# Harvest half way done, but weather continues to frustrate | The Scottish Farmer

> Scottish harvest was 55% complete by late September, ahead of 2016 but slowed by repeated wet weather. Barley nitrogen levels averaged 1.59%, above the 1.49% of 2016, and the eastern region reached 1.71%, so much of the crop may miss malting and distilling specifications.

- Date: 2017-09-26 · published 2017-09-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region UK · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/68917-harvest-half-way-done-but-weather-continues-to-frustrate-the-scottish-farmer
- Commodities: [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md)

## Why it matters

Higher barley nitrogen can push malting-quality barley into feed channels, which increases feed barley availability but lifts the premium for qualifying malting lots.

## Read by commodity

- BARLEY: bullish ▲

## Sources

- thescottishfarmer.co.uk: https://www.thescottishfarmer.co.uk/arable/15558549.harvest-half-way-done-but-weather-continues-to-frustrate/

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