# Industry questions barley structure and pricing | Farm Weekly | WA

> Grain Producers Australia says farmers are frustrated that feed-grade barley is later sold internationally as food or malting grade without the higher value passing to growers. Grain Trade Australia says the feed price already includes a premium and is discussing renaming feed barley as general purpose barley.

- Date: 2018-04-12 · published 2018-04-12T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region Australia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/65593-industry-questions-barley-structure-and-pricing-farm-weekly-wa
- Commodities: [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md)

## Why it matters

The dispute over barley grading and pricing could shift acreage toward other crops if growers do not capture the higher-value use. Any change would affect how barley is priced.

## Read by commodity

- BARLEY: neutral

## Sources

- farmweekly.com.au: https://www.farmweekly.com.au/story/5670941/industry-questions-barley-structure-and-pricing/

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