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Strong export demand, acreage ahead for barley

Lower supplies from Australia benefit Canadian growers

By GFM Network News February 8, 2020

MarketsFarm — Canadian malting barley acreage is expected to remain high in the coming year, mostly due to strong export demand. Peter Watts, managing director of the Canadian Malting Barley Technical Center in Winnipeg, said tough harvest conditions were partially to blame for lowered malt barley output in 2019. “We had a fairly lousy harvest,

Harvest weather so far this fall may cost barley end-users seeking malting-grade product this year, the CMBTC warns. (Dave Bedard photo)

Crops, Markets, Weather

As harvest drags on, malt barley quality uncertain

By GFM Network News, Phil Franz-Warkentin September 11, 2019

MarketsFarm — The quality of Canada’s 2019-20 barley crop remains to be seen, as cool and wet harvest conditions across much of the Prairies are raising concerns over how much will meet malt specifications. “We’ll lose a lot of malting barley this year, because of the weather,” said Peter Watts, managing director of the Canadian

Crops, Markets

Malt barley prices remain stable

By GFM Network News July 9, 2019

MarketsFarm — Malt barley prices have held steady throughout the 2019 growing season as global demand remains strong. Malt prices in 2018 were driven about 15 per cent higher due to a global shortage. According to Farmlink, drought conditions caused Australia to produce “one of the smallest barley crops in recent memory.” The crops were

Crops

European malting giant to buy Cargill Malt business

By Dave Bedard, GFM Network News December 20, 2018

Cargill’s Prairie Malt plant in western Saskatchewan is destined for new European ownership under a deal publicly proposed Thursday. The Boortmalt Group, the malting arm of French agricultural co-operative Axereal, has announced its “intention to enter into an agreement” to buy Cargill Malt from the U.S. agrifood firm for an undisclosed sum. Boortmalt, which bills

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Crops, Markets

Canada’s malt barley courts two different buyers

By GFM Network News, Phil Franz-Warkentin November 14, 2018

CNS Canada — The rising North American craft beer sector and strong demand out of China are both good news stories for Canada’s malt barley sector. However, those two customers have different needs which can also create some challenges, said industry officials speaking Tuesday at the annual Grain World conference in Winnipeg. Lorelle Selinger, North

Crops

Malting barley production down, quality up

Western Canada’s barley acres continue to fall, but the Canadian Grain Commission  says there were some bright spots

By Alexis Stockford December 28, 2017

There was less malt barley produced this year but what did come off looked good, according to the Canadian Grain Commission. The organization’s 2017 Quality of Western Canadian Malting Barley report noted lower production, less acres and a yield decrease, but high kernel weights and plumpness across the Prairies. Manitoba showed the highest production drop

A two-row Bentley base malt. (RedShedMalting.ca)

Crops

Growing craft beer sector thirsty for local malt

By GFM Network News, Phil Franz-Warkentin April 4, 2017

CNS Canada — Craft breweries are a growing subsector of the Canadian beer industry, but the increased variety of local drink options are not necessarily 100 per cent homegrown, as a lack of domestically produced specialty malts forces brewers to look far afield to meet their needs. “We get our base malt locally, but we

Crops

Ameropa to shut malting barley trading firm Interbrau

By GFM Network News, Reuters March 16, 2017

Hamburg | Reuters — Swiss-based grain trading group Ameropa AG said Thursday it will end its involvement in malting barley trading and close its Hamburg-based malting barley trading house Interbrau GmbH at the end of 2017. “This decision is mainly driven by the fact that the malting barley market did not develop as Ameropa had

Crops, Markets

Buyers eating up Lethbridge feed barley

By GFM Network News, Jade Markus February 11, 2016

CNS Canada –– Lethbridge feed barley prices have strengthened on bargain buying, according to one market watcher, while demand for feed wheat is steady at best. Lethbridge barley prices have increased from $200-$205 in January to $205-$215 in February, as the grain becomes more difficult to source, said Jim Beusekom, president at Market Place Commodities.

Crops, Markets

Talks halt on sale of malt barley trader Interbrau

By GFM Network News, Reuters September 28, 2015

Paris | Reuters –– Swiss grain trading group Ameropa said Monday it would not go ahead with the sale of German malting barley trader Interbrau GmbH to French co-operative group Vivescia, as conditions for the deal had not been met. The companies entered into an agreement in mid-July for the takeover of Interbrau by Vivescia,

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Tag Archives malting barley

Strong export demand, acreage ahead for barley

As harvest drags on, malt barley quality uncertain

Malt barley prices remain stable

European malting giant to buy Cargill Malt business

Canada’s malt barley courts two different buyers

Malting barley production down, quality up

Growing craft beer sector thirsty for local malt

Ameropa to shut malting barley trading firm Interbrau

Buyers eating up Lethbridge feed barley

Talks halt on sale of malt barley trader Interbrau

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