# Desperately seeking Saudi… - Grain Central

> Saudi Arabia's grain agency has bought 5.4 million tonnes of barley so far this marketing year, about 17% above last year, but has not issued a barley import tender since early November 2018. Abundant winter pasture from above-average rainfall may cut Saudi feed demand by up to 800,000 tonnes.

- Date: 2019-02-18 · published 2019-02-18T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Saudi Arabia · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/60669-desperately-seeking-saudi-grain-central
- Commodities: [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md)

## Why it matters

A likely drop in Saudi imports removes a key source of global barley demand, which keeps export prices under pressure.

## Read by commodity

- BARLEY: bearish ▼

## Sources

- graincentral.com: https://www.graincentral.com/markets/this-little-piggy-went-to-market-2/

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