# European Barley Used for Beer Becomes Pig Food | Feed & Grain

> Closures of pubs, restaurants and festivals including Oktoberfest have cut demand for malting barley, prompting brewers and malt producers to scale back. EU barley stockpiles are forecast to rise 14% to 6.6 million tons next season, and French malting barley prices hit their lowest since at least 2015.

- Date: 2020-10-02 · published 2020-10-02T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region EU · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/50709-european-barley-used-for-beer-becomes-pig-food-feed-and-grain
- Commodities: [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md)

## Why it matters

Surplus malting barley is likely to be diverted to animal feed at lower prices, adding bearish pressure on European barley and feed grain costs.

## Read by commodity

- BARLEY: bearish ▼

## Sources

- feedandgrain.com: https://www.feedandgrain.com/grain-handling-processing/news/15392921/european-barley-used-for-beer-becomes-pig-food

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