# 2017 will see the lowest U.S. barley production on record

> The article reports that 2017 is expected to bring the lowest US barley production on record. It notes that declining wheat prices had made barley a bright spot, and that past high prices encouraged overproduction.

- Date: 2017-07-12 · published 2017-07-12T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/70023-2017-will-see-the-lowest-u-s-barley-production-on-record
- Commodities: [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Sorghum](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SORGHUM.md)

## Why it matters

A record-low US barley crop tightens domestic supply for feed users, supporting barley prices and encouraging substitution toward corn and sorghum.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral
- BARLEY: bullish ▲
- SORGHUM: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2023-07-27 | [Feed weekly outlook: wheat, barley prices still on the rise  - AgCanada](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12891-feed-weekly-outlook-wheat-barley-prices-still-on-the-rise-agcanada.md) | -13.2% | -14.2% |
| CORN | 2022-10-18 | [ANALYSIS - US brewers lose fizz, as malting barley prices rise at fastest on record - Grain Price News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39211-analysis-us-brewers-lose-fizz-as-malting-barley-prices-rise-at-fastest-on.md) | -0.9% | -2.3% |
| CORN | 2020-07-29 | [Will the United States produce a bumper crop? \| 2020-07-29  \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51959-will-the-united-states-produce-a-bumper-crop-2020-07-29-world-grain.md) | -2.1% | +5.5% |
| CORN | 2024-02-16 | [Strategie Grains has lowered its forecast for EU wheat production](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31601-strategie-grains-has-lowered-its-forecast-for-eu-wheat-production.md) | +0.5% | +4.8% |
| CORN | 2017-03-29 | [Grain production - Between Risks and Records - Revista Cultivar](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71827-grain-production-between-risks-and-records-revista-cultivar.md) | +0.8% | +0.4% |

## Sources

- craftbrewingbusiness.com: https://www.craftbrewingbusiness.com/news/2017-will-see-lowest-u-s-barley-production-record/

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