# Boortmalt announces new fixed-price offer for farmers - Agriland.ie

> Boortmalt raised its malting barley price for the current 2018 crop on September 18 and added a €10/t premium for distilling grade barley. It also offered Irish growers a fixed price of €230/t for up to 20% of 2019 malting contracts, with sign-up by September 30.

- Date: 2018-09-19 · published 2018-09-19T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Ireland · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/63085-boortmalt-announces-new-fixed-price-offer-for-farmers-agriland-ie
- Commodities: [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md)

## Why it matters

Higher Irish barley prices reflect poor yields and quality from drought, tightening local feed and malting supply and supporting barley values.

## Read by commodity

- BARLEY: bullish ▲

## Sources

- agriland.ie: https://www.agriland.ie/farming-news/boortmalt-announces-fix-price-offer-for-farmers/

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