# Malting barley price negotiations set to commence - Agriland.ie

> Irish farmers and Boortmalt are set to meet on malting and distilling barley pricing, with feed barley prices rising significantly and expected to reach around €160/t at harvest. Growers have not been able to hedge or fix prices since April 24.

- Date: 2018-06-18 · published 2018-06-18T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region Europe · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/64587-malting-barley-price-negotiations-set-to-commence-agriland-ie
- Commodities: [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Rising European feed barley prices tied to the MATIF wheat benchmark tighten feed grain costs for Irish livestock producers.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bullish ▲
- BARLEY: bullish ▲

## Sources

- agriland.ie: https://www.agriland.ie/farming-news/malting-barley-price-negotiations-set-to-commence/

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