# Anheuser-Busch cuts barley needed from E. Idaho |  | postregister.com

> Anheuser-Busch plans to cut its barley procurement from eastern Idaho by 15 to 25 percent for 2017. The brewer says two large harvests have provided more high-quality barley than needed.

- Date: 2017-02-03 · published 2017-02-03T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/72558-anheuser-busch-cuts-barley-needed-from-e-idaho-postregister-com
- Commodities: [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md)

## Why it matters

A sizeable cut in malting contracts reflects oversupply and weak beer demand, which pressures malting barley prices and may push some growers toward feed barley or other crops.

## Read by commodity

- BARLEY: bearish ▼

## Sources

- postregister.com: https://www.postregister.com/anheuser-busch-cuts-barley-needed-from-e-idaho/article_31dabe32-ef9c-5f90-a011-d38934f0ecd9.html

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