E-Malt.com News article: 2612

The market situation makes it difficult to understand new crop malt prices, analysts revealed. On basis of minimum EUR 140-145 per tonne average price for barley in 2004/2005 a malt price of EUR 260 delivered leaves a malting margin of EUR 70 resp. EUR 64. Any weather dilemma would drive malting barley prices up fast and reduce malting margins further.

07 May, 2004