# Barley: competitive prices = low profit margins - Mundus Agri

> Bulgarian barley output for 2017-18 is estimated at 630,015 mt, down from 697,787 mt last year, but higher yields lifted quality. Farmers are selling at low prices because the higher-quality crop did not lift local prices.

- Date: 2017-08-18 · published 2017-08-18T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region Black Sea · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/69520-barley-competitive-prices-low-profit-margins-mundus-agri
- Commodities: [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md)

## Why it matters

A small regional surplus and low local prices keep Bulgarian feed barley competitive for export, with limited upside in the near term.

## Read by commodity

- BARLEY: bearish ▼

## Sources

- mundus-agri.eu: https://www.mundus-agri.eu/news/barley-competitive-prices-profit-margins.n2049.html

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