# Norfolk growers earn premium with spring barley for whisky stills - Farmers Weekly

> Norfolk spring malting barley growers are earning about £10/t more than brewing growers by supplying Scotch whisky distillers. Concerto distilling barley trades at £152/t for March delivery, versus about £140/t for brewing varieties and £115/t for feed barley.

- Date: 2017-02-16 · published 2017-02-16T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region UK · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/72556-norfolk-growers-earn-premium-with-spring-barley-for-whisky-stills-farmers-weekly
- Commodities: [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md)

## Why it matters

Distilling demand from Asian Scotch exports supports a premium for malting barley, but the feed barley price gap remains wide. The story points to firm premium demand rather than a broad price move.

## Read by commodity

- BARLEY: neutral

## Sources

- fwi.co.uk: https://www.fwi.co.uk/arable/barley/norfolk-growers-earn-premium-with-spring-barley-for-whisky-stills

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