# Brewers blasé about malting barley supply | The Western Producer

> Western Canadian malting barley prices have remained weak over the holidays, with no post-harvest rally despite quality damage from a poor 2016 growing season. Maltsters are buying hand to mouth and rejecting barley, while Australian and Black Sea supplies offer alternatives.

- Date: 2016-12-22 · published 2016-12-22T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region Canada · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/73520-brewers-blase-about-malting-barley-supply-the-western-producer
- Commodities: [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md)

## Why it matters

Ample alternative origins and buyer restraint keep malting barley prices subdued, reinforcing a bearish outlook for barley values.

## Read by commodity

- BARLEY: bearish ▼

## Sources

- producer.com: https://www.producer.com/markets/brewers-blase-about-malting-barley-supply/

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