# Barley 'price war' seen sparked by China, Saudi demand drop - Grainews

> A drop in demand from China and Saudi Arabia sent barley prices tumbling in recent weeks despite low global supply. Strategie Grains said a price war has broken out among the main barley exporters, and EU and Argentine barley prices shed $15-20 a tonne in a month. China's anti-dumping probe into Australian barley and cheaper corn for feed have added pressure.

- Date: 2019-02-14 · published 2019-02-14T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Global · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/60668-barley-price-war-seen-sparked-by-china-saudi-demand-drop-grainews
- Commodities: [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Lower import demand and cheaper corn substitution push barley export prices down, and further declines are possible if next season's harvest prospects stay good.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral
- BARLEY: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2025-12-01 | [Rising Barley Prices in Ukraine: Supply and Demand Dynamics](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12534-rising-barley-prices-in-ukraine-supply-and-demand-dynamics.md) | +0.3% | +0.3% |
| CORN | 2019-01-31 | [Feed weekly outlook: Prairie wheat, barley prices still look good - Grainews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61159-feed-weekly-outlook-prairie-wheat-barley-prices-still-look-good-grainews.md) | -0.5% | -1.3% |
| CORN | 2023-02-06 | [China’s higher feed corn use could hit barley prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14865-china-s-higher-feed-corn-use-could-hit-barley-prices.md) | +2.0% | -3.2% |
| CORN | 2017-11-03 | [Feed barley marches 'lockstep' with U.S. corn - Grainews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68063-feed-barley-marches-lockstep-with-u-s-corn-grainews.md) | -5.1% | -4.6% |
| CORN | 2026-01-22 | [Feed Grain Weekly: Barley still the king of Canadian feed grains - Grainews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21119-feed-grain-weekly-barley-still-the-king-of-canadian-feed-grains-grainews.md) | +1.9% | +1.2% |

## Sources

- grainews.ca: https://www.grainews.ca/daily/barley-price-war-seen-sparked-by-china-saudi-demand-drop/

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