# Weather weighs on malt barley quality - RealAgriculture

> Viterra's grain marketing manager reports high chit levels in early malt barley samples, with germination issues not yet widespread. Feed barley prices have eroded significantly in the past week after being offered at attractive levels through the summer. Producers are urged to submit samples early before shipping barley as feed.

- Date: 2019-09-20 · published 2019-09-20T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Canada · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/57140-weather-weighs-on-malt-barley-quality-realagriculture
- Commodities: [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md)

## Why it matters

Weak malt quality shifts barley toward feed markets, increasing feed supply and pressuring feed barley prices in Western Canada.

## Read by commodity

- BARLEY: bearish ▼

## Sources

- realagriculture.com: https://www.realagriculture.com/2019/09/weather-weighs-on-malt-barley-quality/

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