Spain: Malting barley crop is more than enough to cover domestic demand – Ministry of Agriculture

Spain enjoys a positive picture this year as the nation’s malting barley crop amounted to about 750,000 tonnes - more than enough to cover domestic demand of about 650,000, Reuters cited the Spanish Ministry of Agriculture on October, 29.

"We have a small surplus, but I doubt we will be exporting this year as quality is good in northern Europe, so there has been nothing to arrest the fall in malting barley along with other grains," a Spanish trader said.

31 October, 2008