# Contract prices for Idaho barley up significantly | Idaho Farm Bureau

> Brewers are contracting Idaho malting barley for the 2022 crop earlier than usual and at much higher prices. Growers' contract rates are expected to rise 40% or more in Idaho, Montana and North Dakota, with one Idaho grower getting $14/cwt versus $9.50-10 normally.

- Date: 2021-09-30 · published 2021-09-30T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/45147-contract-prices-for-idaho-barley-up-significantly-idaho-farm-bureau
- Commodities: [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md)

## Why it matters

Brewers locking up malting supply early tightens the US barley market and can push feed barley prices higher as growers shift acreage and supply tightens.

## Read by commodity

- BARLEY: bullish ▲

## Sources

- idahofb.org: https://www.idahofb.org/news-room/posts/contract-prices-for-idaho-barley-up-significantly/

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