# Malting and milling premiums rise on crop quality fears - Farmers Weekly

> UK malting and milling premiums rose in early August as crop quality concerns mounted after drought and rain. Spring barley export premiums were £20-£25/t higher than two weeks earlier, and maltsters have run stocks to almost zero. Early spring barley samples are variable.

- Date: 2021-08-05 · published 2021-08-05T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region UK · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/45624-malting-and-milling-premiums-rise-on-crop-quality-fears-farmers-weekly
- Commodities: [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Quality concerns and low maltster stocks lift barley premiums, but the rise applies mainly to malting grades and feed barley remains a cheaper alternative.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bullish ▲
- BARLEY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2019-05-21 | [Wheat prices rise after slowest US maize planting season - Farmers Weekly](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5635-wheat-prices-rise-after-slowest-us-maize-planting-season-farmers-weekly.md) | -13.2% | -6.0% |
| WHEAT | 2021-06-25 | [Feed weekly outlook: New-crop prices to rise \| Farmtario](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46655-feed-weekly-outlook-new-crop-prices-to-rise-farmtario.md) | -0.2% | -3.8% |
| WHEAT | 2019-10-17 | [Crop Quality Concerns, Minimal Farmer Selling Drive U.S. Spring Wheat Export Prices - U.S. Wheat Associates](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56609-crop-quality-concerns-minimal-farmer-selling-drive-u-s-spring-wheat-export.md) | -1.5% | +0.7% |
| WHEAT | 2019-11-20 | [Livestock farmers advised to fix feed costs as prices rise - Farmers Weekly](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56182-livestock-farmers-advised-to-fix-feed-costs-as-prices-rise-farmers-weekly.md) | +0.9% | -0.7% |
| WHEAT | 2019-11-13 | [Drilling delays push up grain prices - Farmers Weekly](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55998-drilling-delays-push-up-grain-prices-farmers-weekly.md) | +3.2% | +0.0% |

## Sources

- fwi.co.uk: https://www.fwi.co.uk/business/markets-and-trends/crop-prices/malting-and-milling-premiums-rise-on-crop-quality-fears

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