# Beer prices set to rise after heatwave hits barley harvest | Beer | The Guardian

> Barley prices have risen sharply after a summer heatwave damaged harvests across Europe. Berenberg analyst Javier Gonzalez Lastra said barley is about 20% of brewers' cost of goods sold.

- Date: 2018-09-11 · published 2018-09-11T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Europe · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/63091-beer-prices-set-to-rise-after-heatwave-hits-barley-harvest-beer-the-guardian
- Commodities: [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md)

## Why it matters

Heat-damaged European barley harvests lift barley prices, which raises feed and malting costs and supports the barley complex.

## Read by commodity

- BARLEY: bullish ▲

## Sources

- theguardian.com: https://www.theguardian.com/food/2018/sep/11/beer-prices-set-to-rise-after-heatwave-hits-barley-harvest

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