# Big crops, brewing slump and weather affect barley outlook - Farmers Weekly

> UK winter barley area has fallen while spring barley drilling rose almost half, so AHDB sees a record UK barley crop of about 8.4m tonnes in 2020. Maltster demand has plunged due to the coronavirus, pushing end-of-season stocks higher.

- Date: 2020-05-28 · published 2020-05-28T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region UK · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/53194-big-crops-brewing-slump-and-weather-affect-barley-outlook-farmers-weekly
- Commodities: [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

A record UK crop and weaker malt demand add supply to feed and export markets, pressuring new-crop barley prices, and feed users may switch from wheat to cheaper barley.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: neutral
- BARLEY: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2019-02-01 | [Farming News - Weekly update on the markets - Brexit & weather dominate](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60902-farming-news-weekly-update-on-the-markets-brexit-and-weather-dominate.md) | -1.2% | -6.2% |
| WHEAT | 2023-09-27 | [The global barley outlook and where next for prices: Grain market daily \| AHDB](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34170-the-global-barley-outlook-and-where-next-for-prices-grain-market-daily-ahdb.md) | -5.3% | -2.4% |
| WHEAT | 2023-05-25 | [Barley Outlook Tighter; Oats, Wheat Mixed \| Agriculture](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35997-barley-outlook-tighter-oats-wheat-mixed-agriculture.md) | -1.8% | -1.4% |
| WHEAT | 2016-12-12 | [Grain market steady after USDA report - Farmers Weekly](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73541-grain-market-steady-after-usda-report-farmers-weekly.md) | +1.1% | +2.0% |
| WHEAT | 2023-10-09 | [Short-term outlook of agricultural markets: EU farmers keep up production in spite of adverse weather events - Agriculture and rural development](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33554-short-term-outlook-of-agricultural-markets-eu-farmers-keep-up-production-in.md) | +5.3% | +5.3% |

## Sources

- fwi.co.uk: https://www.fwi.co.uk/business/markets-and-trends/crop-prices/big-crops-brewing-slump-and-weather-affect-barley-outlook

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