# Export push for southern feed barley - Farmers Weekly

> UK feed barley averaged £122.50/t ex-farm for spot delivery in the week to 8 November, up 90p on the prior week and £7.70/t above a year earlier. Animal feed use of barley rose 41.7% year-on-year in July to September as the discount to feed wheat widened.

- Date: 2017-11-08 · published 2017-11-08T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region UK · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/68062-export-push-for-southern-feed-barley-farmers-weekly
- Commodities: [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Strong feed barley demand from compound feed makers, driven by a wide discount to wheat, supports UK barley prices and draws southern supplies toward export ports.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: neutral
- BARLEY: bullish ▲

## Sources

- fwi.co.uk: https://www.fwi.co.uk/business/export-push-for-southern-feed-barley

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