# Saudi Arabia reduces barley imports due to excessive

> Saudi Arabia is likely to import 8 million tonnes of barley this season, down from 9.1 million tonnes last year, according to the state grain buyer's board. Buyers are substituting higher corn imports as barley prices have risen relative to wheat and feed supplies are smaller.

- Date: 2017-10-04 · published 2017-10-04T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Saudi Arabia · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/68522-saudi-arabia-reduces-barley-imports-due-to-excessive
- Commodities: [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Lower Saudi barley demand offsets some tightness, but USDA sees global barley stocks at 18.6 million tonnes, the lowest since 1983/84, which keeps underlying barley prices firm and shifts demand toward corn.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- BARLEY: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2022-10-21 | [Feed barley cost prompts Saudi Arabia to look elsewhere \| Stock Journal \| SA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39213-feed-barley-cost-prompts-saudi-arabia-to-look-elsewhere-stock-journal-sa.md) | -0.9% | -1.4% |
| CORN | 2021-01-27 | [Saudi buys up big in barley tender - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49216-saudi-buys-up-big-in-barley-tender-grain-central.md) | +1.9% | -0.6% |
| CORN | 2018-05-17 | [In April Ukrainian sea ports reduced export deliveries by 10% — Latifundist.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64882-in-april-ukrainian-sea-ports-reduced-export-deliveries-by-10-latifundist-com.md) | +1.3% | -4.2% |
| CORN | 2017-05-11 | [France raised its forecast for wheat and barley export](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70953-france-raised-its-forecast-for-wheat-and-barley-export.md) | -0.2% | +2.4% |
| CORN | 2026-02-20 | [Corn and Barley Prices Climb on Export Surge and Demand - Agrolatam](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20660-corn-and-barley-prices-climb-on-export-surge-and-demand-agrolatam.md) | +1.4% | +8.9% |

## Sources

- zmp.de: https://www.zmp.de/en/futures/news/newsticker-saudi-arabia-reduces-barley-imports-due-excessive-price-requirements-2017

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