-10-09 | [Oat Market Update: CBOT Rally vs. Stable EU Feed Oat Prices — CMB News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/468-oat-market-update-cbot-rally-vs-stable-eu-feed-oat-prices-cmb-news.md) | -5.9% | -17.1% |
| OATS | 2025-09-08 | [A Weather Risk Case Study: Canadian Oats Market](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22921-a-weather-risk-case-study-canadian-oats-market.md) | -1.2% | +0.5% |
| WHEAT | 2023-06-30 | [Tight outlook for EU barley next season? Grain market daily  \| AHDB](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35556-tight-outlook-for-eu-barley-next-season-grain-market-daily-ahdb.md) | -8.4% | -8.3% |
| WHEAT | 2020-10-08 | [The challenge of a second 8.0Mt+ UK barley crop – UK barley outlook: Grain market daily \| AHDB](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50707-the-challenge-of-a-second-8-0mt-uk-barley-crop-uk-barley-outlook-grain-market.md) | +0.0% | -0.6% |
| WHEAT | 2020-09-19 | [Black Sea grain market: start of 2020/21 MY](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50975-black-sea-grain-market-start-of-2020-21-my.md) | -1.9% | +7.9% |

## Sources

- proximitymalt.com: https://proximitymalt.com/proximity-malt-end-of-season-2021-crop-and-barley-market-report/

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