# Malting barley production down, quality up - Manitoba Co-operator

> The Canadian Grain Commission reported lower western Canadian malting barley production in 2017, with a 10.2% drop across the West and 19% in Manitoba. Acreage and yields fell, although kernel weights and plumpness were good.

- Date: 2017-12-28 · published 2017-12-28T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Canada · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/67541-malting-barley-production-down-quality-up-manitoba-co-operator
- Commodities: [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md)

## Why it matters

Smaller malting barley supplies tighten availability for maltsters and may support prices, with the largest effect in Manitoba.

## Read by commodity

- BARLEY: bullish ▲

## Sources

- manitobacooperator.ca: https://www.manitobacooperator.ca/crops/malting-barley-production-down-quality-up/

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