# France’s loss Australia’s gain as barley shipments slake Asia’s thirst for beer - Grain Central

> A poor French barley harvest is pushing Asian maltsters toward Australian barley for near-term needs, lifting shipments of old-crop and new-crop premium barley. China is the largest buyer and has historically sourced about two-thirds of its barley imports from Australia.

- Date: 2016-11-23 · published 2016-11-23T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Australia · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/73910-france-s-loss-australia-s-gain-as-barley-shipments-slake-asia-s-thirst-for-beer
- Commodities: [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md)

## Why it matters

Losing French supply shifts demand to Australia, supporting premium malting barley prices and export flows.

## Read by commodity

- BARLEY: bullish ▲

## Sources

- graincentral.com: https://www.graincentral.com/trade/frances-loss-australias-gain-as-barley-shipments-slake-asias-thirst-for-beer/

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